Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act of 2011 [HB-2824]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permit physical therapy to be furnished under the Medicare program to individuals under the care of a dentist.
HB-2824: Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. David Reichert
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 08/30/2011
Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act of 2011 [HB-2785]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Sports ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) access to outpatient occupational and physical therapy services provided incident to a physician's professional services if furnished by an educated or credentialed therapist who does not have a license; and (2) coverage of certified athletic trainer services under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of Medicare, including those provided in rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers.
HB-2785: Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Edolphus Towns
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 08/05/2011
Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2011 [HB-2729]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2011 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to extend to physician assistants eligibility for Medicaid electronic health record incentive payments, regardless of whether or not such physician assistants practice at a rural health center or federally qualified health center.
HB-2729: Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Bass
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 08/05/2011
Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2011 [HB-2468]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2011 - Permits a home health agency to determine the most appropriate skilled professional to conduct the initial assessment visit and to complete the comprehensive assessment for an individual who: (1) is eligible for home health services under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act; but (2) does not require skilled nursing care as long as that skilled service is initially ordered by the physician and, in the case of a referral order that includes occupational therapy, the order also includes physical
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HB-2468: Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. John Lewis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/15/2011
Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act [HB-2465]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act - Modifies the definition of "medical, surgical, and hospital services and supplies" under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) to include physician assistants and advanced practice nurses and to provide for the reimbursement for services provided by such assistants and nurses. Permits such assistants and nurses to certify disability due to traumatic injury during a continuation of pay period. Extends eligibility for compensation under FECA for disability or death resulting
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HB-2465: Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Walberg
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 11/30/2011
Direct Care Job Quality Improvement Act of 2011 [HB-2341]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
Direct Care Job Quality Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 with respect to the exemption from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements of any employee employed on a casual basis in domestic service employment to provide companionship services for individuals who because of age or infirmity are unable to care for themselves. Extends the same exemption to a casual employee in domestic service employment to provide companionship services for disabled individuals unable to care for themselves. Directs the Secretary
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HB-2341: Direct Care Job Quality Improvement Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 09/08/2011
Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services for the 21st Century [HB-2141]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services for the 21st Century or the MOMS for the 21st Century Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Office on Women's Health to: (1) establish the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Promotion of Optimal Maternity Outcomes, and (2) develop and implement a consumer education campaign to promote understanding and acceptance of evidence-based maternity practices and models of care for optimal maternity outcomes among women of childbearing ages and families of such women. Requires the Agency for
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HB-2141: Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services for the 21st Century
Sponsored by: Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/15/2011
Autism Spectrum Disorders Services Act of 2011 [HB-2007]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Science ]
[Education ]
[Grants ]
Autism Spectrum Disorders Services Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise provisions related to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, including to: (1) expand activities to include coordinating efforts of all federal agencies (currently, only efforts within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)); (2) include in the strategic plan services and supports for families of individuals with autism spectrum disorder; and (3) require the Committee to establish specified subcommittees. Requires the Comptroller General
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HB-2007: Autism Spectrum Disorders Services Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Doyle
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/03/2011
Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2011 [HB-1958]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, for application of quality standards for certain accredited suppliers of prosthetic devices, orthotics, and certain prosthetics, to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to designate and approve an independent accreditation organization with respect to such suppliers only if that organization is the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics, Inc. or the Board for Orthotist/ Prosthetist Certification
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HB-1958: Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Thompson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/03/2011
Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act [HB-1929]
[Healthcare ]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act - Amends the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000 to exempt until September 30, 2014, petitions for employment-based immigrants who are qualified physical therapists or professional nurses from numerical limitations on worldwide levels of employment-based immigrants and numerical limitations on individuals from individual foreign states, subject to a cap of 20,000 visas. Establishes fees for such visas. Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Health Resources and Services
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HB-1929: Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration Policy And Enforcement. on 07/11/2011
SR-228: A resolution designating the week beginning September 14, 2009, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week".
