To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services under the Medicaid Program.

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to include podiatrists as physicians in order to cover their services under the Medicaid program.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 699 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 699

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to include podiatrists as 
   physicians for purposes of covering physicians services under the 
                           Medicaid Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 2005

 Ms. DeGette (for herself, Mr. Castle, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Weldon of 
Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INCLUDING PODIATRISTS AS PHYSICIANS UNDER THE MEDICAID 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) 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)''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2006.
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