COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020

Bill Number

HR 8322

Introduced

Sep 21, 2020

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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be ...

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Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Health Infectious and parasitic diseases Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicare

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COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020

This bill authorizes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to waive certain limitations with respect to Medicare coverage of hospice care during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the CMS may allow respite care to be provided in other settings besides inpatient facilities and may allow such care to be provided for up to 15 (rather than up to 5) consecutive days.

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Sep 21, 2020

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.
Sep 21, 2020

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