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HR 3137 105th Congress House

Medicare Venipuncture Seniors Protection Act of 1998

Official title: To amend section 4615 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to delay for 18 months the prohibition of payment under the Medicare Program for home health services … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend section 4615 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to delay for 18 months the prohibition of payment under the Medicare Program for home health services consisting of venipuncture solely for the purpose of obtaining a blood sample and to require submission of a report on the impact of implementing such section.

Introduced: February 26, 1998 Introduced by: Aderholt, Robert B. Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 11, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Feb 11, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H409)
Feb 4, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 3, 1998
Referred to House Commerce
Feb 3, 1998
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Feb 3, 1998
Referred to House Ways and Means
Feb 3, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H110-111)
Feb 3, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 11, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Venipuncture Seniors Protection Act of 1998 - Amends the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to place an 18-month delay on the prohibition against payment for home health services consisting of venipuncture solely for purposes of obtaining a blood sample. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and report to the Congress with respect to the provision of home health services consisting of venipuncture under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act.

Requires the report on the definition of homebound to include specific legislative recommendations to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse (if any) in the determination of whether an individual is homebound without jeopardizing the Medicare services provided to beneficiaries with serious medical conditions.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Independent 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 26, 1998
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 26, 1998
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 11, 1998
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Feb 11, 1998
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 11, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3137: Medicare Venipuncture Seniors Protection Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3137/
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