HR 707 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act of 2003

Introduced Feb 11, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Fortney Pete Stark D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 26, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 11, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the Medicare skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (thus permitting direct payment under the Medicare program for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities).

Cosponsors 31

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2003 to Jul 25, 2003, with 19 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-MABarney FrankOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalFeb 11, 2003
R-IAJames A. LeachOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalFeb 11, 2003
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Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 26, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
  2. Feb 21, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Feb 11, 2003Introduced in House
  4. Feb 11, 2003Referred 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.
  5. Feb 11, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E182)

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

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