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[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 43 (Monday, March 8, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BILIRAKIS:H.R. 1611.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to Article 1, Section 8,Clause 18 of the Constitution of the United States.[Page H1121]
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- Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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- Health care coverage and access
- Health personnel
- Home and outpatient care
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
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2021-03-08
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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.

Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2021
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Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2021
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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.
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- Short Title(s) as Introduced

Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2021
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