[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7279 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7279

     To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the 
   administrative burden on physicians and physical and occupational 
      therapists, with respect to plan of care certification and 
                     recertification requirements.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 7, 2024

 Mr. Davis of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. Smucker) 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 reduce the 
   administrative burden on physicians and physical and occupational 
      therapists, with respect to plan of care certification and 
                     recertification requirements.

    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 ``Remove Duplicative Unnecessary 
Clerical Exchanges Act'' or the ``REDUCE Act''.

SEC. 2. REDUCING THE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ON PHYSICIANS AND PHYSICAL 
              THERAPISTS WITH RESPECT TO PLAN OF CARE CERTIFICATION AND 
              RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 1835(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395n(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end of the flush left text the following: 
``With respect to the certification and recertification requirements 
under paragraph (2), in the case of outpatient physical therapy 
services or outpatient occupational therapy services (as described in 
subparagraph (C) of such paragraph) furnished to an individual on or 
after the date of enactment of this sentence under an order from a 
physician, such requirements shall be deemed satisfied if the qualified 
physical therapist or occupational therapist submits a plan of care to 
the ordering physician within 30 days of such qualified physical 
therapist or occupational therapist completing an initial evaluation of 
such individual or documenting the need for additional intervals of 
service. Such ordering physician may amend such plan of care within 10 
business days of the receipt of such plan of care. No references to an 
order in this subsection shall be construed to require an order for 
outpatient physical therapy or occupational therapy.''.
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