3.0.0 5821 2023-01-11T13:44:05Z 2023-01-11T13:44:05Z House HR 2020-02-10 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 27 (Monday, February 10, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PANETTA:H.R. 5821.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 18[Page H1017]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Discharged from 2020-12-17T16:25:04Z Referred to 2020-02-10T17:00:26Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2020-02-10T18:55:35Z Reported by 2020-12-17T16:23:45Z Markup by 2020-02-12T14:24:07Z Referred to 2020-02-10T17:00:21Z H. Rept. 116-660 BENES Act of 2020 116 2477 HR 2020-12-09 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2020-12-17 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 544. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00544 2020-12-17 Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-12-17 Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-12-17 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-660, Part I. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2020-12-17 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-660, Part I. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2020-02-12 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2020-02-12 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2020-02-10 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2020-02-10 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 2020-02-10 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 2020-02-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-02-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] Jimmy Panetta D CA 20 N R000585 Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] Tom Reed R NY 23 2020-02-10 True H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] Brian Higgins D NY 26 2020-02-10 True K000380 Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] Daniel Kildee D MI T. 5 2020-02-11 False R000597 Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] Tom Rice R SC 7 2020-02-11 False 2020-02-12T17:39:00Z H.R. 5821, Preliminary Estimate of HOSPICE-REFORM https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56125 As introduced on February 10, 2020 2020-10-02T15:36:00Z H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56662 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on February 12, 2020 Health Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Employment and training programs Government information and archives Health care quality Health programs administration and funding Licensing and registrations Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicare State and local government operations Health 00 2020-02-10 Introduced in House 2020-03-04T15:24:55Z Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act or the HOSPICE Act

This bill establishes survey requirements for, and enforcement mechanisms against, certified hospice programs under Medicare.

Specifically, certified programs must undergo periodic surveys by a state, local, or approved accreditation agency, as specified; the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must provide appropriate training for surveyors and publish information relating to survey results on its website. The CMS must also (1) conduct more frequent surveys of programs that are found to be noncompliant with applicable standards; and (2) take specified enforcement actions against such programs, based on the severity of the deficiencies. Enforcement actions include civil penalties, suspended Medicare payments, and termination of program certification.

]]> 08 2020-12-17 Reported to House, Part I 2021-01-04T19:24:24Z Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act or the HOSPICE Act

This bill establishes survey requirements for, and enforcement mechanisms against, certified hospice programs under Medicare.

Specifically, certified programs must undergo periodic surveys by a state, local, or approved accreditation agency, as specified; the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must provide appropriate training for surveyors and publish information relating to survey results on its website. The CMS must also (1) conduct more frequent surveys of programs that are found to be noncompliant with applicable standards; and (2) take specified enforcement actions against such programs, based on the severity of the deficiencies. Enforcement actions include civil penalties, suspended Medicare payments, and termination of program certification.

]]> HOSPICE Act Display Title HOSPICE Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish hospice program survey and enforcement procedures under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Reported in House RH Short Title(s) as Introduced HOSPICE Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Reported to House HOSPICE Act H House Reported in House RH Short Title(s) as Reported to House Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act H House Reported in House RH Reported in House 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5821rh/xml/BILLS-116hr5821rh.xml Introduced in House 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5821ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5821ih.xml 2020-12-17 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 544. 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.