US HB6404 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on November 30 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-11-30 - Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 30 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-11-30 - Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2016 This bill establishes circumstances under which an occupational therapist may conduct the initial assessment visit 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.
Title
Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2016
Sponsors
Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA] | Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2016-11-30 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
2016-11-30 | House | Referred to House Ways and Means |
2016-11-30 | House | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2016-11-30 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6404/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr6404/BILLS-114hr6404ih.pdf |