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HR 2468 112th Congress House

Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2011

Official title: To ensure that home health agencies can assign the most appropriate skilled professional to conduct the initial assessment visit and complete the comprehensive… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To ensure that home health agencies can assign the most appropriate skilled professional to conduct the initial assessment visit and complete the comprehensive assessment for home health services for Medicare beneficiaries requiring rehabilitation therapy under a home health plan of care, based upon physician referral.

Introduced: January 27, 2012 See on congress.gov
Health Allied health servicesHearing, speech, and vision careHome and outpatient careMedicare
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Jul 15, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 12, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 8, 2011
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 8, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 15, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2011 - Permits a home health agency to determine the most appropriate skilled professional to conduct the initial assessment visit and to complete the comprehensive assessment 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 initially ordered by the physician and, in the case of a referral order that includes occupational therapy, the order also includes physical therapy or speech language pathology.


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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
Barrow, John
· Jul 17, 2012
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Jan 27, 2012
Nunes, Devin
· Oct 18, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2468: Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2468/
MLA
"H.R. 2468: Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2468/.
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H.R. 2468, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2468/.
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