[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2086 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2086

  To provide that benefits under chapter 89 of title 5, United States 
 Code, may be afforded for covered services provided by a licensed or 
certified acupuncturist, massage therapist, naturopathic physician, or 
      midwife, without supervision or referral by another health 
                             practitioner.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 6, 2001

 Mr. Sanders introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide that benefits under chapter 89 of title 5, United States 
 Code, may be afforded for covered services provided by a licensed or 
certified acupuncturist, massage therapist, naturopathic physician, or 
      midwife, without supervision or referral by another health 
                             practitioner.

    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 ``Alternative Medical Access for 
Federal Employees Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. HEALTH BENEFITS COVERAGE.

    (a) In General.--Section 8902(k) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``acupuncturist, massage therapist, 
        naturopathic physician,'' after ``nursing school administered 
        clinic,'' each place it appears; and
            (2) by striking ``nurse midwife,'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``nurse midwife or other midwife,''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to contracts entered into or renewed on or after the 
date of enactment of this Act.
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