Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to authorize qualified physical therapists to provide services for Medicare beneficiaries without the requirement of a physician referral.
Provides for treatment of outpatient speech-language pathology services separately from outpatient physical therapy services.
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Feb 27, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 27, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2977-2978)