H.R. 5393 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5393 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 1, 2014 Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Thompson of California) introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for required Medicare hospice program surveys, and for other purposes. 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Hospice Opportunities for Supporting Patients with Integrity and Care Evaluations (HOSPICE) Act of 2014. 2. Hospice survey requirement (a) In general Section 1861(dd)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(dd)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (c) Any entity that is certified as a hospice program shall be subject to a standard survey by an appropriate State or local survey agency, or an approved accreditation agency, as determined by the Secretary, not less frequently than once every 36 months beginning 6 months after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph. . (b) Funding For purposes of carrying out subparagraph (C) of section 1861(dd)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(dd)(4)), as added by subsection (a), there shall be transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund under section 1817 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i) $25,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2016, to be made available for such purposes in equal parts for each such fiscal year. 3. Hospice program eligibility recertification technical correction to apply limitation on liability of beneficiary rules Section 1879 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395pp) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (I) The provisions of this section shall apply with respect to a denial of a payment under this title by reason of section 1814(a)(7)(D)(ii) in the same manner as such provisions apply with respect to a denial of a payment under this title by reason of section 1862(a)(1). .