A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services under the medicaid program.

        [Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2174 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2174

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to include podiatrists as
physicians for purposes of covering physicians services under the
medicaid program.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 8, 2004

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

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A BILL

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to include podiatrists as
physicians for purposes of covering physicians services under the
medicaid program.

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

SECTION 1. INCLUDING PODIATRISTS AS PHYSICIANS UNDER THE MEDICAID
PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--Section 1905(a)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(5)(A)) is amended by striking ``section
1861(r)(1)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1) and (3) of section
1861(r)''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2004.
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