S. 2612 · 117th Congress · Senate

Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2021

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced
Aug 4, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2021

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.

Action Timeline

2
  1. AUG 04, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. AUG 04, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committees

1

Finance Committee

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Referred: Aug 4, 2021

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