[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3906 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3906

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit Federal payment 
   under the medicaid program for physicians' services furnished to 
  children or pregnant women under State medicaid plans by physicians 
  certified by the medical specialty board recognized by the American 
                        Osteopathic Association.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 24, 1994

  Mr. Kreidler (for himself and Mr. Canady) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit Federal payment 
   under the medicaid program for physicians' services furnished to 
  children or pregnant women under State medicaid plans by physicians 
  certified by the medical specialty board recognized by the American 
                        Osteopathic Association.

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

SECTION 1. PERMITTING FEDERAL PAYMENT UNDER MEDICAID FOR SERVICES 
              FURNISHED TO CHILDREN OR PREGNANT WOMEN BY INDIVIDUALS 
              CERTIFIED BY BOARD RECOGNIZED BY AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC 
              ASSOCIATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 1903(i)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396b(i)(12)), as redesignated by section 13631(c)(3) of the 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, is amended--
            (1) by amending clause (i) of subparagraph (A) to read as 
        follows:
                            ``(i) is certified in family practice or 
                        pediatrics by the medical specialty board 
                        recognized by the American Board of Medical 
                        Specialties for family practice or pediatrics 
                        or is certified in general practice or 
                        pediatrics by the medical specialty board 
                        recognized by the American Osteopathic 
                        Association,''; and
            (2) by amending clause (i) of subparagraph (B) to read as 
        follows:
                            ``(i) is certified in family practice or 
                        obstetrics by the medical specialty board 
                        recognized by the American Board of Medical 
                        Specialties for family practice or obstetrics 
                        or is certified in general practice or 
                        obstetrics by the Medical Specialty Board 
                        recognized by the American Osteopathic 
                        Association,''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1990.

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