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HR 7006 116th Congress House

Improving Care in Home Health Agencies Act

Official title: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to waive the application of certain conditions of payment and conditions of participation for home health services… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to waive the application of certain conditions of payment and conditions of participation for home health services furnished in an emergency area during an emergency period, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 22, 2020 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Health Emergency medical services and trauma careHealth care coverage and accessHome and outpatient care
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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.
May 22, 2020
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 Latest action May 22, 2020

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.

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Improving Care in Home Health Agencies Act

This bill allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to waive certain requirements during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) with respect to Medicare coverage of home health services. Specifically, the bill allows the CMS to waive requirements relating to written (1) treatment plans that are signed and dated, (2) orders for care, (3) certification of eligibility, and (4) documentation of face-to-face encounters.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Aug 18, 2020
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 15, 2020
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 22, 2020
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · May 22, 2020
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 22, 2020
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · May 22, 2020
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 22, 2020
SERRANO, JOSE
· May 22, 2020
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · May 22, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7006: Improving Care in Home Health Agencies Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7006/
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"H.R. 7006: Improving Care in Home Health Agencies Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7006/.
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H.R. 7006, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7006/.
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