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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct payment to physician assistants under the Medicare program for certain services furnished by such physician assistants.

H.R. 1052 · 116th Congress · Feb 7, 2019 · Lineage

A BILL

1. Direct Medicare payment for services furnished by physician assistants

(a)
In general— Section 1832(a)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395k(a)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:

“(v) services of a physician assistant but only if no facility or other provider charges or is paid any amounts with respect to the furnishing of such services;”

(b)
Effective date— The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to services furnished on or after July 1, 2020.