[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1791 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1791

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make certain technical 
             corrections relating to physicians' services.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 8, 1995

   Mr. Barton of Texas (for himself, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
 Ackerman, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Leach, Mr. Levin, Mr. Emerson, 
 Mr. Skelton, Mr. Upton, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Kim, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Kildee, 
Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Stupak, 
Mr. Barcia, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Brown of Ohio) introduced the following 
         bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make certain technical 
             corrections relating to physicians' services.
    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 ``Medicaid Certification Act of 
1995''.

SEC. 2. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATING TO PHYSICIANS' SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Unique identifiers.--Paragraph (59) of section 1902(a) 
        of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended by 
        striking ``subsection (v)'' and inserting ``subsection (x)''.
            (2) Expenditures for physicians' services.--Section 
        1903(i)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(i)(12)) 
        is amended--
                    (A) 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 family practice or 
                        pediatrics by the medical specialty board 
                        recognized by the American Osteopathic 
                        Association,'';
                    (B) 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 family practice or 
                        obstetrics by the medical specialty board 
                        recognized by the American Osteopathic 
                        Association,''; and
                    (C) in subparagraphs (A) and (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause 
                        (v);
                            (ii) by redesignating clause (vi) as clause 
                        (vii); and
                            (iii) by inserting after clause (v) the 
                        following new clause:
                            ``(vi) delivers such services in the 
                        emergency department of a hospital 
                        participating in the State plan approved under 
                        this title, or''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be 
effective as if included in the enactment of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1990.
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