[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1520 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1520

 To amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to authorize the 
  use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine 
              work-related emotional and mental illnesses.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 1, 1997

 Ms. DeGette introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to authorize the 
  use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine 
              work-related emotional and mental illnesses.

    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 ``Clinical Social Workers' Recognition 
Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. EXAMINATIONS BY CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS FOR FEDERAL WORKER 
              COMPENSATION CLAIMS.

    Section 8101 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``and osteopathic 
        practitioners'' and inserting ``osteopathic practitioners, and 
        clinical social workers''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``and osteopathic 
        practitioners'' and inserting ``osteopathic practitioners, and 
        clinical social workers''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall be applicable in the case of 
any injury occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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