3.0.0 7006 2023-01-11T13:42:49Z 2023-01-11T13:42:49Z House HR 2020-05-22 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 97 (Friday, May 22, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:H.R. 7006.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the . .. general Welfare of the United States; . . .[Page H2279]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-05-22T15:04:05Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-05-22T15:04:00Z 2020-05-22 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 2020-05-22 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 2020-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 N S001185 Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] Terri Sewell D AL A. 7 2020-05-22 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2020-05-22 True N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 2020-05-22 True C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2020-05-22 True S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2020-05-22 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2020-05-22 True E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2020-05-22 True M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2020-05-22 True W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2020-06-15 False R000613 Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] Max Rose D NY 11 2020-06-15 False S001204 Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] Michael San Nicolas D GU F. Q. 0 2020-06-15 False B001281 Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] Joyce Beatty D OH 3 2020-08-18 False Health Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care coverage and access Home and outpatient care Health 00 2020-05-22 Introduced in House 2020-10-13T21:36:07Z Improving Care in Home Health Agencies Act

This bill allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to waive certain requirements during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) with respect to Medicare coverage of home health services. Specifically, the bill allows the CMS to waive requirements relating to written (1) treatment plans that are signed and dated, (2) orders for care, (3) certification of eligibility, and (4) documentation of face-to-face encounters.

]]> Improving Care in Home Health Agencies Act Display Title Improving Care in Home Health Agencies Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to waive the application of certain conditions of payment and conditions of participation for home health services furnished in an emergency area during an emergency period, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Improving Care in Home Health Agencies Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7006ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7006ih.xml 2020-05-22 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. 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.