,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bbad  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #aa1 #bjag,mr4
 ,enzi 7= himself & ,mr4 ,c>p]7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title      
,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act to   
provide = ! recognition ( att5d+        
physician assi/ants z att5d+ physicians 
to s]ve hospice pati5ts1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,m$ic>e ,pati5t ,access to 
,hospice ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,recognition
 ( att5d+ physician assi/ants z att5d+  
physicians to s]ve hospice pati5ts  7a7 
,recognition ( att5d+ physician         
assi/ants z att5d+ physicians ,to s]ve  
hospice pati5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section 
#ahfa7;dd77#c77;,b7 ( ! ,social         
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciex7dd77#c77;,b77 is am5d$--  7,a7 by
 /rik+ or nurse & ins]t+ 1 ! nurse2 &   
7,b7 by ins]t+ 1 or ! physician assi/ant
 7z def9$ 9 su* subsection7 aft]        

subsection 7aa77#e774  7#b7             
,cl>ification ( hospice role ( physician
 assi/ants ,section                     
#ahad7;a77#g77;,a77i77,i7 ( ! ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acie;f7a77#g77;,a77i77,i77 is am5d$ by 
ins]t+ or a physician assi/ant aft] a   
nurse practition]4  7b7 ,effective date 
,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all    
apply to items & s]vices furni%$ on or  
aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjai4