Improving Medicare patient access to home health services provided by certified nurse-midwives

(a) In general Section 1835(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395n(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting or a certified nurse-midwife (as defined in section 1861(gg)), after or a physician assistant (as defined in section 1861(aa)(5)) who is working in accordance with State law,; and (B) in subparagraph (A)— (i) in each of clauses (ii) and (iii), by striking or a physician assistant (as the case may be) and inserting a physician assistant, or a certified nurse-midwife (as the case may be); and (ii) in clause (iv), by— (I) inserting or by a certified nurse-midwife (as defined in section 1861(gg)) after (but in no case later than the date that is 6 months after the date of the enactment of the CARES Act); and (II) by striking (as defined in section 1861(gg)); and (2) in the matter following paragraph (2), by striking or physician assistant (as the case may be) and inserting physician assistant, or certified nurse-midwife (as the case may be) each place it appears. (b) Conforming amendments Section 1895 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395(fff)) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting the certified nurse-midwife (as defined in section 1861(gg)), after clinical nurse specialist (as those terms are defined in section 1861(aa)(5)),; and (2) in subsection (e)(1)(A), by striking a physician a nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist, and inserting a physician, a nurse practitioner, a clinical nurse specialist, a certified nurse-midwife,.