New House bill would change face-to-face documentation requirement

Effective Jun 12, 2017

Published Jun 12, 2017

Last Reviewed Jun 19, 2017

A new bill filed in the U.S. House would require CMS to consider a patient’s entire record — including the home health agency’s medical record — when determining whether a patient is eligible to receive home health care.

The “Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act of 2017” was introduced in the House on May 25. It was sponsored by Rep. Kenny Marchant, R-Texas, and cosponsored by Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon.

GovTrack, a nonprofit bill tracking service, gives the bill a 1% chance of being enacted.

View the bill, which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce, at http://bit.ly/2slVVN4.

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