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Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for eligibility for coverage of home health services under the Medicare program on the basis of a need for occupational therapy.
Summary
The bill amends Medicare law to make patients eligible for home health services based on a need for occupational therapy, in addition to the existing eligibility based on needs for physical or speech therapy. The amendment applies to both Medicare Part A and Part B. The change is effective for home health services provided on or after January 1, 2026.
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Sponsor (1)
27 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA)
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH)
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC)
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL)
- Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA)
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA)
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA)
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE)
- Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN)
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV)
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL)
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI)
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI)
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL)
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA)
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA)
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA)
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY)
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX)
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA)
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Lloyd Smucker’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $44,770
- DIRECT WIRE AND CABLE $13,200
- SELECT MEDICAL $11,600
- LANCASTER SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY $11,100
- SCENIC RIDGE $8,425
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Lloyd Smucker → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Mar 10, 2025 Referred 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. · house
- Mar 10, 2025 Introduced in House
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Text versions (1)
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 10, 2025
Mr. Smucker (for himself, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Davis of North Carolina) 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 determined 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 XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for eligibility for coverage of home health services under the Medicare program on the basis of a need for occupational therapy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act”.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES ON THE BASIS OF A NEED FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY.
(a) Part A.—Section 1814(a)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)(2)(C)) is amended by striking “or speech therapy” and all that follows through “need occupational therapy” and inserting “, occupational, or speech therapy”.
(b) Part B.—Section 1835(a)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395n(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking “or speech therapy” and all that follows through “need occupational therapy” and inserting “, occupational, or speech therapy”.
(c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to home health services provided on or after January 1, 2026. <all>
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