# 119-s-248: Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act

119-s-248, Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-248
- Congress: 119
- Title: Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-13

## Summary

**Permanently lets Medicare pay for cardiopulmonary and pulmonary rehabilitation delivered to a beneficiary's home by telehealth.** It would also expand which clinicians and hospital locations can provide these visits and require standards for treating a home as a provider‑based hospital location. - Medicare beneficiaries would be able to receive cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation at home through real‑time audio‑visual telehealth visits. This reduces the need to travel to outpatient clinics for these programs. - Hospitals and clinicians would be able to treat the home as a provider‑based outpatient location for these services and be eligible telehealth originators. The bill explicitly includes hospitals, physicians, and practitioners in the list of originators. - Clinicians who may be virtually present would include physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists. The Secretary would be required to establish designation standards and the amendments would apply to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2026.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Medicare home rehab by telehealth: benefit, medium. If enacted, Medicare patients needing cardiac or lung rehab would be able to get those visits at home using live audio‑visual telehealth. The bill would treat home rehab visits as Medicare telehealth and allow a home to be designated as a hospital outpatient provider‑based location. The HHS Secreta…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-1973: Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025
- 119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-248 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/248)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1552)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-1973: Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1973)
- [119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1816)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-248 (as of 2026-06-13).