AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION

Accounting ACC

FEC Advisory Opinion on Payroll Deduction

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 1546/S. 829-Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) H.R. 560 Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act Payments to Physical Therapists under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Permanent Repeal of/alternatives to the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Formula Opposition of Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction for PT Services Physician Quality Reporting System Opposition to Medicaid Funding Cuts Physician Self-Referral - elimination of PT exception Medicare Advanced Imaging Act Opt-Out Locum Tenens Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in the Medicare program H.R. 2785 Opposition to Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act, all provisions Accountable Care Organizations Electronic Health Records/ Health Information Technology incentives for Physical Therapists Home Health PPS 2013 Development of Alternatives to Medicare Therapy Cap Medicare Payment Reform H.R. 1700 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act, inclusion of physical therapists S. 668 Health Care Bureacrats Elmination Act (IPAB Repeal), all provisions H.R. 452 Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 (IPAB Repeal), all provisions Protecting Medicaid Caps or Block Grants Local Coverage Determinations NCCI Edits H.R. 2863 Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 2499 Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost-Saving Act of 2011, all provisions Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction H.R. 1958 Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 3000 Empowering Patients First Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy H.R. 5 Protecting Access to Healthcare Act Medicare Advantage Mobile Health Technology Privacy/Security Meeting (HHS-ONC) Off-the-shelf Othotics Comments PCORI National Priority for Research and Research Agenda USPSTF peripheral arterial disease HR 3258 Medicare Equity Extension Act Health Information Technology :EHR Comments EHR Incentive Program Stage 2 Comments Medicaid Eligibility Comments Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 4378- Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act PFS PPS - Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: manual Medical Review Hospital Outpatient PPS 2013 Essentail Health Benefits Comments Medicare Physician Fee Schedule FInal Rule 2013 H.R. 8 American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, provisions on therapy cap, SGR, prevention of MPPR

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

Bills named: H.R. 1546 (112th), H.R. 2499 (112th), H.R. 1958 (112th), H.R. 2863 (112th), H.R. 1700 (112th), H.R. 2785 (112th), S. 668 (112th), H.R. 3258 (112th), H.R. 5 (112th), H.R. 4378 (112th), H.R. 3000 (112th), H.R. 452 (112th), H.R. 560 (112th), S. 829 (112th), H.R. 8 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2012 Congressional Budget, Provisions Pertaining to Healthcare Funding & Rehabilitation Research Funding CDC FY 2012 "core programs" funding Path to Prosperity budget plan FY 2013 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Increased Funding and Report Language Request for FY 2012 VA-MilCon Appropriations Increased Funding For FY 2013 Appropriations for NIDRR, NHLBI and NINDS and report language Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service Areas of National Need Program S. 103- IDEA Full Funding Act, provisions pertaining to related services S. 1403- IDEA Full Funding Act, provisions pertaining to related services Increased Funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC Medicare Equity Extension Act of 2011 FY2013 302(b) allocation to Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Bill FY2013 NIH Budget Avoidance of sequestration cuts on non-defense discretionary programs in the Budget Control Act

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

Bills named: S. 1403 (112th), S. 103 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 469 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act, all provisions Prevention Initiatives H.R. 5 HEALTH Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy S. 174 Healthy Lifestyles & Prevention (HELP) America Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy S. 438/H.R. 3526 Heart Disease Education, Analysis, Research, and Treatment for Women Act, all provisions Opposition to Repeal of Prevention & Public Health Fund H.R. 2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy Support for Congressional Caucus for Workplace Wellness S. 218- Help Efficient, Accesible, Low-Cost, Timely Health Care (HEALTH) Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy H.R. 1154/S. 769- Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs Act, all provisions Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Programs CDC Concussion Management National Guidelines Opposition to IPAB H.R. 4238- TBI reauthorization Direct Access under FEHBP Class Act CDC Physical Activity Environmental and Policy Strategies Report CDC Research on Arthritis HRSA efforts to develop minimum data set for health professionals Implementation of Affordable Care Act - provisions pertaining to Essential Health Benefits and Health Insurance Exchanges AHRQ Comments on draft final report for treatment of pressure ulcers Comments on Chronic Venous Ulcers AHRQ provisions pertaining to PT

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

Bills named: H.R. 469 (112th), H.R. 5 (112th), H.R. 3526 (112th), S. 174 (112th), H.R. 1154 (112th), S. 769 (112th), H.R. 4238 (112th), S. 438 (112th), S. 218 (112th), H.R. 2 (112th)

Veterans VET

H.R. 369 TBI Treatment Act Residencies in the VA for Physical Therapists FY 2012 Appropriations for VA H.R. 1154/S. 769 Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs Act Role of PT/PTA in Home Health H.R. 4238 TBI Act Joining Forces Initiative

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

Bills named: S. 769 (112th), H.R. 4238 (112th), H.R. 1154 (112th), H.R. 369 (112th)

Small Business SMB

H.R. 4/S. 72 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act HR 1546/S829 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) HR 3000 Empowering Patients First Act, provisions related to physical therapist opt out Locum Tenens Inclusion of Physical Therapists in Health IT Incentives HR 1700 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act, inclusion of PT HR 6598 - Electronic Health Records Improvement Act HR 6626 - Health Care Innovation and Marketplace Technologies Act of 2012

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

Bills named: H.R. 6626 (112th), H.R. 4 (112th), H.R. 1546 (112th), S. 72 (112th), H.R. 3000 (112th), H.R. 6598 (112th), H.R. 1700 (112th)

Defense DEF

S786 To Increase Rank & Grade of Physical Therapists within the Army Medical Specialist Corps Tricare Reimbursement for PT/PTA Direct Access Joining Forces Initiative S2467/S3254/HR4310 National Defense Authorization Act for FY2013 S1976 Armed Forces Health Professions scholarship OPM/DOD Qualifications and Civilian Pay review S Amendment #3101 to FY2013 NDAA

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

Bills named: H.R. 4310 (112th)

Education EDU

H.R. 1426/S. 975- Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act, all provisions H.R. 531- Access to Frontline Health Care Act (Student Loan Repayment for Physical Therapists) Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service Areas of National Need Program S. 103 IDEA Full Funding, provisions pertaining to related services Endorsement of Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Terminology in IDEA/ESEA H.R. 469 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2011, all provisions Opposition to Department of Education Program Consolidations FY 2013 Appropriations for NIDRR H.R. 2117- To prohibit the Department of Education from overreaching into academic affairs and program eligibility under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ESEA Reauthorization, provisions related to pupil services FY2013 302(b) allocation to Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Bill IDEA Reauthorization, provisions related to related services.

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

Bills named: S. 103 (112th), H.R. 1426 (112th), H.R. 531 (112th), H.R. 469 (112th), S. 975 (112th), H.R. 2117 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S. 218/H.R. 5 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 (Medical Liability) H.R. 5 Protecting Access to Healthcare Act Minimum Data Set Efforts OIDAP Conference Call and Commets on Recommendation number 9

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

Bills named: S. 218 (112th), H.R. 5 (112th)