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,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act to   
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,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciel7m77 is       
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individual1 :o is cov]$ "u ! insurance  
program e/abli%$ by ?is "p & :o incurs  
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heal? pr(essional %ortage area z        
id5tifi$ by ! ,secret>y prior to !      
beg9n+ ( su* ye>1 9 addition to ! am\nt 
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,supplem5t>y ,m$ical ,insurance ,tru/   
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7,b7 specifi$ heal? s]vices 7z def9$ 9  
p>agraph 7#e77 furni%$ 9 a ye> to an    
individual1 :o is cov]$ "u ! insurance  
program e/abli%$ by ?is "p & :o incurs  
exp5ses = su* s]vices1 9 an area t is   
designat$ 7"u su* section               
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9 addition to ! am\nt o!rwise paid "u   
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p>agraph 7#a7 & ins]t+ 9 subp>agraph    
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ins]t+ or1 9 ! case ( specifi$ heal?    
s]vices1 ! physician or applicable      
practition] aft] physician2  7#c7 9     
p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#a7   
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p>agraph 7#d7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71
 by ins]t+ or applicable practition]    
aft] physician2 &  7,b7 9 subp>agraph   
7,c71 by ins]t+ or applicable           
practition] aft] physician2 &  7#e7 by  

add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#e7 ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m specifi$  
heal? s]vices means s]vices o!rwise     
cov]$ "u ?is "p t are furni%$ on or aft]
 ,janu>y #a1 #bjbd1 by a physician or an
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individual-- 7,a7 = purposes (          
diagnosis1 evaluation1 or treatm5t ( a  
m5tal heal? disord]1 z det]m9$ by !     
,secret>y2 or  7,b7 ) a sub/ance use    
disord] diagnosis = purposes ( treatm5t 
( su* disord] or co-occurr+ m5tal heal? 
disord]1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#f7
 ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m applicable    
practition] means ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a     
physician assi/ant1 nurse practition]1  
or cl9ical nurse speciali/ 7z def9$ 9   
section #ahfa7;aa77#e774  7,b7 ,a       
cl9ical social work] 7z def9$ 9 section 
#ahfa7;hh77#a774  7,c7 ,a cl9ical       
psy*ologi/ 7z def9$ by ! ,secret>y =    
purposes ( section #ahfa7;ii774  7,d7 ,a
 m>riage & family !rapi/ 7z def9$ 9     
section #ahfa7lll77#b774  7,e7 ,a m5tal 
heal? c\nselor 7z def9$ 9 section       

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