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    <item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="5452" measure-id="id117hr5452" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-09-30" update-date="2022-04-08">
        <title>PT for PTs Act of 2021</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117hr5452v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2022-04-08">
            <action-date>2021-09-30</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Parity in Telehealth for Physical Therapists Act of 2021 or the PT for PTs Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill permanently allows physical therapists to provide telehealth services under Medicare.</p> <p>Currently, the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services is authorized to waive requirements for Medicare telehealth services during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19, and it has done so to allow all providers that are otherwise eligible to furnish in-person services under Medicare to also furnish telehealth services.</p>]]></summary-text>
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