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HR 6404 114th Congress House

Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2016

Official title: To permit occupational therapists to conduct the initial assessment visit under a Medicare home health plan of care for certain rehabilitation cases.

Introduced: November 30, 2016 See on congress.gov
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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.
Nov 30, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 30, 2016

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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2016

This bill establishes circumstances under which an occupational therapist may conduct the initial assessment visit for an individual who is eligible for home health services under Medicare. Specifically, an occupational therapist may conduct the assessment if the physician's referral order does not include skilled nursing care but does include: (1) occupational therapy, and (2) physical therapy or speech language pathology.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2364 Related bill Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Nov 30, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6404: Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6404/
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"H.R. 6404: Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6404/.
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H.R. 6404, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6404/.
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