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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 › Section 6211

In-Home Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Flexibility

Section 6211 · Sec. 6211 ·

What this chapter is about

This part lets heart and lung rehab count when given in a patient's home over live video. It runs from January 31, 2026 to January 1, 2028. Voice alone does not count.

2 proposals indexed from this chapter.

The document says “is amendedWho acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 6211 in the PDF
What the document says

“``(including, with respect to items and services furnished through audio and video real-time communications technology (excluding audio-only) on or after January 31, 2026, and before January 1, 2028, in the home of an individual who is an outpatient of the hospital)'' after ``outpatient basis''.”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 6211

Subsection (a) of section 6211 amends section 1861(eee)(2)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act by inserting the quoted words. They cover items and services furnished through live audio and video technology, but not audio alone, in the home of a hospital outpatient, on or after January 31, 2026 and before January 1, 2028.

What the document actually says

“``(including, with respect to items and services furnished through audio and video real-time communications technology (excluding audio-only) on or after January 31, 2026, and before January 1, 2028, in the home of an individual who is an outpatient of the hospital)'' after ``outpatient basis''.”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 6211
That sentence, in plain words

This covers care given over live sound and video. It does not cover sound alone. It runs from January 31, 2026 up to January 1, 2028.

What this is about

Rehab here means guided exercise after a heart or lung problem. It used to count only at a set place. Now home counts, for a time.

No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.

The document says “canWho acts: Secretary of Health and Human ServicesHow: statuteSec. 6211 in the PDF
What the document says

“Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may implement the amendment made by subsection (a) by program instruction or otherwise.”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 6211

Subsection (b) of section 6211 allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement the amendment by program instruction or otherwise, notwithstanding any other provision of law.

What the document actually says

“Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may implement the amendment made by subsection (a) by program instruction or otherwise.”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 6211
That sentence, in plain words

The health chief may put this change in place through a program notice. Other law does not stand in the way.

What this is about

Writing a rule takes months of notice and comment. A program notice is faster. This part allows the faster path.

No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.

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What This Page Covers, and What It Leaves Out

The two things the section does: insert the in-home audio and video language into section 1861(eee)(2)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act, and allow implementation by program instruction.

Nothing else in the section.

The section amends the Social Security Act, which is not indexed here, so what the rehabilitation benefit otherwise covers is not recorded on this site.