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,s4 #cgef  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #g1 #bjbd,mr4 
,rubio 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,c>p]1 & ,mrs4  
,blackburn7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a new
 pilot program t w\ld te/ cov]age (     
outpati5t obs]vation s]vices furni%$    
outside a hospital "u ! ,acute ,hospital
 ,c>e at ,home initiative4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,at     
,home ,obs]vation & ,m$ical ,evaluation 
,s]vices ,act ( #bjbd or ! ,at ,,home   
,s]vices ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,pilot      
program to include obs]vation s]vices 9 
! ,acute ,hospital ,c>e at ,home        
initiative  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a 
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act & 
subject to subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y (
 ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 9 coord9ation 
) ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e & ,m$icaid ,s]vices
 %all e/abli% a pilot program to te/    
exp&+ ! ,acute ,hospital ,c>e at ,home  
initiative describ$ 9 section #ahff;,g (

 ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #acie;cc-#g7 to all[ a hospital to     
furni% outpati5t obs]vation s]vices to  
an individual at home 9 accordance ) su*
 requirem5ts z ! ,secret>y %all specify4
  7b7 ,requir$ notification ,not)/&+ any
 o!r provision ( law1 ! ,secret>y may n 
waive ! requirem5ts ( section           
#ahff7;a77#a77,y7 ( ! ,social ,security 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie;cc7a77#a77,y77
 = hospitals p>ticipat+ 9 ! pilot       
program4