US Congress House Bill 5821 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 10 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-17 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 544.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes survey requirements for, and enforcement mechanisms against, certified hospice programs under Medicare. Specifically, certified programs must undergo periodic surveys by a state, local, or approved accreditation agency, as specified; the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must provide appropriate training for surveyors and publish information relating to survey results on its website. The CMS must also (1) conduct more frequent surveys of programs that are found to be noncompliant with applicable standards; and (2) take specified enforcement actions against such programs, based on the severity of the deficiencies. Enforcement actions include civil penalties, suspended Medicare payments, and termination of program certification.

HOSPICE Act Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act

Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]	Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]
Rep. Tom Rice [R-SC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-17	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 544.
2020-12-17	House	Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
2020-12-17	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-660, Part I.
2020-02-12	House	Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2020-02-12	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2020-02-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2020-02-10	House	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.
2020-02-10	House	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.
2020-02-10	House	Introduced in House

HB2477 (Related) 2020-12-09 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5821/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5821/BILLS-116hr5821ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5821/BILLS-116hr5821rh.pdf