Medicaid coverage of services provided by nursing school clinics

(a)

In general

Section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended— (1)in paragraph (27), by striking and at the end; (2)by redesignating paragraph (28) as paragraph (29); and (3)by inserting after paragraph (27), the following new paragraph:

(28)nursing school clinic services (as defined in subsection (x)) furnished by or under the supervision of a nurse practitioner or a clinical nurse specialist (as defined in section 1861(aa)(5)), whether or not the nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist is under the supervision of, or associated with, a physician or other health care provider; and

(b)

Nursing school clinic services defined

Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(y)The term nursing school clinic services means services provided by a health care facility operated by an accredited school of nursing which provides primary care, long-term care, mental health counseling, home health counseling, home health care, or other health care services which are within the scope of practice of a registered nurse.

(c)

Conforming amendment

Section 1902(a)(10)(C)(iv) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(C)(iv)) is amended by inserting and (28) after (24). (d)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall be effective with respect to payments made under a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) for calendar quarters commencing with the first calendar quarter beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.