[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1983 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1983

   To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require Medicaid 
 coverage of professional services of optometrists that are otherwise 
                 covered when furnished by a physician.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 20, 2007

  Ms. Schakowsky (for herself, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Wynn) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require Medicaid 
 coverage of professional services of optometrists that are otherwise 
                 covered when furnished by a physician.

    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 ``Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING MEDICAID COVERAGE OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OF 
              OPTOMETRISTS THAT ARE OTHERWISE COVERED WHEN FURNISHED BY 
              A PHYSICIAN.

    (a) In General.--Section 1905(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396d(a)(5)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' before ``(B)''; and
            (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the 
        following: ``, and (C) medical and surgical services furnished 
        by an optometrist (described in section 1861(r)(4)) to the 
        extent such services may be performed under State law either by 
        a doctor of medicine or by a doctor of optometry and would be 
        described in clause (A) if furnished by a physician (as defined 
        in section 1861(r)(1))''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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