ALLOWING CERTIFICATIONS AND RECERTIFICATIONS BY NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS FOR CERTAIN SERVICES.

SEC. 6028. ALLOWING CERTIFICATIONS AND RECERTIFICATIONS BY NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS FOR CERTAIN SERVICES. Section 1814(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2) by striking “(2) a physician” and inserting “(2) a physician, or, in the case of services described in subparagraph (B), a physician, or a nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist who does not have a direct or indirect employment relationship with the facility but is working in collaboration with a physician,”; and (2) in the matter following the final paragraph by striking “a physician makes” and inserting “a physician, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist (as the case may be) makes”.