Reinstatement of the Medicare Rehabilitation Benefit Act of 1998 (Introduced in the Senate)

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Reinstatement of the Medicare Rehabilitation Benefit Act of 1998

(Introduced in the Senate)

S 2222 IS

105th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 2222

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the financial

limitation on rehabilitation services under part B of the Medicare

Program.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 25, 1998

Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. REID, Mr. HOLLINGS, and Mr. D'AMATO)

introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the

Committee on Finance

A BILL

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the financial

limitation on rehabilitation services under part B of the Medicare

Program.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United

States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Reinstatement of

the Medicare Rehabilitation Benefit Act of 1998'.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF FINANCIAL LIMITATION ON

REHABILITATION SERVICES.

(a) REPEAL-

(1) IN GENERAL- Section 1833 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.

1395l) is amended by striking subsection (g).

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply

to services furnished on or after January 1, 1999.

( OFFSETTING PORTION OF ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES THROUGH PAYMENT

REFORM-

(1) IN GENERAL- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for

outpatient physical therapy services, outpatient occupational therapy

services, and outpatient speech-language pathology services covered under

title XVIII of the Social Security Act and furnished on or after January

1, 2000, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall implement a new

payment methodology based on the classification of individuals by

diagnostic category, functional status, and prior use of services in both

inpatient and outpatient settings.

(2) BUDGET NEUTRALITY IN IMPLEMENTATION- Such payment methodology

shall be designed so that the methodology, taking into account the

increased expenditures resulting from the amendment made by subsection

(a), does not result in any increase or decrease in the expenditures

under title XVIII of the Social Security Act on a fiscal year

basis.

R. Kovacek, MSA, PT

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The FOCUS Group, Inc.

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