[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1971 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1971

To amend titles XVIII and XIX to treat qualified respiratory therapists 
   and technicians as licensed health professionals for purposes of 
applying the nursing home reform requirements relating to the training 
                            of nurse aides.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 4, 1993

Mr. Slattery introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly 
      to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend titles XVIII and XIX to treat qualified respiratory therapists 
   and technicians as licensed health professionals for purposes of 
applying the nursing home reform requirements relating to the training 
                            of nurse aides.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Respiratory Care Practitioner Cost 
Savings and Fairness Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS AS LICENSED HEALTH 
              PROFESSIONALS IN APPLYING NURSE AIDE TRAINING 
              REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Sections 1819(b)(5)(G) and section 1919(b)(5)(G) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-3(b)(5)(G), 1396r(b)(5)(G)) 
are each amended by striking ``or licensed or certified social worker'' 
and inserting ``licensed or certified social worker, registered 
respiratory therapist, or certified respiratory therapy technician''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to the use of an individual as a nurse aide on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.

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