HR 6225 115th Congress House

Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act

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

Introduced: June 26, 2018 Introduced by: Smith, Jason Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov

Health Allied health servicesHearing, speech, and vision careHome and outpatient careMedicare

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Jul 9, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Jun 26, 2018

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.

Jun 26, 2018

Introduced in House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act

This bill establishes circumstances under which an occupational therapist may conduct an initial or comprehensive assessment 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.

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 13

Fitzpatrick, Brian K.

Pennsylvania · Aug 21, 2018

California · Jun 27, 2018

New York · Jun 26, 2018

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6225: Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6225/

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