Hospice Recertification Flexibility Act
Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend certain telehealth flexibilities with respect to hospice care under the Medicare program, and to esta… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend certain telehealth flexibilities with respect to hospice care under the Medicare program, and to establish a modifier for recertifications of hospice care eligibility conducted through telehealth.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Hospice Recertification Flexibility Act
This bill extends until December 31, 2027, the ability of physicians and nurse practitioners to fulfill certain requirements for hospice care recertification under Medicare via telehealth.
Specifically, physicians and nurse practitioners may continue to fulfill the requirement of a face-to-face encounter with the hospice patient via telehealth. Such telehealth encounters must be identified with a specialized claims modifier for purposes of billing.
The bill's authorization does not apply (1) in areas in which there has been a moratorium for at least six months on the enrollment of new hospice programs under Medicare, Medicaid, or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) due to fraud, waste, or abuse; (2) to providers who are subject to enhanced oversight under Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP; and (3) to practitioners who are not enrolled as Medicare providers and who have private contracts with Medicare patients that do not meet applicable opt-out requirements.
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- VITAS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
- ATA ACTION
- THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC
- THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC
- ADVANCED POLICY CONSULTING, LLC
- ADVANCED POLICY CONSULTING, LLC
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Executive Office of the President (EOP)
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- Natl Economic Council (NEC)
- White House Office
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1720: Hospice Recertification Flexibility Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1720/
"H.R. 1720: Hospice Recertification Flexibility Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1720/.
H.R. 1720, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1720/.
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