II 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 438 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 17, 2005 Mr. Ensign (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Hagel, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Hatch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2005.

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Outpatient therapy cap repeal

Section 1833 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395(l)) is amended by striking subsection (g).