3.0.0 2282 2023-01-13T04:49:04Z 2023-01-13T04:49:04Z Senate S S 2006-02-14 109 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-02-14T22:06:43Z Medicare Home Health Telehealth Access Act of 2005 109 3588 HR 2005-10-20 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9018-9019) Identical bill CRS 2006-02-14 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2006-02-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000059 Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] RICK SANTORUM R PA N Health Cost control Home care services Medical economics Medical fees Medicare Physicians Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Telemedicine Health 00 2006-02-14 Introduced in Senate 2006-03-22T15:40:20Z Medicare Home Health Telehealth Access Act of 2006 - 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 2006 Display Title Medicare Home Health Telehealth Access Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for access to telehealth services in the home. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Home Health Telehealth Access Act of 2006 Introduced in Senate 2006-02-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s2282is/xml/BILLS-109s2282is.xml 2006-02-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.