[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 453 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 453

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
of payment for home health services where an individual is absent from 
                    the home at an adult day center.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             February 25 (legislative day, January 5), 1993

 Mr. Bingaman introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
of payment for home health services where an individual is absent from 
                    the home at an adult day center.

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

SECTION 1. COVERAGE OF HOME HEALTH SERVICES WHERE AN INDIVIDUAL IS 
              ABSENT FROM THE HOME AT AN ADULT DAY CENTER.

    (a) In General.--Sections 1814(a) and 1835(a) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f(a) and 42 U.S.C. 1395n(a)) are amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``For purposes of this section, an individual may be considered to 
be confined to his home, for purposes of payment for home health 
services covered under this title, notwithstanding the individual's 
absence from the home, through the assistance of other individuals or 
specialized transportation, to attend an adult day center, regardless 
of the nature or frequency of the attendance. An adult day center may 
be considered an individual's home for purposes of determining whether 
the individual is entitled to payment for home health services under 
sections 1812(a)(3) and 1832(a)(2).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
become effective with respect to payment for home health services 
furnished on or after January 1, 1994.

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