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.
Latest action · Mar 8, 2004 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedMar 8, 2004
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to include podiatrists as physicians in order to cover their services under the Medicaid program.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2004 to Oct 7, 2004, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Mar 8, 2004 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Apr 27, 2004 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Apr 27, 2004 | |
| D-MN | Mark Dayton | Apr 28, 2004 | |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | May 5, 2004 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | May 6, 2004 | |
| R-NV | John Ensign | May 7, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Jun 16, 2004 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Jun 16, 2004 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Jun 21, 2004 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Jul 22, 2004 | |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Oct 7, 2004 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2004Introduced in Senate
- Mar 8, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Mar 8, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2304-2305)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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