Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 116th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D DoggettSponsor

25 cosponsors · 13 D, 12 R

3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill establishes circumstances under which an occupational therapist may conduct an initial or comprehensive assessment for an individual who is eligible for home health services under Medicare.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 5, 2019

Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act

This bill establishes circumstances under which an occupational therapist may conduct an initial or comprehensive assessment for an individual who is eligible for home health services under Medicare. Specifically, an occupational therapist may conduct the assessment if the physician's referral order does not include skilled nursing care but does include (1) occupational therapy, and (2) physical therapy or speech language pathology.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act

Latest action (Jun 6, 2019): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 5, 2019

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.