[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 175 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 175

 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 21, 1997

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

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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''.
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