To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the surety bond requirement applicable to home health agencies as a condition of participation under Medicare.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to home health agencies to revise surety bond condition of participation requirements to: (1) repeal the requirement for a four-year bond, and (2) require that any surety bond be at least $50,000.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3832 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3832

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the surety 
 bond requirement applicable to home health agencies as a condition of 
                     participation under Medicare.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2014

Mr. McDermott introduced the following bill; which was 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the surety 
 bond requirement applicable to home health agencies as a condition of 
                     participation under Medicare.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF MEDICARE HOME HEALTH SURETY BOND CONDITION 
              OF PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT.

    Section 1861(o)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(o)(7)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(7) provides the Secretary with a surety bond--
                    ``(A) in a form specified by the Secretary and in 
                an amount that is not less than $50,000; and
                    ``(B) that the Secretary determines is commensurate 
                with the volume of payments to the home health agency; 
                and''.
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