[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 253 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 253

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 1, 2017

   Mr. Cardin (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Heller) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                          Committee on Finance

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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 2017''.

SEC. 2. OUTPATIENT THERAPY CAP REPEAL.

    (a) In General.--Section 1833 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395(l)) is amended by striking subsection (g).
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1842(t)(2) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395u(t)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(2) Each request'' and all that follows 
        through ``1833(a)(8)(B),'' and inserting ``(2)(A) Each request 
        for payment, or bill submitted, for therapy services described 
        in subparagraph (B)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(B) The following therapy services are described in this 
subparagraph:
            ``(i) Physical therapy services of the type described in 
        section 1861(p) and speech-language pathology services of the 
        type described in such section through the application of 
        section 1861(ll)(2), including services described in section 
        1833(a)(8)(B), and physical therapy services and speech-
        language pathology services of such type which are furnished by 
        a physician or as incident to physicians' services.
            ``(ii) Occupational therapy services of the type that are 
        described in section 1861(p), including services described in 
        section 1833(a)(8)(B), through the operation of section 1861(g) 
        and of such type which are furnished by a physician or as 
        incident to physicians' services.''.
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