3.0.0 1094 2019-11-15T21:19:09Z 2019-11-15T21:19:09Z House H HR 2009-02-13 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-02-23T20:42:24Z Referred to 2009-02-13T14:05:48Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-02-13T14:05:47Z Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2010 111 3978 S 2010-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2009-02-23 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-02-13 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-02-13 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 2009-02-13 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 N D000299 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21] LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART R FL 21 2009-02-13 True P000585 Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] TODD PLATTS R PA RUSSELL 19 2009-05-21 False M001154 Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13] Brad Miller D NC 13 2009-07-08 False B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 2009-07-08 False M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2009-07-30 False M001166 Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11] Jerry McNerney D CA 11 2009-07-30 False K000008 Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11] PAUL KANJORSKI D PA E. 11 2009-07-30 False P000583 Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] RON PAUL R TX 14 2009-07-30 False B001255 Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] Charles Boustany R LA W. 7 2009-07-30 False D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 25 2009-10-08 False W000672 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] FRANK WOLF R VA R. 10 2009-10-22 False D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2009-10-28 False M001146 Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8] Jim Marshall D GA 8 2009-10-28 False Health Allied health services Home and outpatient care Medicare Health 00 2009-02-13 Introduced in House 2009-02-23T19:14:58Z Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2009 - Permits a home health agency to determine the most appropriate skilled service to make the initial assessment visit for an individual who: (1) is eligible for home health services under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act; but (2) does not require skilled nursing care as long as that skilled service is included as part of the plan of care for such services.

Permits an occupational therapist to make the initial assessment visit in such a case if occupational therapy is included in such plan in the initial physician referral in conjunction with physical therapy or speech language pathology services.


]]> Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2009 Display Title Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To ensure that home health agencies can assign the most appropriate skilled service to make the initial assessment visit for home health services for Medicare beneficiaries requiring rehabilitation therapy under a home health plan of care, based upon physician referral. Introduced in House 2009-02-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1094ih/xml/BILLS-111hr1094ih.xml 2009-02-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.