3.0.0 1720 2025-09-02T19:13:07Z 2025-09-02T19:13:07Z House H HR 2025-02-27 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1720 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia:H.R. 1720.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H920]</pre> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-02-27T14:07:10Z 2025-02-27 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2025-02-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-02-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001205 Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] Carol Miller R WV D. 1 N G000592 Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] Jared Golden D ME F. 2 2025-02-27 True V000134 Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] Beth Van Duyne R TX 24 2025-02-27 True D000230 Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] Donald Davis D NC G. 1 2025-02-27 True B001314 Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4] Aaron Bean R FL 4 2025-02-27 True M001206 Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] Joseph Morelle D NY D. 25 2025-02-27 True Health Health care coverage and access 2025-09-02T19:13:07Z Health technology, devices, supplies 2025-09-02T19:13:00Z Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care 2025-09-02T19:12:54Z Medicare 2025-09-02T19:12:49Z Health 2025-03-21T13:32:38Z

00 2025-02-27 Introduced in House 2025-08-18T21:19:21Z <p><strong>Hospice Recertification Flexibility Act</strong></p><p>This bill extends until December 31, 2027, the ability of physicians and nurse practitioners to fulfill certain requirements for hospice care recertification under Medicare via telehealth.</p><p>Specifically, physicians and nurse practitioners may continue to fulfill the requirement of a face-to-face encounter with the hospice patient via telehealth. Such telehealth encounters must be identified with a specialized claims modifier for purposes of billing.</p><p>The bill's authorization does not apply (1) in areas in which there has been a moratorium for at least six months on the enrollment of new hospice programs under Medicare, Medicaid, or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) due to fraud, waste, or abuse; (2) to providers who are subject to enhanced oversight under Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP; and (3) to practitioners who are not enrolled as Medicare providers and who have private contracts with Medicare patients that do not meet applicable opt-out requirements.</p>

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