Sec. 244. Survey and data requirements for all Medicare participating hospice programs
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Section 1861(dd) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(dd) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: In accordance with the recommendations of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission contained in the March 2009 report entitled Report to Congress: Medicare Payment Policy , the Secretary shall establish, effective July 1, 2015, the following survey requirements for hospice programs: Any hospice program seeking initial certification under this title on or after that date shall be subject to an initial survey by an appropriate State or local agency, or an approved accreditation agency, not later than 6 months after the program first seeks such certification.
All hospice programs certified for participation under this title shall be subject to a standard survey by an appropriate State or local agency, or an approved accreditation agency, at least every 3 years after initially being so certified. . Section 1861(dd) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(dd) ), as amended by subsection (a), is amended— in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (F), by striking and at the end; by redesignating subparagraph
(G)as subparagraph (H); and by inserting after subparagraph
(F)the following new subparagraph: complies with the reporting requirements under paragraph (7); and ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: In accordance with the recommendations of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission for additional data (as contained in the March 2009 report entitled Report to Congress: Medicare Payment Policy ), beginning January 1, 2016, a hospice program shall report to the Secretary, in such form and manner, and at such intervals, as the Secretary shall require, the following data with respect to each patient visit: Visit type (such as admission, routine, emergency, education for family, other). Visit length. Professional or paraprofessional disciplines involved in the visit, including nurse, social worker, home health aide, physician, nurse practitioner, chaplain or spiritual counselor, counselor, dietician, physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech language pathologist, music or art therapist, and including bereavement and support services provided to a family after a patient’s death. Drugs and other therapeutic interventions provided. Home medical equipment and other medical supplies provided. In collecting the data required under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall ensure that the data are reported in a manner that allows for summarized cross-tabulations of the data by patients’ terminal diagnoses, lengths of stay, age, sex, and race. .
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