I
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2986
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 2, 2013
Ms. Bonamici (for herself and Mr. Jones) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the temporary Medicare payment rate floor for primary care services of primary care physicians to nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, physician assistants, and certified nurse-midwives under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Protecting Access to Primary Care
Act
.
Extension of temporary Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services furnished by health care practitioners under Medicaid
In general
Section 1902(a)(13)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(13)(C)) is amended—
by inserting
or a health care practitioner who is a nurse practitioner, physician
assistant, or clinical nurse specialist (as such terms are defined in section
1861(aa)(5)) or a certified nurse midwife (as defined in section
1861(gg)(2))
after pediatric medicine
; and
by striking
such services and physician
and inserting such services
and physician or health care practitioner
.
Effective date
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to items and services furnished on or after the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.