To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve access to advanced practice nurses under the Medicaid Program.

Medicaid Nursing Incentive Act of 2001 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to eliminate the State option to include nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives, and physician assistants as primary care case managers. Specifies as primary care case managers any nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, or physician assistant that provides primary care case...