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Oct 6, 1999Certified Nurse Midwifery Medicare Services Act of 1999
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Certified Nurse Midwifery Medicare Services Act of 1999 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of and payment for the following under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance): (1) certified midwife services (currently only certified nurse-midwife services are covered); and (2) freestanding birth center services. Declares that nothing precludes certified nurse-midwives and certified midwives from teaching or supervising an intern or resident-in-training.
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Introduced(9/8/99)
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Mr. TOWNS
(D) NY – 10
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Oct 6, 1999
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