Key Legislation Affecting Home Care & Hospice

The Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2011 (reforms process for evaluating home health case mix changes) – S.659

Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act (allow NPs/PAs to sign home health plans of care) – HR.2267, S.227

Fostering Independence Through Technology Act (telehomecare demonstration projects) - S.501

Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act (modifies the hospice face-to-face requirements; establishes a hospice payment demonstration program; requires hospice programs to be surveyed every 36 months)) – H.R.3506, S.722

Medicare Hospice Care Access Act of 2011 (allows physician assistants to serve Medicare hospice patients as attending physicians) - S.891

Medicare Hospice Care Access Act of 2012 (allows physician assistants to serve Medicare hospice patients as attending physicians) – H.R. 3831

Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 (repeals the1099 filing provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) – H.R. 4/P.L. 112-9

Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 and Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act (eliminates the Independent Payment Advisory Board) – H.R.452 S.668

Fairness in Medicare Billing Act (repeals Medicare Competitive Bidding) – H.R.1041

A bill to repeal the CLASS Act (eliminates the voluntary federal long term care insurance program under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) – H.R.1173 S.720

Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2011 (repeals the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps) – H.R. 1546 , S. 829

Direct Care Job Quality Improvement Act (removes the companionship services exemption) – H.R.2341 , S.1273

Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2011 (allows occupational therapists to conduct initial home health assessments ) – H.R. 2468

Companionship Exemption Protection Act (preserves the current companionship services exemption) – H.R.3066

American Job Protection Act (repeals the employer mandate provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) – S.20

Strengthening Program Integrity and Accountability in Health Care Act of 2011 (prevents fraud, waste, and abuse under Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP) – S.454

Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act (home health rural add on; allow NPs/PAs to sign home health plans of care; allows PAs to serve Medicare hospice patients as attending physicians) – S.1680

Key Legislation 111th Congress