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S 2085 107th Congress Senate

Home Health Modernization Act of 2002

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify the definition of homebound with respect to home health services under the medicare program.

Introduced: April 10, 2002 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
Health Home care servicesMedicareSocial Welfare
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 10, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 10, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2487-2488)
Apr 10, 2002
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 Latest action April 10, 2002

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Home Health Modernization Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to provisions regarding conditions on payments for services and payments of claims of service providers, as amended by Federal law commonly referred to as the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act. Declares that no individual shall be disqualified from being considered confined to the home for any non-medical absence (including, as currently, any absence to attend a religious service), without regard to whether the absence is infrequent or of relatively short duration.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2085: Home Health Modernization Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2085/
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"S. 2085: Home Health Modernization Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2085/.
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S. 2085, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2085/.
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