How HR 4122 changes current law

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The bill expands the authority to furnish medical benefits by allowing nurse practitioners and physician assistants to prescribe necessary services, appliances, and supplies.

• 42 U.S.C. 7384t

  (c) Orders by Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants.--For purposes of subsections (a) and (b), a nurse practitioner or physician assistant, acting within the scope of their practice under State law and in accordance with such regulations and instructions as the President deems necessary, may prescribe, recommend, or order services, appliances, and supplies for an individual receiving medical benefits under this section for an illness.

  This addition allows nurse practitioners and physician assistants to prescribe necessary medical services.

• 42 U.S.C. 7384t

  (c) Transportation and expenses The individual may be furnished necessary and reasonable transportation and expenses incident to the securing of such services, appliances, and supplies.

  This change renumbers the existing sections, moving the transportation and expenses provision from (c) to (d).

• 42 U.S.C. 7384t

  (d) Commencement of benefits An individual receiving benefits under this section shall be furnished those benefits as of the date on which that individual submitted the claim for those benefits in accordance with this subchapter.

  This change renumbers the existing sections, moving the commencement of benefits provision from (d) to (e).

• 42 U.S.C. 7384t

  (e) Payment from compensation fund The benefits provided under this section, when authorized or approved by the President, shall be paid from the compensation fund established under section 7384e of this title.

  This change renumbers the existing sections, moving the payment from the compensation fund provision from (e) to (f).

• 42 U.S.C. 7384t

  (f) Effective date This section shall take effect on July 31, 2001, unless Congress otherwise provides in an Act enacted before that date.

  This change renumbers the existing sections, moving the effective date provision from (f) to (g).