[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 234 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 234

 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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 2005

  Mr. Towns introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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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. EXAMINATION 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 practitioner, and 
        clinical social workers''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``osteopathic 
        practitioners'' and inserting ``osteopathic practitioners, 
        clinical social workers,''.
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