[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 916 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 916

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare 
                outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 17, 2005

 Mr. English of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cardin, and 
 Mr. Pallone) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Ways and Means, 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 repeal the Medicare 
                outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.

    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 Access to Rehabilitation 
Services Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. OUTPATIENT THERAPY CAP REPEAL.

    (a) In General.--Section 1833 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395l) is amended by striking subsection (g).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to expenses incurred after such date (as soon as possible after 
the date of the enactment of this Act) as the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall specify.
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