3.0.0 2208 2023-01-11T13:27:21Z 2023-01-11T13:27:21Z House HR 2015-05-01 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 65 (Friday, May 1, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. REED:H.R. 2208.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H2793]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-18T13:28:40Z Referred to 2015-05-01T13:03:25Z 2015-05-18 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-05-01 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2015-05-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-05-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000585 Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] Tom Reed R NY 23 N T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 2015-05-01 True P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2015-07-29 False Health Health personnel Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicare Health 00 2015-05-01 Introduced in House 2015-05-26T21:18:14Z Hospice Commitment to Accurate and Relevant Encounters Act or the Hospice CARE [sic]

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the face-to-face encounter framework in hospice care. A clinical nurse specialist, physician assistant, or other health professional (in addition to a hospice physician or a nurse practitioner, as under current law) is allowed to conduct the face-to-face encounter with the individual to determine continued eligibility for hospice care before the first 60-day (currently 180-day) recertification period and each subsequent recertification.

]]> Hospice CARE Display Title Hospice CARE Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to strengthen and protect Medicare hospice programs. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Hospice CARE Short Titles as Introduced Hospice Commitment to Accurate and Relevant Encounters Act Introduced in House 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2208ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2208ih.xml 2015-05-18 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.