[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 596 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 596

 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 28, 2019

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

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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, 2020.
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