HR 5641 · 98th Congress · Social Welfare
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act concerning the definition of the term "physician".
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EnactedLatest: Executive Comment Requested from Treasury, HHS.(1984-09-11)
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Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act concerning the definition of the term "physician." Includes only doctors of medicine or osteopathy within the definition of the term "physician." Classifies as an "independently licensed health care practitioner" a podiatrist, optometrist, or chiropractor. Defines a "dentist" as a doctor of dental surgery or dental medicine.…
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Cosponsors (11)
6 Democrats5 Republicans