[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3205 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3205

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to delay for one year 
implementation of the per beneficiary limits under the interim payment 
                    system to home health agencies.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 12, 1998

     Mr. McGovern (for himself, Mr. Cook, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Neal of 
Massachusetts, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Delahunt, 
  Mr. Meehan, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Olver, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
  Moakley, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
   Tierney, Mr. Markey, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Mr. Ackerman) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
  Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to delay for one year 
implementation of the per beneficiary limits under the interim payment 
                    system to home health agencies.

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

SECTION 1. DELAY OF PER BENEFICIARY LIMITS UNDER INTERIM PAYMENT SYSTEM 
              AND CHANGE OF BASE YEAR.

    (a) Delay in Per Beneficiary Limits Under Interim Payment System.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1861(v)(1)(L) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)(L)), as amended by section 
        4602 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, is amended in clauses 
        (v) and (vi) by striking ``October 1, 1997,'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``October 1, 1998,''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 1861(v)(1)(L)(vii) of 
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)(L)(vii)), as 
        added by section 4602(c) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``April 1, 1998,'' and inserting 
                ``August 1, 1998,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``fiscal year 1998'' and inserting 
                ``fiscal year 1999''.
    (b) Change in Base Year.--Section 1861(v)(1)(L)(v)(I) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)(L)(v)(I)) is amended by striking 
``ending during fiscal year 1994'' each place it appears and inserting 
``ending during fiscal year 1995 or, at the election of the agency, 
calendar year 1995''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
shall apply as if included in the enactment of the Balanced Budget Act 
of 1997.
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