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 David
Jayne Homebound Reform Act of 2003
(H.R. 1874)
On May 1, 2003, Representative
Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Representative Christopher Smith
(R-NJ) introduced legislation to exempt severely and
permanently disabled individuals from Medicare restrictions that
limit their ability to travel away from home without losing their
home health benefits. The David Jayne Homebound Reform Act
(H.R. 1874) creates a pilot program to test whether the exemption
will have little, if any, significant cost implications for
Medicare.
Under current law, to be considered
"homebound", and therefore eligible for Medicare home
health benefits, individuals may only leave their home for short,
infrequent trips, unless they attend adult day care or a religious
service. Failure to comply with this rule can result in
forfeiture of the of patient's home health benefits.
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