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111th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 654
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 19, 2009
Mr. Bunning (for himself and Ms. Mikulski) 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 cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Equity and Access for Podiatric
Physicians Under Medicaid Act
.
Including podiatrists as physicians under the medicaid program
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)
.
Effective date
In general
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2010.
Extension of effective date for State law amendment
In the case of a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation in order for the plan to meet the additional requirement imposed by the amendment made by subsection (a), the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such title solely on the basis of its failure to meet these additional requirements before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is considered to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.