Improving Care in Home Health Agencies Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 7006 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. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 22, 2020 Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ (for herself, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. NADLER, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. ESPAILLAT, and Ms. MENG) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently de- termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to waive the application of certain conditions of payment and condi- tions of participation for home health services furnished in an emergency area during an emergency period, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improving Care in 4 Home Health Agencies Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:04 Jun 17, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7006.IH H7006 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 7006 IH SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF THE APPLICATION OF CERTAIN 1 CONDITIONS OF PAYMENT AND CONDITIONS 2 OF PARTICIPATION FOR HOME HEALTH 3 SERVICES FURNISHED IN AN EMERGENCY 4 AREA DURING AN EMERGENCY PERIOD. 5 Section 1135(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 6 1320b–5) is amended— 7 (1) in paragraph (7), by striking at the end 8 ‘‘and’’; 9 (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at 10 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 11 (3) by inserting the following new paragraph: 12 ‘‘(9) in the case of a home health service (as de- 13 fined in section 1861(m)) and the home health agen- 14 cy documents the receipt of verbal orders issued by 15 the physician, nurse practitioner, physician assist- 16 ant, or clinical nurse specialist, as appropriate, with 17 respect to such home health service, conditions of 18 payment or conditions of participation that would 19 otherwise require written— 20 ‘‘(A) signed and dated plan of treatment; 21 ‘‘(B) orders for care; 22 ‘‘(C) certification of benefit eligibility; or 23 ‘‘(D) documentation of a face-to-face en- 24 counter.’’. 25 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:04 Jun 17, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H7006.IH H7006 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS