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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2867
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 30, 2013
Mr. Terry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the recognition of attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Medicare Hospice Care Access Act of
2013
.
Recognition of attending physician assistants as attending physicians To serve hospice patients
Recognition of attending physician assistants as attending physicians To serve hospice patients
In general
Section 1861(dd)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(dd)(3)(B)) is amended—
by striking
or nurse
and inserting , the nurse
; and
by inserting
, or the physician assistant (as defined in such subsection)
after subsection (aa)(5))
.
Clarification of hospice role of physician assistants
Section 1814(a)(7)(A)(i)(I)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)(7)(A)(i)(I)) is amended by
inserting or a physician assistant
after a nurse
practitioner
.
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2014.