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S8499; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S8499; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S8278-8279) on 07/29/2009
Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009 [S.950]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to authorize qualified physical therapists to provide services for Medicare beneficiaries without the requirement of a physician referral. Provides for treatment of outpatient speech-language pathology services separately from outpatient physical therapy services.
S.950: Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/30/2009
Autism Treatment Acceleration Act of 2009 [S.819]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Insurance ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Autism Treatment Acceleration Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to implement an Autism Care Center Program to provide grants and other assistance to improve the effectiveness and efficiency in providing comprehensive care to individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders and their families. Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide grants for services to enable adults with autism spectrum
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S.819: Autism Treatment Acceleration Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S4379-4385) on 04/02/2009
Elder Justice Act of 2009 [S.795]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Safety ]
Elder Justice Act of 2009 - Amends the Social Security Act to establish an Elder Justice program under title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services). Establishes within the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) an Elder Justice Coordinating Council (EJCC). Establishes the Advisory Board on Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation. Directs the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities to establish stationary and mobile forensic centers, to develop forensic expertise regarding, and provide services relating to, elder
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S.795: Elder Justice Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S4331) on 04/02/2009
Community Choice Act of 2009 [S.683]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Human Services ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Disabilities ]
Community Choice Act of 2009 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require state Medicaid plan coverage of community-based attendant services and supports for certain Medicaid-eligible individuals. Outlines requirements for: (1) an enhanced federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for ongoing activities of early coverage states that enhance and promote the use of community-based attendant services and supports; and (2) increased federal financial participation for certain expenditures incurred by the state for the
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S.683: Community Choice Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S3675-3676) on 03/24/2009
Midwifery Care Access and Reimbursement Equity Act of 2009 [S.662]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Public Health ]
Midwifery Care Access and Reimbursement Equity Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of and payment for certified midwife services. (Currently only certified nurse-midwife services are covered.)
S.662: Midwifery Care Access and Reimbursement Equity Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S3574) on 03/19/2009
Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2009 [S.647]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to direct skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and nursing facilities to make available ownership and additional disclosable parties information for submission to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the state in which the facility is located, and in certain instances the state long-term care ombudsman. Outlines accountability requirements
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S.647: Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S3555-3556) on 03/19/2009
Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2010 [S.3978]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2010 - Permits a home health agency to determine the most appropriate skilled service to make the initial assessment visit for an individual who: (1) is eligible for home health services under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act; but (2) does not require skilled nursing care as long as that skilled service is included as part of the plan of care for such services. Permits an occupational therapist to make the initial assessment visit in such a case if occupational therapy is included in such
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S.3978: Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/19/2010
Veteran Employment Assistance Act of 2010 [S.3234]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Veterans ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Unemployment ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Education ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
Veteran Employment Assistance Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Associate Administrator for Veterans Business Development (Associate Administrator) of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish an online mechanism to: (1) provide information that assists veterans' assistance providers in carrying out veterans' assistance activities; and (2) coordinate and leverage the work of such providers. Includes as veterans' assistance providers: (1) a veterans' business center (center); (2) employees of the SBA's
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S.3234: Veteran Employment Assistance Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Reported By Senator Akaka Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 08/05/2010 With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 111-285. on 09/02/2010
Affordable Health Choices Act [S.1679]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Insurance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Economic Development ]
Affordable Health Choices Act - Title I: Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans - Subtitle A: Effective Coverage for All Americans - Part I: Provisions Applicable to the Individual and Group Markets - (Sec. 101) Amends the Public Health Service Act to set forth provisions governing health insurance plans and issuers, including to: (1) prohibit preexisting condition exclusions; (2) limit premium variances; (3) provide for guaranteed coverage of every employer and individual and automatic renewal of coverage; (4) require reports on premium
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S.1679: Affordable Health Choices Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Harkin
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Harkin. Without Written Report. on 09/17/2009