,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #aj1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,smucker 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,joyce of  
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,mr4      
,tonko1 ,mrs4 ,miller of ,west          
,virginia1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 and ,mr4  
,davis of ,north ,carolina7 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 ,,xviii of   
the ,social ,security ,act to provide   
for eligibility for coverage of home    
health services under the ,medicare     
program on the basis of a need for      
occupational therapy4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,medicare
 ,home ,health ,accessibility ,act4  #b4
 ,eligibility for home health services  

on the basis of a need for occupational 
therapy  7a7 ,part ,a ,section          
#ahad7;a77#b77;,c7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acie;f7a77#b77;,c77 is amended by      
striking or speech therapy and all that 
follows through need occupational       
therapy and inserting 1 occupational1 or
 speech therapy4  7b7 ,part ,b ,section 
#ahce7;a77#b77;,a7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acien7a77#b77;,a77 is amended by       
striking or speech therapy and all that 
follows through need occupational       
therapy and inserting 1 occupational1 or
 speech therapy4  7c7 ,effective date   
,the amendments made by subsections 7a7 
and 7b7 shall apply to home health      
services provided on or after ,january  
#a1 #bjbf4