Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act or the HOSPICE Act
This bill establishes survey requirements for, and enforcement mechanisms against, certified hospice programs under Medicare.
Specifically, certified programs must undergo periodic surveys by a state, local, or approved accreditation agency, as specified; the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must provide appropriate training for surveyors and publish information relating to survey results on its website. The CMS must also (1) conduct more frequent surveys of programs that are found to be noncompliant with applicable standards; and (2) take specified enforcement actions against such programs, based on the severity of the deficiencies. Enforcement actions include civil penalties, suspended Medicare payments, and termination of program certification.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-17 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 544. | House floor actions |
| 2020-12-17 | Discharge | Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2020-12-17 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-660, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2020-02-12 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2020-02-12 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2020-02-10 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2020-02-10 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2020-02-10 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2020-02-10 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |