,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhbi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ag 
7legislative day1 ,september #af71 #bjbe
 ,mr4 ,king introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend title ,,xviii of the ,social
 ,security ,act to provide coverage of  
preventive home visits under ,medicare1 
and for other purposes4  #a4  ,short    
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,preventive ,home ,visit ,act4  #b4     
,medicare coverage of preventive home   
visits  7a7  ,in general  ,section #ahfa
 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7 is amended-- 7#a7 in  
subsection 7s77#b7--  7,a7 in           
subparagraph 7,,jj71 by adding and after
 the semicolon2 and  7,b7 by adding at  
the end the following new subparagraph3 
7,,kk7 a preventive home visit 7as      
defined in subsection 7nnn772  2 and    
7#b7 by adding at the end the following 
new subsection3  7nnn7 ,preventive home 

visit ,the term preventive home visit   
means a visit to the home of an         
individual by a qualified professional  
or team of professionals 7as defined by 
the ,secretary71 not more frequently    
than once every #b years1 during which  
the qualified professional provides an  
assessment of the home environment of   
the individual1 identifies health risks1
 and provides referrals1 as appropriate1
 for interventions or home modifications
 to improve physical function1 balance1 
strength and mobility1 reduce other     
falls risk factors1 or enhance nutrition
 with respect to the individual4 ,the   
preventive home visit can be conducted  
in-person1 remotely1 or a combination   
thereof4  4  7b7  ,payment  7#a7  ,in   
general  ,section #ahcc7;a77#a7 of the  
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciel7a77#a77 is amended--  7,a7 by    
striking and 7,,hh7 and inserting       
7,,hh72 and  7,b7 by inserting before   
the semicolon at the end the following3 
and 7,,ii7 with respect to a preventive 

home visit 7as defined in section       
#ahfa7nnn771 the amount paid shall be   
equal to #ajj percent of the lesser of  
the actual charge for the service or the
 amount determined under section        
#ahcd7;aa74  7#b7  ,payment             
determination  ,section #ahcd of the    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciem7 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection3  7aa7     
,preventive home visits  ,the ,secretary
 shall establish a bundled payment      
amount for a preventive home visit 7as  
defined in section #ahfa7nnn771         
including any referrals made in         
connection with the visit4  4  7c7      
,frequency limitation  ,section         
#ahfb7;a77#a7 of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciey7a77#a77 is   
amended--  7#a7 in subparagraph 7,o71 by
 striking and at the end2  7#b7 in      
subparagraph 7,p71 by inserting and     
after the semicolon2 and  7#c7 by adding
 at the end the following new           
subparagraph3  7,q7 in the case of a    

preventive home visit 7as defined in    
section #ahfa7nnn771 which is provided  
more frequently than is covered under   
such section4  4  7d7  ,effective date  
,the amendments made by this section    
shall apply with respect to services    
furnished on or after ,january #a1      
#bjbg4