H.R. 2208 · 114th Congress
Hospice CARE
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Tom Reed
- Introduced
- 2015-05-01
- Latest action
- 2015-05-18 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Hospice Commitment to Accurate and Relevant Encounters Act or the Hospice CARE [sic]
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the face-to-face encounter framework in hospice care. A clinical nurse specialist, physician assistant, or other health professional (in addition to a hospice physician or a nurse practitioner, as under current law) is allowed to conduct the face-to-face encounter with the individual to determine continued eligibility for hospice care before the first 60-day (currently 180-day) recertification period and each subsequent recertification.