[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1421 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1421

 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

                             April 23, 1997

 Mr. Nussle (for himself and Mr. Stark) 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 1997''.

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 January 1, 1998.

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