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H.R. 6521 (112th)

To provide payment for patient navigator services under title XIX of the Social Security Act.

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Introduced

21 September 2012

Last action

21 September 2012 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Sponsors

Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-23], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

5 February 2024

Healthcare

Summary

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require a state Medicaid plan to provide for state reimbursement of an eligible entity for any patient navigator service provided to a Medicaid-eligible individual. Includes within the definition of "medical assistance" certain patient navigator services defined under the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) as assisting in specified ways individuals who are at risk for or who have cancer or other chronic diseases. Treats as eligible entities those identified under PHSA as public or nonprofit private health centers (including federally qualified health centers), health facilities operated by or pursuant to a contract with the Indian Health Service, hospitals, cancer centers, rural health clinics, academic health centers, or nonprofit entities that enter into a partnership or coordinate referrals with such a center, clinic, facility, or hospital to provide patient navigator services.

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Timeline

  1. 21 September 2012

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 21 September 2012

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 21 September 2012

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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