[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3644 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3644

     To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the 
 Independence at Home medical practice demonstration program under the 
                           Medicare program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 9, 2019

Mr. Burgess (for himself, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Marchant, and Mr. Thompson 
of California) 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 extend the 
 Independence at Home medical practice demonstration program under the 
                           Medicare 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 ``Independence at Home Demonstration 
Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. EXTENDING THE INDEPENDENCE AT HOME MEDICAL PRACTICE 
              DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 1866E(e)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395cc-5(e)(1)) is amended by striking ``7-year'' and inserting 
``10-year''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of Public Law 111-148.
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