Patient Access to Acupuncture Services Act of 1998

Summary

Patient Access to Acupuncture Services Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of qualified acupuncturist services under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance). Amends Federal civil service law to provide for coverage of acupuncturist services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 22 July 1998

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 July 1998

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8779)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 22 July 1998

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 22 July 1998 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 July 1998

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 July 1998

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 22 July 1998

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.