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Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2007

Introduced: June 21, 2007 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
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Jun 21, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 21, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8237-8239)
Jun 21, 2007
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise conditions of and limitations on payment for home health care services.

Allows payment for home health services to Medicare beneficiaries by: (1) a nurse practitioner; (2) a clinical nurse specialist working in collaboration with a physician in accordance with state law; (3) a certified nurse-midwife; or (4) a physician assistant under a physician's supervision.

What's happening now June 21, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6826 Related bill Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1678: Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1678/
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"S. 1678: Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1678/.
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S. 1678, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1678/.
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