,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #baec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #g1   
#bjae ,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,blumenthal7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xi of the  
,social ,security ,act to require       
applicable manufacturers to include     
information regarding payments made to  
physician assistants1 nurse             
practitioners1 and other advance        
practice nurses in transparency reports 
submitted under section #aabh;,g of such
 ,act4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,provider ,payment     
,sunshine ,act4  #b4 ,inclusion of      
information regarding payments to       
advance practice nurses in transparency 
reports  7a7 ,in general ,section       
#aabh;,g7e77#f7 of the ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#acbj;a-#g;h7e77#f77 is amended-- 7#a7  
in subparagraph 7,a71 by adding at the  

end the following new clauses3  7iii7 ,a
 physician assistant1 nurse             
practitioner1 or clinical nurse         
specialist 7as such terms are defined in
 section #ahfa7;aa77#e774  7iv7 ,a      
certified registered nurse anesthetist  
7as defined in section #ahfa7;bb77#b774 
7v7 ,a certified nurse-midwife 7as      
defined in section #ahfa7;gg77#b774  2  
and  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by      
inserting 1 physician assistant1 nurse  
practitioner1 clinical nurse specialist1
 certified nurse anesthetist1 or        
certified nurse-midwife after physician4
  7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments   
made by subsection 7a7 shall apply with 
respect to information required to be   
submitted under section #aabh;,g of the 
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acbj;a-#g;h7 on the #ijth day of each  
calendar year beginning with #bjag4