HR 872 · 109th Congress · Health

Improving Access to Nurse-Midwifery Care Act of 2005

Introduced 2005-02-16· Sponsored by Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.(2005-03-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Improving Access to Nurse-Midwifery Care Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of and payment for certified midwife services. (Currently only certified nurse-midwife services are covered.) Declares that nothing precludes certified nurse-midwives and certified midwives from teaching or supervising an intern or resident-in-training.…

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Cosponsors (20)

12 Democrats8 Republicans
Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]MI
Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4]MI
Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]CA
Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-2]IA
Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3]KS
Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4]CO
Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]NY
Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]OR
Rep. Johnson, Timothy V. [R-IL-15]IL
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34]CA
Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29]NY
Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6]WA
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]AZ
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12]NY
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]MN
Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19]PA
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]NC
Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]TN
Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9]NJ
Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5]MI