Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2023
Latest action · Dec 17, 2024 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.
- IntroducedJul 24, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2023
This bill expands certain health professional programs and Medicare covered services to include physical therapists.
Specifically, the bill expands the National Health Service Corps to include physical therapists and provides for the designation of specific health professional target areas for physical therapists under the program. The bill also expands covered services of rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers under Medicare to include physical therapy services.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 24, 2023 to Sep 6, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ND | Kelly Armstrong | Original | Jul 24, 2023 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 25, 2023 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Jul 25, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jul 26, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Jul 26, 2023 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Aug 11, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Aug 25, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Sep 20, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Oct 3, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Oct 10, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Oct 19, 2023 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Nov 2, 2023 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Nov 29, 2023 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Dec 13, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Mar 29, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Apr 29, 2024 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | May 28, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Jul 15, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Aug 2, 2024 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Sep 6, 2024 |
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 Jul 24, 2023 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 28, 2023 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jul 24, 2023 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 17, 2024 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 28, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 24, 2023Introduced in House
- Jul 24, 2023Referred 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. 169, no. 127, July 24, 2023, page H3896.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 118-804 | RURAL HEALTH CARE: SUPPORTING LIVES AND IMPROVING COMMUNITIES240 pages | Finance Committee | May 16, 2024 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44970 | The National Health Service Corps | Report | Apr 9, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment program, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand Medicare Rural Health Clinic Services and Federally Qualified Health Center Services to include physical therapy services, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
