[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 72 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 72

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend coverage of 
            home health services under the medicare program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

Mr. Hoagland introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly 
      to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend coverage of 
            home health services under the medicare program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXTENDING COVERAGE OF HOME HEALTH SERVICES UNDER THE 
              MEDICARE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 1861(m) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x(m)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ``For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (4) and sections 
1814(a)(2)(C) and 1835(a)(2)(A), nursing care and home health aide 
services shall be considered to be provided or needed on an 
`intermittent' basis if they are provided or needed less than 7 days 
each week and, in the case they are provided or needed for 7 days each 
week, if they are provided or needed for a period of up to 40 
consecutive days.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to services furnished in cases of initial periods of home health 
services beginning on or after January 1, 1994.

SEC. 2. FINANCING THROUGH INCREASE IN DOLLAR LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF 
              WAGES SUBJECT TO HOSPITAL INSURANCE TAX.

    Section 3121(x)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by striking ``for any calendar year'' and all 
                that follows through ``preceding year'' and inserting 
                ``for calendar year 1993, the applicable contribution 
                base for calendar year 1992'', and
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                a comma; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(C) for calendar year 1994, the applicable 
                contribution base for calendar year 1993 increased by 
                $5,000 and adjusted in the same manner as is used in 
                adjusting the contribution and benefit base under 
                section 230(b) of the Social Security Act, and
                    ``(D) for any calendar year after 1994, the 
                applicable contribution base for the preceding year 
                adjusted in the same manner as is used in adjusting the 
                contribution and benefit base under section 230(b) of 
                the Social Security Act.''.

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