Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2023
Latest action · Mar 14, 2023 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.
- IntroducedMar 14, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2023
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 Mar 14, 2023 to May 21, 2024; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Mar 14, 2023 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Mar 14, 2023 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Mar 14, 2023 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Mar 14, 2023 |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | Mar 15, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Mar 15, 2023 | |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Mar 29, 2023 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | May 15, 2023 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Jul 20, 2023 | |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Sep 11, 2023 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Oct 3, 2023 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Oct 17, 2023 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Dec 5, 2023 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Feb 6, 2024 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | May 14, 2024 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | May 21, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Mar 14, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Mar 14, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1617 | Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Dec 17, 2024 |
| S 2612 | Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2021 | Reintroduction of | Aug 4, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2023Introduced in Senate
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