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H.R. 4638 118th Congress House

Integrating Social Workers Across Health Care Settings Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise the definition of the term clinical social worker services.

Introduced: September 18, 2024 Introduced by: Danny K. Davis Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 14, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 14, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Integrating Social Workers Across Health Care Settings Act

This bill expands the scope of services that may be performed by clinical social workers under Medicare. Specifically, the bill allows clinical social workers to furnish any services that they are authorized to furnish under state law, rather than only services that relate to diagnosing or treating mental illnesses.

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Sep 18, 2024
 R
Kiggans, Jennifer A.
Virginia · Jul 14, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4638: Integrating Social Workers Across Health Care Settings Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4638/
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"H.R. 4638: Integrating Social Workers Across Health Care Settings Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4638/.
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H.R. 4638, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4638/.
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