[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4638 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4638

     To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise the 
        definition of the term clinical social worker services.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 14, 2023

   Mr. Davis of Illinois (for himself and Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
   Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
 Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise the 
        definition of the term clinical social worker services.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Integrating Social Workers Across 
Health Care Settings Act''.

SEC. 2. CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER SERVICES DEFINED.

    (a) In General.--Section 1861(hh)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x(hh)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(and services and supplies furnished as 
        an incident to such services)'' before ``performed by''; and
            (2) by striking ``for the diagnosis and treatment of mental 
        illnesses''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to services furnished on or after December 1, 2024.
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