[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 896 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 896

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make certain technical 
 corrections relating to physicians' services, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                 June 8 (legislative day, June 5), 1995

  Mr. Chafee (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Bradley, Mrs. 
  Kassebaum, Mr. Glenn, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Craig, and Mr. 
   Simpson) 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 make certain technical 
 corrections relating to physicians' services, and for other purposes.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATING TO PHYSICIANS' SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Unique identifiers.--Section 1902(a)(59) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(59)) 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) in 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) in 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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