Medicare Occupational Therapy Coverage Eligibility Act of 2001 (Introduced in the
House)
HR 2071 IH
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2071
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 .
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 6, 2001
Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, and Mr. GRAHAM)
introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
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 Occupational Therapy Coverage Eligibility
Act of 2001'.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES ON THE BASIS OF A NEED FOR
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY .
(a) IN GENERAL- Sections 1814(a)(2)(C) and 1835(a)(2)(A) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)(2)(C)
and 1395n(a)(2)(A)) are each amended by striking `or speech therapy' and all that
follows through `need occupational
therapy' and inserting `, occupational , or speech therapy' .
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to home
health services provided on or
after October 1, 2001.
You can obtain more information at thomas.gov.
Jimmie Arceneaux, LOTR
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