[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5061 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5061

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare 
 coverage and coding for qualified psychologist services furnished by 
                     advanced psychology trainees.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 29, 2022

  Mr. Daines (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) 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 Medicare 
 coverage and coding for qualified psychologist services furnished by 
                     advanced psychology trainees.

    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 ``Expand Qualified Psychologist 
Services Act''.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE AND CODING FOR QUALIFIED PSYCHOLOGIST SERVICES 
              FURNISHED BY ADVANCED PSYCHOLOGY TRAINEES.

    (a) Coverage.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1861(ii) of the Social Security 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(ii)) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(ii)'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), as added by paragraph (1) of 
                this subsection, by inserting ``(or furnished by an 
                advanced psychology trainee under the general 
                supervision of a clinical psychologist (as so 
                defined))'' after ``(as defined by the Secretary)''; 
                and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
    ``(2) In this subsection:
            ``(A) The term `advanced psychology trainee' means a 
        postdoctoral resident who has obtained a doctoral degree in 
        psychology, is seeking a license to practice psychology, and is 
        engaged in a 1- or 2-year period of additional supervised 
        experiential training to acquire the skills or hours required 
        for licensure through a program accredited by an organization 
        determined appropriate by the Secretary.
            ``(B) The term `general supervision' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 410.26(a)(3) of title 42, Code of Federal 
        Regulations (or any successor regulation).''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2024.
    (b) Establishment of Modifier.--Not later than January 1, 2024, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish a modifier to 
indicate services furnished by an advanced psychology trainee pursuant 
to the amendments made by subsection (a).
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