[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3426 Introduced in House (IH)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 3426

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply standards to 
 outpatient physical therapy provided as an incident to a physician's 
                         professional services.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 1996

   Mr. Klug (for himself, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Nussle) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 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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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply standards to 
 outpatient physical therapy provided as an incident to a physician's 
                         professional services.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Outpatient Physical Therapy 
Standards Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF STANDARDS TO OUTPATIENT OCCUPATIONAL AND 
              PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES PROVIDED AS AN INCIDENT TO A 
              PHYSICIAN'S PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1862(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395y(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (14);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (15) and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (15) the following:
            ``(16) in the case of outpatient occupational therapy 
        services or outpatient physical therapy services furnished as 
        an incident to a physician's professional services (as 
        described in section 1861(s)(2)(A)), that do not meet the 
        standards and conditions under section 1861(g) or 1861(p) as 
        such standards and conditions would apply to such therapy 
        services if furnished by a therapist subject to section 1861(g) 
        or 1861(p).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section apply to 
services furnished on or after July 1, 1997.
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