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.

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1052 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. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 7, 2019 Ms. SEWELL of Alabama (for herself and Mr. SMITH of Nebraska) 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 com- mittee concerned A BILL 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:52 Feb 20, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1052.IH H1052 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1052 IH SECTION 1. DIRECT MEDICARE PAYMENT FOR SERVICES 1 FURNISHED BY PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS. 2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1832(a)(2)(B) of the So- 3 cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395k(a)(2)(B)) is amended 4 by adding at the end the following new clause: 5 ‘‘(v) services of a physician assistant 6 but only if no facility or other provider 7 charges or is paid any amounts with re- 8 spect to the furnishing of such services;’’. 9 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 10 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to services fur- 11 nished on or after July 1, 2020. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:52 Feb 20, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1052.IH H1052 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS