[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 159 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 159

     To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the 
  restriction that a clinical psychologist or clinical social worker 
provide services in a comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility 
    to a patient only under the care of a physician, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 21, 1997

  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 remove the 
  restriction that a clinical psychologist or clinical social worker 
provide services in a comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility 
    to a patient only under the care of a physician, 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. REMOVAL OF RESTRICTION THAT A CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST OR 
              CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER PROVIDE SERVICES IN A 
              COMPREHENSIVE OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION FACILITY TO A 
              PATIENT ONLY UNDER THE CARE OF A PHYSICIAN.

    (a) In General.--Section 1861(cc)(2)(E) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395x(cc)(2)(E)) is amended by inserting before the 
semicolon ``(except with respect to services provided by a clinical 
psychologist or a clinical social worker)''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
become effective with respect to services provided on or after January 
1, 1998.
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