Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2019
Latest action · Dec 18, 2019 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.
- IntroducedDec 17, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2019
This bill allows a physical therapist to receive payment under Medicare for services provided to the physical therapist's patients by another physical therapist through a qualifying temporary arrangement, regardless of the geographic area or population served. Currently, physical therapists may only receive payment with respect to such arrangements for services provided in medically underserved, rural, or health professional shortage areas.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 17, 2019 to Apr 17, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Dec 17, 2019 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jan 8, 2020 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Jan 8, 2020 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Jan 8, 2020 | |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Jan 10, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Jan 10, 2020 | |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Jan 10, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jan 14, 2020 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jan 14, 2020 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Jan 15, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Jan 15, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Feb 4, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Feb 25, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Mar 9, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Apr 17, 2020 |
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 Dec 17, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 18, 2019 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Dec 17, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Dec 17, 2019Introduced in House
- Dec 17, 2019Referred 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. 165, no. 204, December 17, 2019, page H10609.
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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2019Introduced in House
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