[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 43 Introduced in House (IH)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 43

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare 
                outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2009

   Mr. Becerra (for himself, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Ross) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
  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 repeal the Medicare 
                outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.

    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 ``Medicare Access to Rehabilitation 
Services Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. OUTPATIENT THERAPY CAP REPEAL.

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