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Clinical Social Workers' Recognition Act of 2011
To amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental illnesses.
Summary
This bill authorizes clinical social workers to conduct evaluations for federal workers compensation claims involving work-related emotional and mental illnesses. The bill amends the federal worker compensation law to add clinical social workers to the list of qualified professionals who can evaluate such claims. Previously, only physicians and osteopathic practitioners were authorized to conduct these evaluations. This change allows clinical social workers to perform this function for injured federal employees seeking workers compensation benefits.
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Actions (3)
- May 9, 2011 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. · senate
- Jan 25, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
- Jan 25, 2011 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 25 (legislative day, January 5), 2011
Mr. Inouye introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental illnesses.
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 “Clinical Social Workers’ Recognition Act of 2011”.
SEC. 2. EXAMINATIONS BY CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS FOR FEDERAL WORKER COMPENSATION CLAIMS.
Section 8101 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking “and osteopathic practitioners” and inserting “osteopathic practitioners, and clinical social workers”; and
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking “osteopathic practitioners” and inserting “osteopathic practitioners, clinical social workers,”. <all>
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