HR 1459 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

To improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility.

Latest action · Mar 13, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 9, 2007
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to revise the classification criterion used to determine whether a hospital or hospital unit is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. Eliminates the current schedule of applicable percentages. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, instead, to require in the classification criterion a compliance rate no greater than the 60% compliance rate that became effective for cost reporting periods beginning on or after July 1, 2006.

Requires the Secretary, for cost reporting periods beginning on or after July 1, 2008, to include patients with comorbidity in the inpatient population that counts towards such 60% compliance rate.

Requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Medicare fiscal intermediaries, Medicare administrative contractors, recovery audit contractors, and other government agents to use and apply the criteria established in HCFA Ruling 85-2, as issued on July 31, 1985, as the sole standard for determining the medical necessity of servivces provided by inpatient rehabilitation hospitals and units to Medicare beneficiaries.

Directs the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees: (1) an examination of the impact of the 75% rule on the Medicare program, and specifically on Medicare beneficiaries; and (2) alternatives to the 75% rule policy for determining exclusion criteria for inpatient rehabilitation hospital and unit designation under the Medicare program.

Cosponsors 240

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2007 to Jun 12, 2008; 83 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAllen BoydOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-ALArtur DavisOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-MABarney FrankOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-TNBart GordonOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalMar 9, 2007
R-PABill ShusterOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-PACharles W. DentOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-KSDennis MooreOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-TXGene GreenOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-NYJames T. WalshOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-PAJason AltmireOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-PAJim GerlachOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-NJJim SaxtonOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-PAJohn E. PetersonOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-PAJohn P. MurthaOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-NVJon C. PorterOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-TXKay GrangerOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-MOKenny C. HulshofOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-TNLincoln DavisOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-CALois CappsOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-ARMarion BerryOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-COMark UdallOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-MAMartin T. MeehanOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-NJMike FergusonOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-ALMike RogersOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-NHPaul W. HodesOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-ILPeter J. RoskamOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-PAPhil EnglishOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-TXRalph M. HallOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-ILRay LaHoodOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-ALRobert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.OriginalMar 9, 2007
R-LARodney AlexanderOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-KYRon LewisOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-NJRush HoltOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-TXSam JohnsonOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-NJScott GarrettOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-NVShelley BerkleyOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-TXSilvestre ReyesOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-ALSpencer BachusOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-NYSteve IsraelOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-ALTerry EverettOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-NYThomas M. ReynoldsOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-PATim HoldenOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-PATim MurphyOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-NYTimothy H. BishopOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-PATodd Russell PlattsOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-MIVernon J. EhlersOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.OriginalMar 9, 2007
R-NYVito FossellaOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalMar 9, 2007
R-TNZach WampOriginalMar 9, 2007
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezMar 14, 2007
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesMar 14, 2007
R-ALJo BonnerMar 14, 2007
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthMar 14, 2007
R-TXTed PoeMar 14, 2007
R-TXMac ThornberryMar 15, 2007
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezMar 23, 2007
D-FLCorrine BrownMar 23, 2007
R-TNDavid DavisMar 23, 2007
R-NEJeff FortenberryMar 23, 2007
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Mar 23, 2007
D-MAJohn W. OlverMar 23, 2007
R-PAJoseph R. PittsMar 23, 2007
D-MEMichael H. MichaudMar 23, 2007
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonMar 23, 2007
R-MOSam GravesMar 23, 2007
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterMar 23, 2007
