To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services under the Medicare Program.

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Introduced

28 February 2011

Last action

11 March 2011 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13], Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3], Rescom. Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large], Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6], Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-13], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]

Subjects

Healthcare

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5 December 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to treat as a physician, for Medicare purposes, a clinical psychologist acting within the scope of a psychologist's license (or other state law authorization), but only with respect to the furnishing of clinical psychologists services which the psychologist is legally authorized to perform by the state.

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Timeline

28 February 2011
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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
28 February 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 February 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
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4 March 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
11 March 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee

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