United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4872 (105th)
Certified Nurse Midwifery Medicare Services Act of 1998
Introduced
20 October 1998
Last action
3 November 1998 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Sponsors
Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Klink, Ron [D-PA-4], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
3 June 2026
Summary
Certified Nurse Midwifery Medicare Services Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of and payment for the following under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance): (1) certified midwife services (currently only certified nurse-midwife services are covered); and (2) freestanding birth center services. Declares that nothing precludes certified nurse-midwives and certified midwives from teaching or supervising an intern or resident-in-training.
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Timeline
20 October 1998
Introduced
Referred to House Ways and Means
Source: IntroReferral
20 October 1998
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Source: IntroReferral
20 October 1998
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2263)
Source: IntroReferral
20 October 1998
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 October 1998
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 November 1998
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 20 October 1998 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House (text)
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Sponsors
- Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Klink, Ron [D-PA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/4872
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/4872
- us · 105-hr-4872 · source updated 3 June 2026