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S 3978 111th Congress Senate Health Allied health services Home and outpatient care Medicare

Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2010

Introduced: November 19, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov 19, 2010
Introduced in Senate
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Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2010 - Permits a home health agency to determine the most appropriate skilled service to make the initial assessment visit for an individual who: (1) is eligible for home health services under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act; but (2) does not require skilled nursing care as long as that skilled service is included as part of the plan of care for such services.

Permits an occupational therapist to make the initial assessment visit in such a case if occupational therapy is included in such plan in the initial physician referral in conjunction with physical therapy or speech language pathology services.

What's happening now November 19, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1094 Related bill Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Dec 7, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3978: Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3978/
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