[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1064 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1064

 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify coverage of 
certified nurse-midwife services performed outside the maternity cycle 
                      under the medicaid programs.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                May 28 (legislative day, April 19), 1993

Mr. Rockefeller introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify coverage of 
certified nurse-midwife services performed outside the maternity cycle 
                      under the medicaid programs.

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

SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF COVERAGE OF CERTIFIED NURSE-MIDWIFE 
              SERVICES PERFORMED OUTSIDE THE MATERNITY CYCLE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1905(a)(17) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396d(a)(17)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon at 
the end the following: ``, and without regard to whether or not the 
services are concerned with the management of mothers and newborns 
throughout the maternity cycle''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to services furnished on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

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