Integrating Social Workers Across Health Care Settings Act

Bill: 119-hr-4185
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]
Introduced: 2025-06-26
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2025-06-26
text: 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-06-26
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 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4185 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 26, 2025 Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia (for herself, Mr. Davis of Illinois , and Ms. Pettersen ) 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, 2025.