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HR 6376 111th Congress House Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Cardiovascular and respiratory health Department of Health and Human Services Health care coverage and access Health personnel Home and outpatient care Medicare

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services.

Introduced: September 29, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Sep 29, 2010
Referred to House Ways and Means
Sep 29, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Sep 29, 2010
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Sep 29, 2010
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to state that, except with respect to high-risk or complex medical services requiring direct levels of supervision, if the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) requires supervision by a physician or non-physician practitioner for Medicare payment for therapeutic hospital outpatient services, that requirement is met if such services are furnished under the physician's or non-physician practitioner's general supervision.

Directs the Secretary of HHS to establish a process for designating therapeutic hospital outpatient services for which direct supervision may be required.

Declares without force or effect in law regarding Medicare requirements for direct supervision by physicians for therapeutic hospital outpatient services a specified restatement and clarification under the final rule making changes to the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system and calendar year 2009 payment rates, which was published in the Federal Register on November 18, 2008.

What's happening now September 29, 2010

Referred to House Ways and Means

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