S 4423
116th Congress
Senate
Health
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
COVID–19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020
Introduced: August 4, 2020
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 4, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 4, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020
This bill authorizes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to waive certain limitations with respect to Medicare coverage of hospice care during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the CMS may allow respite care to be provided in other settings besides inpatient facilities and may allow such care to be provided for up to 15 (rather than up to 5) consecutive days.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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