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Department of Veterans Affairs Therapeutic Medical Physicist Pay Cap Relief Act [S.3203] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Military ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the requirements for appointment, qualifications, and pay for therapeutic medical physicists of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Kaine Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 01/16/2020

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Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2019 [HB-5453] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ]
Allows a physical therapist to receive payment under Medicare for services provided to the physical therapist's patients by another physical therapist through a qualifying temporary arrangement, regardless of the geographic area or population served. Currently, physical therapists may only receive payment with respect to such arrangements for services provided in medically underserved, rural, or health professional shortage areas.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 12/18/2019

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Patient Navigation Assistance Act [HB-4830] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ]
Requires state Medicaid programs to cover patient navigator services. Patient navigators help individuals who are seeking prevention and treatment services for chronic diseases (e.g., cancer) to access appropriate services, obtain relevant information, and otherwise navigate the health care system.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark DeSaulnier Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/26/2019

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A resolution designating the week beginning September 8, 2019, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week". [SR-312] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Human Services ] [Healthcare ] [Disabilities ]
A resolution designating the week beginning September 8, 2019, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week".

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Voice Vote. on 09/12/2019

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Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act [HB-3127] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ]
Establishes circumstances under which an occupational therapist may conduct an initial or comprehensive assessment for an individual who is eligible for home health services under Medicare. Specifically, an occupational therapist may conduct the assessment if the physician's referral order does not include skilled nursing care but does include (1) occupational therapy, and (2) physical therapy or speech language pathology.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/06/2019

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Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2019 [S.1725] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ]
Establishes circumstances under which an occupational therapist may conduct an initial or comprehensive assessment for an individual who is eligible for home health services under Medicare. Specifically, an occupational therapist may conduct the assessment if the physician's referral order does not include skilled nursing care but does include (1) occupational therapy, and (2) physical therapy or speech language pathology.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/05/2019

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Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2019 [S.1351] [Taxes ] [Healthcare ] [Senior Citizens ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Family-Related Legislation ]
Allows a tax credit for a portion of a taxpayer's expenses for eldercare. The credit applies to expenses to care for certain relatives or members of the taxpayer's household who have attained the age of 65 and require assistance with activities of daily living. Eldercare expense include amounts paid for medical care, lodging away from home, adult day services, personal care, respite care, assistive technologies and devices (including remote health monitoring), environmental modifications (including home modifications), and counseling or training (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/07/2019

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Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act [HB-2487] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Education ] [Military ] [Grants ] [Science ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to award grants to eligible institutions to (1) establish a master's degree program in orthotics and prosthetics, or (2) expand upon an existing master's degree program in such area. The VA shall give grant priority to institutions that have entered into a partnership with a medical center administered by the VA or a facility administered by the Department of Defense. An eligible institution is an educational institution that is either accredited by the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/15/2019

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Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act [S.1315] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Education ] [Military ] [Grants ] [Science ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to award grants to eligible institutions to (1) establish a master's degree program in orthotics and prosthetics, or (2) expand upon an existing master's degree program in such area. The VA shall give grant priority to institutions that have entered into a partnership with a medical center administered by the VA or a facility administered by the Department of Defense. An eligible institution is an educational institution that is either accredited by the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/02/2019

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PIMA of 2019 Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019 [HB-2143] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ]
Expands Medicare's prohibition on physician self-referrals (i.e., the Stark law) to include, with specified exceptions, certain advanced imaging, anatomic pathology, radiation therapy, and physical therapy services. Additionally, the bill establishes increased civil monetary penalties for violations of the self-referral prohibition with respect to those services. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall conduct a compliance review with respect to such referrals.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/10/2019

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North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act [HB-925] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Animals ] [Water ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Reauthorizes the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through FY2024.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson On Motion To Concur In The Senate Amendments With An Amendment Agreed To By The Yeas And Nays: 214 - 207 (roll No. 214). (text: Cr H5202-5417) on 10/01/2020

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A resolution designating the week beginning September 10, 2017, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week". [SR-258] [Disabilities ] [Human Services ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
A resolution designating the week beginning September 10, 2017, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week". Designates the week beginning September 10, 2017, as National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week. Commends direct support professionals for being integral to long-term support and services for individuals with disabilities. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the successful implementation of the public policies affecting individuals with disabilities depends on the dedication of direct support professionals.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S5748; Consideration: Cr S5747-5748; Text: Cr S5747-5748) on 09/14/2017

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Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2017 [HB-3820] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ]
Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2017 This bill establishes circumstances under which an occupational therapist may conduct an initial or comprehensive assessment for an individual who is eligible for home health services under Medicare. Specifically, an occupational therapist may conduct the assessment if the physician's referral order does not include skilled nursing care but does include: (1) occupational therapy, and (2) physical therapy or speech language pathology.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/29/2017

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Direct CARE Opportunity Act Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment Opportunity Act [HB-3778] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ] [Senior Citizens ] [Disabilities ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Direct CARE Opportunity Act Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment Opportunity Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants to recruit, retain, or provide advancement opportunities to direct care workers. A direct care worker includes home health aides, psychiatric aides, nursing assistants, and personal care aids who assist seniors and persons with disabilities in their homes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Scott Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/15/2017

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Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act [HB-3696] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Military ] [Science ] [Education ] [Grants ] [Funding ]
Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to award grants to eligible institutions to: (1) establish a master's degree program in orthotics and prosthetics, or (2) expand upon an existing master's degree program in such area. The VA shall give grant priority to institutions that have entered into a partnership with a medical center administered by the VA or a facility administered by the Department of Defense. An "eligible institution" is an educational institution that is either accredited (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 06/27/2018

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Public Housing Tenant Protection and Reinvestment Act of 2017 [HB-3160] [Housing ] [Healthcare ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Community Development ] [Energy ] [Senior Citizens ] [Public Health ] [Construction ] [Poverty ]
Public Housing Tenant Protection and Reinvestment Act of 2017 Public Housing One-for-One Replacement and Tenant Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 regarding: (1) demolition, disposition, or both pursuant to conversion of any public housing unit; and (2) the taking of public housing units through the use of eminent domain. The bill exempts from specified requirements for demolition and disposition of public housing, public housing projects removed from a public housing agency (PHA) inventory under the program (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen Introduced In House on 06/29/2017

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Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act [S.1467] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Military ] [Science ] [Education ] [Grants ] [Funding ]
Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to award grants to eligible institutions to: (1) establish a master's degree program in orthotics and prosthetics, or (2) expand upon an existing master's degree program in such area. The VA shall give grant priority to institutions that have entered into a partnership with a medical center administered by the VA or a facility administered by the Department of Defense. An "eligible institution" is an educational institution that is either accredited (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S3832-3833) on 06/28/2017

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Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2017 [HB-1604] [Healthcare ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Social Security ] [Public Health ] [Community Development ]
Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2017 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to make physician assistants eligible for Medicaid electronic health record incentive payments, regardless of whether they practice in a rural health clinic or federally qualified health center.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Bass Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017

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Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Therapy Act of 2017 [HB-626] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Recreation ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ]
Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Therapy Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, for purposes of determining whether inpatient rehabilitation-facility services are reasonable and necessary under Medicare, to include recreational-therapy services among the therapeutic modalities that constitute an intensive rehabilitation-therapy program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Thompson Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/02/2017

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MEND Act Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act [HB-662] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Education ]
MEND Act Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act This bill lessens the organizational requirements that hospital-based nursing and allied-health education programs must meet in order to be eligible to receive certain Medicare payments for program support.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/07/2017

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