AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

NIH Rehab issues APTA role with NIH Traumatic brain injury research Support of work done at CDC Injury Center on elder adult falls, TBI, youth sports concussions NIH Research and Development funding Physical Therapist role in childhood obesity Relocate TBI State Grant Program to ACL NIDILRR - Rehab research Nomination to NIH Committees Safety of Children in School (Restraint & Seclusion) Falls and Falls Prevention HR 7154 Outpatient Therapy Modernization and Stabilization Act

Contacted: Social Security Administration (SSA); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Education, Dept of; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 7154 (116th)

Education EDU

Inclusion of allied health in HRSA education and workforce programs HRSA Workforce Model Support of allied health professions in federal programs Improving Inter-professional education IDEA - SISP Graduate Medical Education HR 2802/S. 970 Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2019 HR 3637 Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3637 (116th), S. 970 (116th), H.R. 2802 (116th)

Defense DEF

Expansion of coverage under Tricare Use of Physical Therapy Assistants under Tricare Military children with special health care needs National Defense Authorization Act FY2020 DOD Arthritis Program under CDMRP Prescribing of Therapy by Allied Health Professionals Cost sharing under TRICARE Primary care recognition under TRICARE

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Health Issues HCR

Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Program AHRQ provisions pertaining to PT Physician self-referral/Stark Law 21st Century Cures Act Health Information Technology Medicaid Expansion MACRA/MIPS APMS IMPACT/PAC reform Network adequacy Opioid Epidemic/Pain Management DOL/OSHA Office of National Drug Control Policy Nominations to NQF committees Primary Care Administrative Burden/Prior Authorization Locum Tenens - HR 5453 Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2019 1332 Empowerment Waivers Affordable Care Act HR 2143 PIMA of 2019 Nominations to CMS technical expert panels and advisory committees HR 5693 Primary Health Services Enhancement Act HR 5611/S 2600 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act 1115 Waivers

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Social Security Administration (SSA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

Bills named: H.R. 2143 (116th), H.R. 5693 (116th), H.R. 5611 (116th), H.R. 5453 (116th)

Veterans VET

Physical Therapist qualification standard in the Veterans Admin Physical Therapy workforce numbers in the Veterans Admin/recruitment/retention GS Schedule PT payment/PTA payment Physical therapy in telehealth or virtual medicine Collaboration with VA Residency opportunities in VA system Standardization of Practice VA-PT Continuing Education Requirements Physical Therapy Registry Options VA Choice Program Access and quality standards under Veterans Health Administration Community Care Network PTA Qualification Standards Veterans Affairs Community Care Program Veterans Affairs Urgent Care Standardized scope of practice Role of Physical Therapists in primary care

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Social Security Administration (SSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Education, Dept of

Small Business SMB

Medicare private contracting Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 (HR 3107) Student Loan Forgiveness CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program Economic Injury Disaster Loan

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); SENATE; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Bills named: H.R. 3107 (116th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in the Medicare program NCCI Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage Essential Health Benefits Medicare improvement standards Medicare appeals process Inclusion of physical therapists in quality programs Medicare Self-referral Coverage of telehealth APTA PT Outcomes Registry/Qualified Clinical Data Registries Medicare Quality Programs Accelerating Innovation in Medicine Act (AIM) IMPACT Act Chronic Care Management Orthotics and Prosthetics Medicare Private Contracting SNF 3-Day rule Administrative Burden PTA Differential in Medicare Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage Plans Alternative payment models Health information technology: Electronic health records, health IT incentives for physical therapists, certification of EHRs interoperability, and information blocking DMEPOS competitive bidding Medicare enrollment Skilled Nursing Facility payment Home Health payment Medical review (Medicare) Technical expert panel nominations Reducing Health Care costs REAADI & DRMA Acts S. 433 Home Health Payment Innovation Act HR 3107 Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 HR 1948/S. 518 Lymphedema Treatment Act of 2019 Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019 (HR 7682/S 753) Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019 (HR 1041/S 586) Medicare Opt-Out HR 4932/S 2741 CONNECT for Health Act of 2019 Medicare Fee Schedule HR 5693 Primary Health Services Enhancement Act Unified post-acute care prospective payment system Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payments Program

Contacted: White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Education, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 7682 (116th), H.R. 4932 (116th), H.R. 3107 (116th), S. 518 (116th), H.R. 1948 (116th), H.R. 1041 (116th), S. 433 (116th), H.R. 5693 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Increased Funding for FY 2020 Appropriations for NIH and report language Increased funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC Appropriations for CDC Programs Appropriations for HRSA Programs Appropriations for IDEA Appropriations for Dept of Education FY 2020 Programs authorized by the Developmental Disabilities and Bill of Rights Act IDEA Full Funding Act (HR 1878/S 866) Appropriations for VA

Contacted: Social Security Administration (SSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Education, Dept of; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 1878 (116th)