3.0.0 3588 2023-01-13T04:50:30Z 2023-01-13T04:50:30Z House H HR 2005-07-28 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-08-05T18:51:18Z Referred to 2005-07-28T14:07:20Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-08-04T20:03:35Z Referred to 2005-07-28T14:07:15Z Medicare Home Health Telehealth Access Act of 2006 109 2282 S 2006-02-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2005-10-20 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9018-9019) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-08-05 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. Committee 2005-08-04 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2005-07-28 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2005-07-28 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2005-07-28 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2005-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000033 Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3] JIM RAMSTAD R MN 3 N P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2005-09-14 False M000590 Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-21] MICHAEL MCNULTY D NY R. 21 2005-09-20 False S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2005-09-20 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 14 2005-09-20 False B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2005-09-28 False A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 2006-03-28 False E000187 Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] PHIL ENGLISH R PA 3 2006-03-28 False H000413 Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5] J. HAYWORTH R AZ D. 5 2006-05-23 False K000364 Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29] John Kuhl R NY R. "Randy" 29 2006-05-23 False Health Cost control Home care services Medical economics Medical fees Medicare Physicians Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Telemedicine Health 00 2005-07-28 Introduced in House 2006-03-22T15:42:27Z Medicare Home Health Telehealth Access Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the current requirements for Medicare coverage of telehealth services under the prospective payment system.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to treat as a home health visit any telehealth services furnished by a home health agency via a telecommunication system to an individual receiving home health services, if the telehealth services: (1) are ordered as part of a plan of care certified by a physician; (2) (as under current law) do not substitute for in-person home health services ordered as part of a plan of care certified by a physician; and (3) are considered the equivalent of a visit under criteria developed by the Secretary.

Directs the Secretary to initiate and carry out projects in a variety of geographic locations that provide incentives to home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies that will: (1) enhance health outcomes for individuals enrolled under Medicare parts A and B; and (2) reduce part A and B program expenditures for institutional and other providers, practitioners, and suppliers of health care items and services.

Authorizes the Secretary to pay incentive payments to each home health agency participating in a pilot project.

Provides that, if the Secretary determines that any of the pilot projects results in decreased federal Medicare expenditures, and maintains or enhances health outcomes for the participating beneficiaries, the Secretary may initiate or extend comparable projects in additional areas.

]]> Medicare Home Health Telehealth Access Act of 2005 Display Title Medicare Home Health Telehealth Access Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for access to telehealth services in the home. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Home Health Telehealth Access Act of 2005 Introduced in House 2005-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr3588ih/xml/BILLS-109hr3588ih.xml 2005-10-20 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9018-9019) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.