US SB2364 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on December 8 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-12-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8495-8496; text of measure as introduced: CR S8496)
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 8 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-12-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8495-8496; text of measure as introduced: CR S8496)
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2015 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 2015
Sponsors
| Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-08 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8495-8496; text of measure as introduced: CR S8496) |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2364/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2364/BILLS-114s2364is.pdf |
