A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide certain Medicare beneficiaries with an exemption to the financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services under part B of the Medicare program, and to provide for a system to vary those limitations using a classification of individuals based on diagnostic category and prior use of services
Contributors: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means
Publisher: United States Government Printing Office
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Subjects: Occupational therapy services; Finance; Physical therapy; Law and legislation; Diagnosis related groups; Speech therapy; People with disabilities; Medicare; Medicare beneficiaries; Services for; Rehabilitation
Other titles: Medicare Rehabilitation Benefit Equity Act of 1999.; 106th Congress, 1st Session, H.R. 1736 in the House of Representatives.; To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide certain Medicare beneficiaries with an exemption to the financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services under part B of the Medicare program, and to provide for a system to vary those limitations using a classification of individuals based on diagnostic category and prior use of services.
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Introduced May 6, 1999; referred to the Committee on Commerce and Committee on Ways and Means.

CMS copy in folder: Public Laws: Bill / House / 106th Congress / 1st Session / 1999 / File 3.