R-MOW. Todd AkinMar 23, 2007
D-MABill DelahuntMar 29, 2007
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonMar 29, 2007
D-MOEmanuel CleaverMar 29, 2007
D-GAJim MarshallMar 29, 2007
R-ARJohn BoozmanMar 29, 2007
R-TXK. Michael ConawayMar 29, 2007
R-TXKevin BradyMar 29, 2007
D-ARMike RossMar 29, 2007
D-PAPaul E. KanjorskiMar 29, 2007
D-VTPeter WelchMar 29, 2007
R-MITim WalbergMar 29, 2007
R-MDWayne T. GilchrestMar 29, 2007
D-PAChristopher P. CarneyMar 30, 2007
D-MIDale E. KildeeApr 17, 2007
D-RIJames R. LangevinApr 17, 2007
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyApr 17, 2007
D-NYJerrold NadlerApr 17, 2007
R-SCJoe WilsonApr 17, 2007
D-NYJohn J. HallApr 17, 2007
D-VARick BoucherApr 17, 2007
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeApr 17, 2007
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloApr 19, 2007
D-NJAlbio SiresApr 20, 2007
R-FLDave WeldonApr 20, 2007
D-NJSteven R. RothmanApr 20, 2007
D-INBrad EllsworthApr 25, 2007
R-FLC. W. Bill YoungApr 25, 2007
D-TXChet EdwardsApr 25, 2007
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzApr 25, 2007
D-NYGregory W. MeeksApr 25, 2007
D-PAPatrick J. MurphyApr 25, 2007
D-ILRahm EmanuelApr 25, 2007
D-OKDan BorenMay 3, 2007
D-NYEdolphus TownsMay 3, 2007
R-FLJeff MillerMay 3, 2007
R-TXRon PaulMay 3, 2007
D-TXRuben HinojosaMay 3, 2007
R-FLVern BuchananMay 3, 2007
R-NEAdrian SmithMay 7, 2007
R-FLAnder CrenshawMay 7, 2007
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerMay 7, 2007
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyMay 7, 2007
R-KYGeoff DavisMay 7, 2007
D-KYBen ChandlerMay 10, 2007
D-NCDavid E. PriceMay 10, 2007
D-AZHarry E. MitchellMay 10, 2007
D-TXHenry CuellarMay 10, 2007
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenMay 10, 2007
D-MAStephen F. LynchMay 10, 2007
D-METhomas H. AllenMay 10, 2007
R-WADavid G. ReichertMay 16, 2007
D-FLRobert WexlerMay 16, 2007
D-WITammy BaldwinMay 16, 2007
R-KSTodd TiahrtMay 16, 2007
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldMay 17, 2007
R-SCHenry E. Brown, Jr.May 17, 2007
D-MNJames L. OberstarMay 17, 2007
R-MOJo Ann EmersonMay 17, 2007
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMay 17, 2007
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersMay 23, 2007
R-MSCharles W. "Chip" PickeringMay 23, 2007
R-NMHeather WilsonMay 23, 2007
R-FLLincoln Diaz-BalartMay 23, 2007
R-FLTom FeeneyMay 23, 2007
D-FLKendrick B. MeekMay 24, 2007
R-IATom LathamMay 24, 2007
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyJun 5, 2007
D-MNCollin C. PetersonJun 5, 2007
R-KYHarold RogersJun 5, 2007
R-COMarilyn N. MusgraveJun 5, 2007
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartJun 5, 2007
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezJun 5, 2007
D-NCBob EtheridgeJun 7, 2007
R-FLJohn L. MicaJun 7, 2007
R-NYJohn R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr.Jun 7, 2007
R-ILJohn ShimkusJun 7, 2007
D-MORuss CarnahanJun 7, 2007
R-KYEd WhitfieldJun 11, 2007
R-NCWalter B. JonesJun 11, 2007
D-INBaron P. HillJun 14, 2007
D-ILBobby L. RushJun 14, 2007
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteJun 14, 2007
D-PAJoe SestakJun 14, 2007
D-NYJoseph CrowleyJun 14, 2007
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyJun 14, 2007
R-FLRic KellerJun 14, 2007
D-WVAlan B. MollohanJun 19, 2007
R-IDBill SaliJun 19, 2007
D-ARVic SnyderJun 19, 2007
R-KSJerry MoranJun 20, 2007
D-CTJohn B. LarsonJun 21, 2007
D-TXAl GreenJun 22, 2007
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoJun 22, 2007
R-TXRandy NeugebauerJun 22, 2007
D-ILDanny K. DavisJun 26, 2007
D-COJohn T. SalazarJun 26, 2007
D-NYJose E. SerranoJun 26, 2007
D-NYMichael A. ArcuriJun 26, 2007
D-MIBart StupakJun 28, 2007
D-GADavid ScottJun 28, 2007
R-ILJerry WellerJun 28, 2007
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.Jun 28, 2007
R-LABobby JindalJul 11, 2007
D-ILJerry F. CostelloJul 11, 2007
R-ILJudy BiggertJul 11, 2007
R-TXLamar SmithJul 11, 2007
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezJul 11, 2007
D-NCBrad MillerJul 12, 2007
R-MICandice S. MillerJul 12, 2007
R-MIFred UptonJul 12, 2007
R-NCRobin HayesJul 12, 2007
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterJul 18, 2007
D-NCMike McIntyreJul 18, 2007
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickJul 19, 2007
R-FLGus M. BilirakisJul 19, 2007
R-OKMary FallinJul 19, 2007
D-UTJim MathesonJul 24, 2007
D-MAJohn F. TierneyJul 27, 2007
R-LACharles W. Boustany, Jr.Jul 31, 2007
R-FLConnie MackJul 31, 2007
D-PAChaka FattahAug 3, 2007
R-MSRoger F. WickerAug 3, 2007
D-TXNick LampsonSep 4, 2007
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsSep 20, 2007
D-PAMichael F. DoyleSep 20, 2007
R-NJRodney P. FrelinghuysenSep 20, 2007
D-LACharlie MelanconSep 27, 2007
D-ILDaniel LipinskiSep 27, 2007
R-VAJo Ann DavisOct 4, 2007
D-SCJohn M. Spratt, Jr.Oct 4, 2007
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Oct 4, 2007
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOct 16, 2007
D-KSNancy E. BoydaOct 16, 2007
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOct 16, 2007
R-LARichard H. BakerOct 18, 2007
R-OKTom ColeOct 31, 2007
D-MOIke SkeltonNov 13, 2007
R-TXJohn R. CarterDec 13, 2007
D-INAndré CarsonJun 12, 2008

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Mar 9, 2007
Health Subcommittee
Referred Mar 13, 2007

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 13, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Mar 9, 2007Introduced in House
  3. Mar 9, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E510John S. Tanner D-TNMar 9, 2007

Research

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Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 110-41PAYMENTS TO CERTAIN MEDICARE FEE-FOR-SERVICE PROVIDERS164 pagesWays and Means CommitteeMay 15, 2007

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 9, 2007Introduced in House

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