A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify the definition of homebound with respect to home health services under the Medicare program

2 Pages·2000·0.08 MB·English

by  United States. Congress. Senate

rCMSlibrary
C725-0007S-o1c3urltyBlvd. I u
Ioc.ttimorg, Maryigrd 21244
106thCONGRESS 00#\0
ZZSIO
2DSession
To amend title X\1II oftlie Social SecurityAct to clarify the definition
ofhomeboundwithrespecttohomehealthservicesunderthemedicare
program.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
jVL^CH27,2000
Mr.Jeffords(forhimself,Mr.Reed,andMr.Leahy)hitroducedthe
followingbill;whichwasreadtwiceandreferredtotheCommitteeonFinance
A
BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify
the definition ofhomeboundwithrespectto home health
servicesunderthemedicareprogram.
1 Beitenacted})ythe SenateandHouseofRepresenta-
2 tivesoftJieUnitedStatesofAmericainCongressassembled,
3 SECTION1.SHORTTITLE.
4 ThisActmaybecitedasthe"HomeboundClarifica-
5 tionActof2000".
—
1
r:2-07-13
l--iC.'CimSoorcsu,rrMtayrByltvedn.d 21244 J 2 3 flOTS DODlDBHb
1 SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF THE DEFINITION OF HOME-
2 BOUND.
3 (a) In General—Sections 1814(a) and 1835(a) of
4 the Social SecurityAct (42 U.S.C. 1395f(a); 1395n(a))
5 areeachamendedinthelastsentence
6 (1) by striking "leave home," and inserting-
7 "leavehomeand"; and
8 (2) by striking and that absences" and aU
9 thatfollowsbeforetheperiod.
—
10 (b) Effective Date. The amendments made by
11 subsection (a) shaU applyto items and services pro\'ided
12 onorafterthedateofenactmentofthisAct.
O
>S2298IS