Integrating Social Workers Across Health Care Settings Act
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Overview
This bill changes the definition of ‘clinical social worker services’ under Medicare to allow social workers to provide a broader range of services. Currently, these services were limited to those related to diagnosing or treating mental illnesses. The bill expands this scope to include any services a social worker is authorized to provide under state law, as long as they are considered services and supplies. This change aims to increase the role of social workers in healthcare settings.
Key provisions
- Expands the services clinical social workers can provide under Medicare.
- Allows social workers to furnish services and supplies as part of those services.
- Revises the definition of ‘clinical social worker services’ in the Social Security Act.
- Broadens the scope of services beyond mental health treatment.
Who is affected
- Medicare beneficiaries
- Clinical social workers
- Healthcare providers
- Hospitals
- Clinics
Notable changes
- Previously, clinical social workers could only provide services related to mental illness.
- This change removes that restriction, allowing for a wider range of services.
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