United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4993 (111th)
Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2010
Introduced
13 April 2010
Last action
21 April 2010 · Introduced
Status
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2699-2700)
Sponsors
Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Carol Shea-Porter, Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1], Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2], Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Earl Blumenauer, Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Dahlkemper, Kathleen A. [D-PA-3], Raúl Grijalva, Ed Perlmutter, Rosa DeLauro, PETER DEFAZIO, Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18], Kurt Schrader, Barbara Lee, Rep. Murphy, Patrick J. [D-PA-8], Gerald Connolly, LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, ALCEE HASTINGS, ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Halvorson, Deborah L. [D-IL-11], Kathy Castor, JOSE SERRANO, Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10], WALTER JONES, Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2], Mike Coffman, Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37], Rick Larsen, Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-21], Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
6 December 2025
Summary
Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise conditions of and limitations on payment for home health care services. Allows payment for home health services to Medicare beneficiaries by: (1) a nurse practitioner; (2) a clinical nurse specialist working in collaboration with a physician in accordance with state law; (3) a certified nurse-midwife; or (4) a physician assistant under a physician's supervision.
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Timeline
13 April 2010
Introduced
Referred to House Ways and Means
Source: IntroReferral
13 April 2010
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
13 April 2010
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 April 2010
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 April 2010
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
21 April 2010
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2699-2700)
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 13 April 2010 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 13 April 2010
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 13 April 2010
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 13 April 2010
Sponsors
- Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Carol Shea-Porter · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] · D · Sponsor
- Earl Blumenauer · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Dahlkemper, Kathleen A. [D-PA-3] · D · Sponsor
- Raúl Grijalva · D · Sponsor
- Ed Perlmutter · D · Sponsor
- Rosa DeLauro · D · Sponsor
- PETER DEFAZIO · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Kurt Schrader · D · Cosponsor
- Barbara Lee · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Murphy, Patrick J. [D-PA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Gerald Connolly · D · Cosponsor
- LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD · D · Cosponsor
- ALCEE HASTINGS · D · Cosponsor
- ROBERT BRADY · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Halvorson, Deborah L. [D-IL-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Kathy Castor · D · Cosponsor
- JOSE SERRANO · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- WALTER JONES · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Mike Coffman · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] · D · Cosponsor
- Rick Larsen · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-21] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2009
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4993
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/4993
- us · 111-hr-4993 · source updated 6 December 2025