,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjjf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjbj,ms4  
,velzquez 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,sewell of 
,alabama1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4      
,nadler1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1    
,mr4 ,serrano1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4    
,espaillat1 and ,ms4 ,meng7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1  
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,energy and ,commerce1 for a period to  
be subsequently determined by the       
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xi of the  
,social ,security ,act to waive the     
application of certain conditions of    
payment and conditions of participation 
for home health services furnished in an
 emergency area during an emergency     
period1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,improving ,care in ,home ,health   

,agencies ,act4  #b4 ,modification of   
the application of certain conditions of
 payment and conditions of participation
 for home health services furnished in  
an emergency area during an emergency   
period ,section #aace7;b7 of the ,social
 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#acbj;b-#e7 is amended-- 7#a7 in        
paragraph 7#g71 by striking at the end  
and2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#h71 by        
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by inserting 
the following new paragraph3  7#i7 in   
the case of a home health service 7as   
defined in section #ahfa7m77 and the    
home health agency documents the receipt
 of verbal orders issued by the         
physician1 nurse practitioner1 physician
 assistant1 or clinical nurse           
specialist1 as appropriate1 with respect
 to such home health service1 conditions
 of payment or conditions of            
participation that would otherwise      
require written-- 7,a7 signed and dated 
plan of treatment2  7,b7 orders for     

care2  7,c7 certification of benefit    
eligibility2 or  7,d7 documentation of a
 face-to-face encounter4  4