[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3756 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3756

To establish a new pilot program that would test coverage of outpatient 
   observation services furnished outside a hospital under the Acute 
                   Hospital Care at Home initiative.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 7, 2024

Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Carper, and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                                Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish a new pilot program that would test coverage of outpatient 
   observation services furnished outside a hospital under the Acute 
                   Hospital Care at Home initiative.

    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 ``At Home Observation and Medical 
Evaluation Services Act of 2024'' or the ``At HOME Services Act of 
2024''.

SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM TO INCLUDE OBSERVATION SERVICES IN THE ACUTE 
              HOSPITAL CARE AT HOME INITIATIVE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act and subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services in coordination with the Centers for Medicare and 
Medicaid Services shall establish a pilot program to test expanding the 
Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative described in section 1866G of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc-7) to allow a hospital to 
furnish outpatient observation services to an individual at home in 
accordance with such requirements as the Secretary shall specify.
    (b) Required Notification.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Secretary may not waive the requirements of section 
1866(a)(1)(Y) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc(a)(1)(Y)) 
for hospitals participating in the pilot program.
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