Integrating Social Workers Across Health Care Settings Act

Bill: 118-hr-4638
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2023-07-14
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Integrating Social Workers Across Health Care Settings Act</strong></p><p>This bill expands the scope of services that may be performed by clinical social workers under Medicare. Specifically, the bill allows clinical social workers to furnish any services&nbsp;that they are authorized to furnish under state law, rather than only services that relate to diagnosing or treating mental illnesses.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4638 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 A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise the definition of the term clinical social worker services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Integrating Social Workers Across Health Care Settings Act . 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.