,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #g1  
#bjbd,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,carper1 and ,mrs4 ,blackburn7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
establish a new pilot program that would
 test coverage of outpatient observation
 services furnished outside a hospital  
under the ,acute ,hospital ,care at     
,home initiative4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,at ,home
 ,observation and ,medical ,evaluation  
,services ,act of #bjbd or the ,at      
,,home ,services ,act of #bjbd4  #b4    
,pilot program to include observation   
services in the ,acute ,hospital ,care  
at ,home initiative  7a7 ,in general    
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act and subject to
 subsection 7b71 the ,secretary of      
,health and ,human ,services in         
coordination with the ,centers for      

,medicare and ,medicaid ,services shall 
establish a pilot program to test       
expanding the ,acute ,hospital ,care at 
,home initiative described in section   
#ahff;,g of the ,social ,security ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie;cc-#g7 to allow a  
hospital to furnish outpatient          
observation services to an individual at
 home in accordance with such           
requirements as the ,secretary shall    
specify4  7b7 ,required notification    
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,secretary may not waive the   
requirements of section                 
#ahff7;a77#a77,y7 of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acie;cc7a77#a77,y77 for hospitals      
participating in the pilot program4