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Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act

USA119th CongressHR-783| House 
| Updated: 1/28/2025
John Joyce

John Joyce

Republican Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (36)
Kim Schrier (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Gabe Vasquez (Democratic)Gregory F. Murphy (Republican)Darren Soto (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Eugene Simon Vindman (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Tim Walberg (Republican)Donald G. Davis (Democratic)Janelle S. Bynum (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Carol D. Miller (Republican)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Suhas Subramanyam (Democratic)Blake D. Moore (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Mike Bost (Republican)David G. Valadao (Republican)Julia Brownley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Sarah McBride (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Jay Obernolte (Republican)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Robert P. Bresnahan (Republican)Troy Balderson (Republican)Vern Buchanan (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill aims to permanently extend flexibilities established during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing Medicare beneficiaries to receive cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation services in their homes. It amends the Social Security Act to permit these services to be furnished via two-way audio-visual telehealth technology or when a patient's home is designated as a provider-based location of a hospital outpatient department. Furthermore, the legislation explicitly allows for physician supervision of these rehabilitation programs through virtual presence using two-way audio-visual communications. A significant provision of the bill expands the originating sites for telehealth services, specifically waiving geographic requirements for in-home cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs. This change ensures that patients can access these vital services remotely, regardless of their location, by removing a key barrier to telehealth adoption. The bill also directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish new rules. These rules will set standards for designating an individual's home as a provider-based organization of a hospital, consistent with prior "Hospital Without Walls" waivers, and formally include these rehabilitation programs as specified telehealth services.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-9427
Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-1406
Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act
Jan 24, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-248
Introduced in Senate
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2025
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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-9427
    Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-1406
    Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act


  • January 24, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-248
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 28, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 28, 2025
    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.

Health

Related Bills

  • S 119-248: Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth technology, devices, suppliesHome and outpatient careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicareTelephone and wireless communication

Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act

USA119th CongressHR-783| House 
| Updated: 1/28/2025
This bill aims to permanently extend flexibilities established during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing Medicare beneficiaries to receive cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation services in their homes. It amends the Social Security Act to permit these services to be furnished via two-way audio-visual telehealth technology or when a patient's home is designated as a provider-based location of a hospital outpatient department. Furthermore, the legislation explicitly allows for physician supervision of these rehabilitation programs through virtual presence using two-way audio-visual communications. A significant provision of the bill expands the originating sites for telehealth services, specifically waiving geographic requirements for in-home cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs. This change ensures that patients can access these vital services remotely, regardless of their location, by removing a key barrier to telehealth adoption. The bill also directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish new rules. These rules will set standards for designating an individual's home as a provider-based organization of a hospital, consistent with prior "Hospital Without Walls" waivers, and formally include these rehabilitation programs as specified telehealth services.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-9427
Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-1406
Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act
Jan 24, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-248
Introduced in Senate
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2025
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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-9427
    Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-1406
    Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act


  • January 24, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-248
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 28, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 28, 2025
    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.
John Joyce

John Joyce

Republican Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (36)
Kim Schrier (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Gabe Vasquez (Democratic)Gregory F. Murphy (Republican)Darren Soto (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Eugene Simon Vindman (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Tim Walberg (Republican)Donald G. Davis (Democratic)Janelle S. Bynum (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Carol D. Miller (Republican)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Suhas Subramanyam (Democratic)Blake D. Moore (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Mike Bost (Republican)David G. Valadao (Republican)Julia Brownley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Sarah McBride (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Jay Obernolte (Republican)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Robert P. Bresnahan (Republican)Troy Balderson (Republican)Vern Buchanan (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • S 119-248: Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth technology, devices, suppliesHome and outpatient careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicareTelephone and wireless communication