[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5506 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5506

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct 
payment to physician assistants under the Medicare program for certain 
            services furnished by such physician assistants.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 13, 2018

     Mr. Smith of Nebraska (for himself and Ms. Sewell of Alabama) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
   Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
 Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct 
payment to physician assistants under the Medicare program for certain 
            services furnished by such physician assistants.

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

SECTION 1. DIRECT MEDICARE PAYMENT FOR SERVICES FURNISHED BY PHYSICIAN 
              ASSISTANTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1832(a)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395k(a)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new clause:
                            ``(v) services of a physician assistant but 
                        only if no facility or other provider charges 
                        or is paid any amounts with respect to the 
                        furnishing of such services;''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to services furnished on or after July 1, 2019.
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