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<title>Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2021</title>
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<action-date>2021-03-08</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of </b><b>2021</b></p> <p>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.</p>]]></summary-text>
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