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H.R. 1829 · 111th Congress

Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 111th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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127 cosponsors · 80 D, 47 R
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56 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to authorize qualified physical therapists to provide services for Medicare beneficiaries without the requirement of a physician referral.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 31, 2009

Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to authorize qualified physical therapists to provide services for Medicare beneficiaries without the requirement of a physician referral.

Provides for treatment of outpatient speech-language pathology services separately from outpatient physical therapy services.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009

Latest action (Apr 1, 2009): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 31, 2009

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.