[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 683 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 683

  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide improved 
 reimbursement for clinical social worker services under the medicare 
                                program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               March 31 (legislative day, March 3), 1993

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide improved 
 reimbursement for clinical social worker services under the medicare 
                                program.

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

SECTION 1. IMPROVED REIMBURSEMENT FOR CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER SERVICES 
              UNDER MEDICARE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1833(a)(1)(F)(ii) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)(F)(ii)) is amended to read as follows: 
``(ii) the amount determined by a fee schedule established by the 
Secretary,''.
    (b) Definition of Social Worker Services Expanded.--Section 
1861(hh)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(hh)(2)) is amended by striking 
``services performed by a clinical social worker (as defined in 
paragraph (1))'' and inserting ``services performed by a clinical 
social worker (as defined in paragraph (1)), and such services and 
supplies furnished as an incident to such services performed,''.
    (c) Services of Clinical Social Workers Not To Be Included in 
Inpatient Hospital Services.--Section 1861(b)(4) (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(b)(4)) is amended by striking ``and services'' and inserting 
``qualified clinical social worker services, and services''.
    (d) Treatment of Services Furnished in Inpatient Setting.--Section 
1832(a)(2)(B)(iii) (42 U.S.C. 1395k(a)(2)(B)(iii)) is amended by 
striking ``and services'' and inserting ``qualified clinical social 
worker services, and services''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
become effective with respect to payments made for clinical social 
worker services furnished on or after January 1, 1994.

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