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HR 4637 97th Congress House Health Maternal health services Medicaid Medical personnel Medicare Midwives Nurses Women's health Women's rights

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under medicare of services performed by a nurse-midwife.

Introduced: September 30, 1981 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 5, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 2, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Sep 30, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 30, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 30, 1981
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to include services rendered by a nurse-midwife.

Defines "nurse-midwife" to mean a registered nurse who: (1) has successfully completed a prescribed course of study or has been certified by a recognized organization; and (2) performs services (including antepartal, intrapartal, postpartal, and gynecological services) in the area of women and baby care.

What's happening now October 5, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Dec 11, 1981
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4637: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under medicare of services performed by a nurse-midwife.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-4637/
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"H.R. 4637: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under medicare of services performed by a nurse-midwife.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-4637/.
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H.R. 4637, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-4637/.
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[H.R. 4637: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under medicare of services performed by a nurse-midwife.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-4637/)
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