[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2794 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2794

    To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make 
 payments to hospitals under the Medicare Program for costs associated 
     with training psychologists, physician assistants, and nurse 
                             practitioners.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 5, 1999

Mr. Strickland introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
    To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make 
 payments to hospitals under the Medicare Program for costs associated 
     with training psychologists, physician assistants, and nurse 
                             practitioners.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO INCLUDE COSTS OF TRAINING OF PSYCHOLOGISTS, 
              PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS IN PAYMENTS 
              TO HOSPITALS UNDER MEDICARE.

    Effective for cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 
1, 1999, for purposes of payments to hospitals under the medicare 
program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act for costs of 
approved educational activities (as defined in section 413.85 of title 
42 of the Code of Federal Regulations), such approved educational 
activities shall include professional educational training programs, 
recognized by the Secretary, for psychologists, physician assistants, 
and nurse practitioners.
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