[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2196 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2196

   To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an 
increase in the limit on the length of an agreement under the Medicare 
      independence at home medical practice demonstration program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 1, 2015

 Mr. Burgess (for himself, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
  Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Forbes) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
      to the Committee on Energy and 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 provide for an 
increase in the limit on the length of an agreement under the Medicare 
      independence at home medical practice demonstration program.

    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 Independence at Home 
Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN THE LIMIT ON THE LENGTH OF AN AGREEMENT UNDER THE 
              MEDICARE INDEPENDENCE AT HOME MEDICAL PRACTICE 
              DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    Section 1866E(e)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc-
5(e)(1)) is amended by striking ``3-year'' and inserting ``5-year''.
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