United States 115th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 32 D · 13 R · 2 I cosponsors

S 445 — Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017 This bill allows Medicare payment for home health services ordered by a nurse practitioner, a clinical nurse specialist, a certified nurse-midwife, or a physician assistant.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 46 co-sponsors · 500 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (46)

Not signed on (500)

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 445 do?
Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017 This bill allows Medicare payment for home health services ordered by a nurse practitioner, a clinical nurse specialist, a certified nurse-midwife, or a physician assistant.
Who sponsors S 445?
S 445 is sponsored by Booker, Cory A. (Democratic), Tester, Jon (Democratic), Bennet, Michael F. (Democratic), Udall, Tom (Democratic), Gardner, Cory (Republican), Van Hollen, Chris (Democratic), Risch, James E. (Republican), Cantwell, Maria (Democratic), Casey, Robert P., Jr. (Democratic), Smith, Tina (Democratic), Harris, Kamala D. (Democratic), Cardin, Benjamin L. (Democratic), Wicker, Roger F. (Republican), Cochran, Thad (Republican), Hoeven, John (Republican), Reed, Jack (Democratic), Shaheen, Jeanne (Democratic), Ernst, Joni (Republican), Coons, Christopher A. (Democratic), Grassley, Chuck (Republican), Klobuchar, Amy (Democratic), King, Angus S., Jr. (Independent), Markey, Edward J. (Democratic), Baldwin, Tammy (Democratic), Brown, Sherrod (Democratic), Whitehouse, Sheldon (Democratic), Blumenthal, Richard (Democratic), Peters, Gary C. (Democratic), Portman, Rob (Republican), Leahy, Patrick J. (Democratic), Warren, Elizabeth (Democratic), Hirono, Mazie K. (Democratic), Hassan, Margaret Wood (Democratic), Franken, Al (Democratic), McCaskill, Claire (Democratic), Manchin, Joe, III (Independent), Stabenow, Debbie (Democratic), Heitkamp, Heidi (Democratic), Merkley, Jeff (Democratic), Murkowski, Lisa (Republican), Barrasso, John (Republican), Daines, Steve (Republican), Gillibrand, Kirsten E. (Democratic), Donnelly, Joe (Democratic), Boozman, John (Republican), Heinrich, Martin (Democratic), and Collins, Susan M. (Republican).
What is the current status of S 445?
This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track S 445?
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