S 829 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2011

Introduced Apr 14, 2011 Originated Senate Sponsor Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 14, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedApr 14, 2011
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the cap on outpatient physical therapy, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services of the type furnished by a physician or as an incident to physicians' services.

Cosponsors 22

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 14, 2011 to Sep 13, 2012, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-MN	Al Franken	Original	Apr 14, 2011
D-HI	Daniel K. Akaka	Original	Apr 14, 2011
D-HI	Daniel K. Inouye	Original	Apr 14, 2011
D-RI	Jack Reed	Original	Apr 14, 2011
R-SC	Lindsey Graham	Original	Apr 14, 2011
D-VT	Patrick J. Leahy	Original	Apr 14, 2011
R-MO	Roy Blunt	Original	Apr 14, 2011
R-ME	Susan M. Collins	Original	Apr 14, 2011
D-SD	Tim Johnson	Original	Apr 14, 2011
D-NY	Charles E. Schumer		May 2, 2011
D-MA	John F. Kerry		May 3, 2011
D-NJ	Robert Menendez		Jun 8, 2011
D-RI	Sheldon Whitehouse		Jul 5, 2011
D-DE	Christopher A. Coons		Jul 25, 2011
D-PA	Robert P. Casey Jr.		Jul 25, 2011

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Actions 2

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Apr 14, 2011Introduced in Senate
Apr 14, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 1546	Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2011	Identical bill	Apr 25, 2011

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

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Apr 14, 2011Introduced in Senate

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