109th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 66
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 24, 2005
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 2005'.
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 (27), by striking `and' at the end;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (28) as paragraph (29); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (27), the following new paragraph:
`(28) nursing school clinic services (as defined in subsection (x)) 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:
`(y) 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 (28)' 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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