SMART Act
Latest action · Oct 11, 2021 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.
- IntroducedOct 8, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stabilizing Medicare Access to Rehabilitation and Therapy Act or the SMART Act
This bill modifies the application of a certain Medicare payment methodology for outpatient physical therapy services and outpatient occupational therapy services that are furnished by a therapy assistant.
Under current law, effective January 1, 2022, payment for such services is 85% of the otherwise applicable rate. The bill delays this effective date by one year and excludes services that are furnished in rural or medically underserved areas from this payment methodology.
The bill also specifies that supervision requirements for outpatient physical therapy services that are furnished through private practice may not be more stringent for purposes of Medicare coverage than under state law.
Cosponsors 45
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 8, 2021 to Nov 17, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Original | Oct 8, 2021 |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| R-ND | Kelly Armstrong | Dec 2, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Dec 14, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Dec 14, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Dec 14, 2021 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Jan 25, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Feb 7, 2022 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Feb 7, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Feb 7, 2022 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 1, 2022 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Mar 1, 2022 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Mar 1, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Mar 1, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Mar 1, 2022 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Mar 3, 2022 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Mar 3, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Mar 28, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Mar 28, 2022 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Apr 14, 2022 | |
| R-PA | John Joyce | Apr 14, 2022 | |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Apr 14, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | May 3, 2022 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | May 3, 2022 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | May 3, 2022 | |
| R-SD | Dusty Johnson | May 19, 2022 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Jul 1, 2022 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Jul 1, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Jul 20, 2022 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Aug 19, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Sep 14, 2022 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Sep 14, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Sep 20, 2022 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Sep 22, 2022 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Sep 29, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Nov 17, 2022 |
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 Oct 8, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 11, 2021 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Oct 8, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 8, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 11, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Oct 8, 2021Introduced in House
- Oct 8, 2021Referred 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.
- Oct 8, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Titles 3
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 revise certain payment rules for outpatient physical therapy and outpatient occupational therapy furnished in rural areas and medically underserved areas, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- SMART Act
- Stabilizing Medicare Access to Rehabilitation and Therapy Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 8, 2021Introduced in House
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