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HR 2905 108th Congress House Health Congress Congressional reporting requirements Governmental investigations Home care services Medical fees Medical personnel Medicare Respiratory diseases Social Welfare

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to recognize the services of respiratory therapists under the plan of care for home health services.

Introduced: July 25, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Aug 8, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 28, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 25, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 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.
Jul 25, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare recognition of the services of respiratory therapists that are furnished as part-time or intermittent nursing care or physical therapy services under a plan of care for home health services.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and report to Congress on the impact of paying for the services of respiratory therapists as a separate benefit under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of Medicare, and as an explicit component of the several benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance) of Medicare.

What's happening now August 8, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 7 Republican 3 Independent 1
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Apr 26, 2004
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 20, 2004
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 29, 2004
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 17, 2004
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 10, 2004
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 10, 2004
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 10, 2004
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 10, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 25, 2003
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 5, 2003
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 25, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2905: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to recognize the services of respiratory therapists under the plan of care for home health services.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2905/
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"H.R. 2905: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to recognize the services of respiratory therapists under the plan of care for home health services.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2905/.
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H.R. 2905, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2905/.
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