[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
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[S. 313 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 177
114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 313

                          [Report No. 114-98]

    To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add physical 
  therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens 
                      arrangements under Medicare.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 29, 2015

Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Moran, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Durbin, 
   Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Coons, Mr. Thune, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
Schatz, Mr. Brown, Mr. King, Mr. Portman, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
 Cardin, Mr. Burr, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Gardner, Ms. Ayotte, 
Mr. Heller, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Peters, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. 
    Wicker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

                             July 30, 2015

                Reported by Mr. Hatch, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add physical 
  therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens 
                      arrangements under Medicare.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Prevent Interruptions in 
Physical Therapy Act of 2015''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. ALLOWING PHYSICAL THERAPISTS TO UTILIZE LOCUM TENENS 
              ARRANGEMENTS UNDER MEDICARE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The first sentence of section 1842(b)(6) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(6)) is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``and'' before ``(H)''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
        following: ``, and (I) in the case of outpatient physical 
        therapy services furnished by physical therapists, subparagraph 
        (D) of this sentence shall apply to such services and 
        therapists in the same manner as such subparagraph applies to 
        physicians' services furnished by physicians''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
shall apply to services furnished after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prevent Interruptions in Physical 
Therapy Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. ALLOWING PHYSICAL THERAPISTS TO UTILIZE LOCUM TENENS 
              ARRANGEMENTS UNDER MEDICARE.

    (a) In General.--The first sentence of section 1842(b)(6) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(6)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' before ``(H)''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
        following: ``, and (I) in the case of outpatient physical 
        therapy services furnished by physical therapists in a health 
        professional shortage area (as defined in section 332(a)(1)(A) 
        of the Public Health Service Act), a medically underserved area 
        (as designated pursuant to section 330(b)(3)(A) of such Act), 
        or a rural area (as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D)), 
        subparagraph (D) of this sentence shall apply to such services 
        and therapists in the same manner as such subparagraph applies 
        to physicians' services furnished by physicians''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to services furnished after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
                                                       Calendar No. 177

114th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 313

                          [Report No. 114-98]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

    To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add physical 
  therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens 
                      arrangements under Medicare.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 30, 2015

                       Reported with an amendment