,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bbjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #a1 #bjae ,mr4   
,re$ 7= himself & ,mr4 ,?ompson (       
,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways &     
,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title       
,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act to   
/r5g!n & protect ,m$ic>e hospice        
programs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,hospice ,commitm5t to     
,accurate & ,relevant ,enc\nt]s ,act or 
! ,hospice ,,c>e4  #b4 ,ensur+ timely   
access to hospice c>e  7a7 ,9 g5]al     
,section #ahad7;a77#g77;,d77i7 ( !      
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acie;f7a77#g77;,d77i77 is am5d$ to read
 z foll[s3  7i7 a hospice physician1    
nurse practition]1 cl9ical nurse        
speciali/1 or physician assi/ant 7z ^?  
t]ms are def9$ 9 section                
#ahfa7;aa77#e771 or o!r heal?           
pr(essional 7z designat$ by !           
,secret>y71 has a face-to-face enc\nt] )
 ! individual to det]m9e cont9u$        

eligibility ( ! individual = hospice c>e
 prior to ! fir/ #fj-;day p]iod & ea*   
subsequ5t rec]tification "u subp>agraph 
7,a77ii7 7or1 9 ! case :]e a hospice    
program newly admits an individual :o   
w\ld be ent]+ _! fir/ #fj-;day p]iod or 
a subsequ5t hospice b5efit p]iod or :]e 
exceptional circum/ances1 z def9$ by !  
,secret>y1 may prev5t a face-to-face    
enc\nt] prior to ! beg9n+ ( ! hospice   
b5efit p]iod1 n lat] ?an #g cal5d> days 
aft] ! individual's election "u section 
#ahab7;d77#a7 ) respect to ! hospice    
program7 & atte/s t su* visit took place
 79 accordance ) proc$ures e/abli%$ by !
 ,secret>y72 &  4  7b7 ,effective date  
,! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 takes 
effect on ,janu>y #a1 #bjaf1 & applies  
to hospice c>e furni%$ on or aft] su*   
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