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Integrating Social Workers Across Health Care Settings Act
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise the definition of the term clinical social worker services.
Summary
This bill amends Medicare law to revise the definition of clinical social worker services under the Social Security Act. It removes the restriction that limited clinical social workers' services to the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses, thereby expanding the scope of conditions and settings where they can provide care. The amendments also clarify that related services and supplies furnished as part of clinical social worker services are included in the definition. These changes would take effect on December 1, 2025. The bill broadens the role of social workers in the Medicare program across various health care settings.
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Actions (2)
- Jun 26, 2025 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. · house
- Jun 26, 2025 Introduced in House
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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.
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 “Integrating Social Workers Across Health Care Settings Act”.
SEC. 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. <all>
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