US Congress Senate Bill 3305 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on September 8 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-09-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

VERIFI Act Verifying Electronically the Receipt of In-Home Care For Individuals Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the use of electronic visit verification systems for certain services under the Medicare program. An "electronic visit verification system" is a system under which care-related visits are electronically verified with regard to: (1) the type and date of service, (2) the individual receiving the service, (3) the individual providing the service, (4) the location of service delivery, and (5) the time the service begins and ends. A home health agency must have such a system in place for home health services as a condition of participation in the Medicare program. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall establish standards for the systems and must consult with agencies to ensure that such standards: (1) are minimally burdensome, (2) account for existing best practices and electronic visit verifications systems already in use, and (3) require that the systems are conducted in accordance with specified legal requirements related to privacy and security.

VERIFI Act Verifying Electronically the Receipt of In-Home Care For Individuals Act

Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-09-08	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/3305/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s3305/BILLS-114s3305is.pdf