A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide that psychiatric nurse specialist services shall be covered under part B of medicare and shall be a required service under medicaid.

Summary

Amends titles XVIII and XIX (Medicare and Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for psychiatric nurse specialist services under Medicaid and part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of Medicare. Increases to $1,000 the amount which may be considered as expenses incurred in connection with the outpatient treatment of mental, psychoneurotic, and personality disorders under part B.

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Timeline

1. 26 January 1983

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 January 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 4 February 1983

   Committee

   Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Health and Human Services Department.

   Source: Committee

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1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 26 January 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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