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HR 5246 106th Congress Health

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require home health agencies participating in the Medicare Program to conduct criminal background checks for all applicants for employment as…

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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require home health agencies participating in the Medicare Program to conduct criminal background checks for all applicants for employment as patient care providers.

Introduced: September 21, 2000 See on congress.gov
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5246: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require home health agencies participating in the Medicare Program to conduct criminal background checks for all applicants for employment as patient care providers.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5246/
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"H.R. 5246: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require home health agencies participating in the Medicare Program to conduct criminal background checks for all applicants for employment as patient care providers.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5246/.
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H.R. 5246, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5246/.
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[H.R. 5246: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require home health agencies participating in the Medicare Program to conduct criminal background checks for all applicants for employment as patient care providers.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5246/)
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