[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2174 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2174

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to include podiatrists as 
   physicians for purposes of covering physicians services under the 
                           medicaid program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 8, 2004

  Mr. Bunning (for himself and Ms. Mikulski) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to include podiatrists as 
   physicians for purposes of covering physicians services under the 
                           medicaid program.

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

SECTION 1. INCLUDING PODIATRISTS AS PHYSICIANS UNDER THE MEDICAID 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 1905(a)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(5)(A)) is amended by striking ``section 
1861(r)(1)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 
1861(r)''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2004.
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