S 55
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 55
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for
coverage of services provided by nursing school clinics under State
Medicaid programs.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 25 (legislative day, January 5), 2011
Mr. INOUYE introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for
coverage of services provided by nursing school clinics under State
Medicaid programs.
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 `Nursing School Clinics Act of 2011'.
SEC. 2. 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 (28), by striking `and' at the end;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (29) as paragraph (30); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (28), the following new paragraph:
`(29) nursing school clinic services (as defined in subsection (ee))
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:
`(ee) 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 (29)'
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.
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