United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 7006 (116th)
Improving Care in Home Health Agencies Act
Introduced
22 May 2020
Last action
22 May 2020 · Introduced
Status
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.
Sponsors
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Sheila Jackson Lee, Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], JOSE SERRANO, James McGovern, Adriano Espaillat, Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Max Rose, Michael San Nicolas, Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
Improving Care in Home Health Agencies Act This bill allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to waive certain requirements during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) with respect to Medicare coverage of home health services. Specifically, the bill allows the CMS to waive requirements relating to written (1) treatment plans that are signed and dated, (2) orders for care, (3) certification of eligibility, and (4) documentation of face-to-face encounters.
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Timeline
22 May 2020
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
22 May 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 May 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 22 May 2020 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 May 2020
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 May 2020
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 22 May 2020
Sponsors
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] · D · Sponsor
- Sheila Jackson Lee · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
- JOSE SERRANO · D · Sponsor
- James McGovern · D · Sponsor
- Adriano Espaillat · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- Max Rose · D · Cosponsor
- Michael San Nicolas · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7006
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7006
- us · 116-hr-7006 · source updated 3 January 2025