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HR 964 109th 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: February 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Mar 14, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Feb 25, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 17, 2005
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.
Feb 17, 2005
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 March 14, 2005

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 6 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 16, 2006
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 25, 2006
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 8, 2006
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Feb 8, 2006
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 28, 2005
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jul 28, 2005
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jul 28, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 17, 2005
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 964: 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.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-964/
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"H.R. 964: 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.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-964/.
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H.R. 964, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-964/.
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