Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2005

        [Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 916 Introduced in House (IH)]

109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 916

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare
outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 17, 2005

Mr. English of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cardin, and
Mr. Pallone) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on
Ways and Means, 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

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A BILL

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare
outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Access to Rehabilitation
Services Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. OUTPATIENT THERAPY CAP REPEAL.

(a) In General.--Section 1833 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395l) is amended by striking subsection (g).
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to expenses incurred after such date (as soon as possible after
the date of the enactment of this Act) as the Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall specify.
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