[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3090 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3090

    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

                           September 16, 2003

 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 2003''.

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); 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 October 1, 2003.
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