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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7493 

To require the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 

to conduct a study on temporary family health care structures. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 6, 2020 

Mr. GRIFFITH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 

Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To require the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services to conduct a study on temporary 

family health care structures. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Granny Pods Study 

5 Act of 2020’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. STUDY ON TEMPORARY FAMILY HEALTH CARE 

2 STRUCTURES. 

3 (a) STUDY.—The Administrator of the Centers for 

4 Medicare & Medicaid shall conduct a study on provision 

5 of long term care to mentally or physically impaired indi6 viduals using temporary family health care structures. The 

7 study shall include: 

8 (1) An identification of the services currently 

9 covered by Medicare program or the Medicaid pro10 gram that could reasonably be provided in a tem11 porary family health care structure by a caregiver or 

12 a home health provider. 

13 (2) A determination of reasonable reimburse14 ment rates for those services identified under para15 graph (1) provided in a temporary family health care 

16 structure setting. 

17 (3) The cost differential between such rates and 

18 the rates for such services furnished in a nursing fa19 cility. 

20 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

21 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 

22 Human Services, in coordination with other Federal agen23 cies, if appropriate, shall submit to the Committee on En24 ergy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a re25 port on the activities undertaken pursuant to subsection 


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1 (a) and the results of the study conducted under such sub2 section. 

3 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

4 For purposes of this Act: 

5 (1) TEMPORARY FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUC6 TURE.—The term ‘‘temporary family health care 

7 structure’’ means a transportable residential struc8 ture, providing an environment facilitating a care9 giver’s provision of care for a mentally or physically 

10 impaired individual, that— 

11 (A) is primarily assembled at a location 

12 other than its site of installation; 

13 (B) is limited to one occupant who shall be 

14 the mentally or physically impaired person; and 

15 (C) has no more than 300 gross square 

16 feet. 

17 (2) LONG TERM CARE.—The term ‘‘long term 

18 care’’ means care equivalent to that which would be 

19 covered by the Medicare or Medicaid program in a 

20 residential nursing facility if furnished to a bene21 ficiary under such program. 

22 (3) CAREGIVER.—The term ‘‘caregiver’’ means 

23 an adult who provides care for a mentally or phys24 ically impaired person. A caregiver shall be either re25 lated by blood, marriage, or adoption to, or the leVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:23 Jul 26, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7493.IH H7493

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1 gally appointed guardian of, the mentally or phys2 ically impaired person for whom the caregiver is car3 ing. 

4 (4) MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED INDI5 VIDUAL.—The term ‘‘mentally or physically impaired 

6 individual’’ means an individual who qualifies for 

7 benefits under the Medicare or Medicaid program 

8 and requires assistance with two or more activities 

9 of daily living, as certified in writing provided by a 

10 physician licensed by the State in which the indi11 vidual resides. 

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