United States · Bill · S
S. 440 (109th)
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services under the medicaid program.
Introduced
17 February 2005
Last action
17 February 2005 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV], Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to include podiatrists as physicians in order to cover their services under the Medicaid program.
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Timeline
17 February 2005
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
17 February 2005
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1655)
Source: IntroReferral
17 February 2005
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 17 February 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] · I · Cosponsor
- Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/440
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/440
- us · 109-s-440 · source updated 5 December 2025