Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act
The summary
What this bill does
Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act
This bill allows individuals to receive occupational therapy as a home health service under Medicare without the need for other services. Currently, individuals may only receive occupational therapy as a home health service if they first qualify for home health services based on other needs (e.g., physical therapy).
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - PA District 11 · R-PA
26 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - PA-13 · R-PA
U.S. Representative - TX District 37 · D-TX
Member of Congress · D-NY
U.S. Representative - WV District 1 · R-WV
U.S. Representative - PA District 1 · R-PA
U.S. Representative - NC District 1 · D-NC
U.S. Representative - PA District 15 · R-PA
U.S. Representative - IN District 2 · R-IN
U.S. Representative - OH District 15 · R-OH
U.S. Representative - PA District 16 · R-PA
U.S. Representative - FL District 17 · R-FL
U.S. Representative - DC · D-DC
+ 14 more cosponsors
Roll-call vote
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 2013 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. |
| Policy Area | Health |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | March 10, 2025 |
| Latest Action | March 10, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 26 · House vote — · — views |