HR 1911
100th Congress
House
Social Welfare
Health
Home care services
Medicare
Home Health Medical Necessity Standards Act of 1987
Introduced: April 1, 1987
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 9, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Apr 6, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 1, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 1, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 1, 1987
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Home Health Medical Necessity Standards Act of 1987 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide that in determining whether home health services meet the Medicare requirement that covered services be reasonable and necessary: (1) medical care prescribed by a physician shall be considered reasonable and necessary unless it is deemed by expert, unbiased medical evidence to be otherwise; and (2) the individual's particular circumstances shall be taken into account, but not whether the individual's condition is acute or chronic.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
4
Cosponsors
1