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S.232
Sponsor: Sen Inouye, Daniel K. (introduced 1/19/1999)
Latest Major Action: 1/19/1999 Referred to Senate committee
Title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide improved reimbursement for clinical social worker services under the medicare program, and for other purposes.
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1/19/1999:
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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SUMMARY AS OF:
1/19/1999--Introduced.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for reimbursement of covered clinical social worker services according to a new reimbursement methodology similar to the one currently used for other health care professionals. Provides coverage and reimbursement under the new methodology for supplies furnished incident to such services. Excludes the services of clinical social workers from the definition of "inpatient hospital services" for purposes of Medicare.