Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015
Latest action · Feb 27, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedJan 27, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015
Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require physical therapists furnishing outpatient physical therapy services to use specified locum tenens arrangements for payment purposes in the same manner as such arrangements are used to apply to physicians furnishing substitute physicians services for other physicians.
(Locum tenens [place holder], or substitute, physicians usually assume professional practices in the absence of a regular physician for reasons such as illness, pregnancy, vacation, or continuing medical education.)
Cosponsors 105
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 27, 2015 to Sep 28, 2016; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Jan 27, 2015 |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Original | Jan 27, 2015 |
| R-KS | Mike Pompeo | Original | Jan 27, 2015 |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Original | Jan 27, 2015 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Jan 27, 2015 |
| R-IA | Steve King | Original | Jan 27, 2015 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Feb 10, 2015 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Feb 11, 2015 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Feb 11, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Feb 11, 2015 | |
| R-FL | David W. Jolly | Feb 13, 2015 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Feb 13, 2015 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Feb 24, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Feb 26, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Mar 13, 2015 | |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Mar 13, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Luke Messer | Mar 13, 2015 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Mar 13, 2015 | |
| R-LA | Ralph Lee Abraham | Mar 24, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Mar 24, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 15, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Apr 28, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Apr 28, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | May 14, 2015 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | May 15, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | May 19, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | May 19, 2015 | |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | May 19, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Jun 2, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Jun 2, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Jun 2, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Jun 3, 2015 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Jun 3, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| D-NE | Brad Ashford | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| R-LA | John Fleming | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Jun 12, 2015 | |
| R-IA | David Young | Jun 12, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jun 12, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Jun 12, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jun 12, 2015 | |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Jun 18, 2015 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Jun 18, 2015 | |
| D-HI | Mark Takai | Jun 18, 2015 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Jun 18, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jun 25, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jun 25, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Mimi Walters | Jun 25, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jul 8, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Jul 8, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Jul 14, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | Jul 14, 2015 | |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Jul 21, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jul 21, 2015 | |
| R-MT | Ryan K. Zinke | Jul 21, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Keith J. Rothfus | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Gwen Graham | Sep 22, 2015 | |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Sep 22, 2015 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Sep 25, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Oct 21, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Nov 3, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Nov 18, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Nov 18, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Dec 15, 2015 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Dec 18, 2015 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Feb 2, 2016 | |
| R-NC | Renee L. Ellmers | Mar 15, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Apr 11, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Apr 11, 2016 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Apr 14, 2016 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Apr 14, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Apr 14, 2016 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Apr 14, 2016 | |
| R-OK | Jim Bridenstine | Apr 18, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Apr 20, 2016 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Apr 21, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | May 23, 2016 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Jul 5, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Jul 6, 2016 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Jul 13, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jul 21, 2016 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Sep 7, 2016 | |
| R-MI | David A. Trott | Sep 28, 2016 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 27, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 30, 2015 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jan 27, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 27, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 30, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 27, 2015Introduced in House
- Jan 27, 2015Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 13, January 27, 2015, page H640.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 114-81 | EXAMINING POTENTIAL WAYS TO IMPROVE THE MEDICARE PROGRAM135 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Oct 1, 2015 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 313 | Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015 | Identical bill | Jul 30, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements under Medicare, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 27, 2015Introduced in House
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