Bills before Federal Legislatures
United
States 1st Session of the 107th Congress
2001 US H 2086
Introduced
06/06/2001
Sanders
HR 2086 IH
107th
CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R.
2086
To provide
that benefits under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code,
may be afforded for covered services provided by a licensed or
certified acupuncturist, massage therapist, naturopathic physician,
or midwife, without supervision or referral by another health
practitioner.
IN THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June
6, 2001
Mr. SANDERS
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
A
BILL
To provide
that benefits under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code,
may be afforded for covered services provided by a licensed or
certified acupuncturist, massage therapist, naturopathic physician,
or midwife, without supervision or referral by another health
practitioner.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION
1. SHORT TITLE.
This
Act may be cited as the `Alternative Medical Access for Federal
Employees Act of 2001'.
SEC.
2. HEALTH BENEFITS COVERAGE.
(a)
IN GENERAL- Section 8902(k) of title 5, United States Code,
is
amended--
(1) by
inserting `acupuncturist, massage therapist, naturopathic
physician,' after `nursing school administered clinic,' each place
it
appears; and
(2) by
striking `nurse midwife,' each place it appears and inserting
`nurse midwife or other midwife,'.
(b) EFFECTIVE
DATE- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with
respect to contracts entered into or renewed on or after the date
of enactment of this Act.
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