[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4874 Introduced in House (IH)]






106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4874

    To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
  eligibility for coverage of home health services under the Medicare 
        Program on the basis of a need for occupational therapy


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 18, 2000

 Mr. Andrews introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
  eligibility for coverage of home health services under the Medicare 
        Program on the basis of a need for occupational therapy

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Occupational Therapy 
Coverage Eligibility Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES ON THE BASIS OF A NEED FOR 
              OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY.

    (a) In General.--Sections 1814(a)(2)(C) and 1835(a)(2)(A) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)(2)(C) and 1395n(a)(2)(A)) are 
each amended by striking ``or speech therapy'' and all that follows 
through ``need occupational therapy'' and inserting ``, occupational, 
or speech therapy''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to home health services provided on or after the earlier of--
            (1) October 1, 2000; or
            (2) the date the prospective payment system established by 
        section 1895(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1395fff(b)) is implemented.
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