HOUSE 2150116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 4/10/2019
Actions
- 2019-04-10Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-04-09Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-04-09Referred 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.
- 2019-04-09Referred 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.
- 2019-04-09Introduced in House
- 2019-04-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-04-09 (00)
Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2019
This bill allows Medicare payment for home health services ordered by a nurse practitioner, a clinical nurse specialist, a certified nurse-midwife, or a physician assistant. Currently, coverage is provided only for services ordered by a physician.
Cosponsors (20)
- Earl Carter (R-GA)
- RON KIND (D-WI)
- Mike Kelly (R-PA)
- Susan Wild (D-PA)
- David Joyce (R-OH)
- Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Scott Peters (D-CA)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
- Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ)
- Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA)
- Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- BENNIE THOMPSON (D-MS)
- Rodney Davis (R-IL)
- Cathy Rodgers (R-WA)
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
Subjects
- Home and outpatient care
- Medicare
- Nursing
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