Medicare Beneficiary Access Protection Act of 1986

Summary

Medicare Beneficiary Access Protection Act of 1986 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in determining whether payments to a home health agency should be denied under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, to apply a presumption of compliance until 12 months after certain regional intermediaries have begun to service such agencies. Requires the Secretary to apply a similar presumption of compliance to skilled nursing facilities for 30 months following enactment of this Act.

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Timeline

1. 27 February 1986

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 February 1986

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 3 March 1986

   Committee

   Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Departments of the Treasury and Health and Human Services.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 27 February 1986

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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