A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for inclusion of services rendered by a certified nurse-midwife under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

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Introduced

11 March 1980

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Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Summary

Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to include within the coverage of those titles services rendered by a nurse-midwife. Defines the term "nurse-midwife" to mean a registered nurse who has successfully completed a prescribed course of study or who has been certified by a recognized organization, and who performs services in the area of the management of the care of mothers and babies throughout the maternity cycle.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/6776
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