Senate Bill 793 - Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2023

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: Senate

Introduced date: 2023-03-14

Recent Activity

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Alternative Names

Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2023

Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2023

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.

Associated Legislation

Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2023

Policy Areas

Health

Potential Impact

Contracts and agency

Health care coverage and access

Health personnel

Home and outpatient care

Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

Medicare

Sponsors and Supporters

Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]

Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]

Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]

Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]

Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]

Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]

Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]

Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]

Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]

Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]

Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]

Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]

Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]

Committees and Subcommittees

Finance Committee

Variations and Revisions

Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2023

Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2023

12/6/2023, 5:16 AM

Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2023

This bill allows a physical therapist to receive payment under Medicare for services provided to the physical therapist's patients by another physical therapist through a ...

Congress
118

Number
S - 793

Introduced on
2023-03-14

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

3/14/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2023

This bill allows a physical therapist to receive payment under Medicare for services provided to the physical therapist's patients by another physical therapist through a ...

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA 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.

Policy Areas
Health

Potential Impact
Contracts and agency•
Health care coverage and access•
Health personnel•
Home and outpatient care•
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care•
Medicare

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary4/17/2023

Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2023

This bill allows a physical therapist to receive payment under Medicare for services provided to the physical therapist's patients by another physical therapist through a ...


Latest Action3/14/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.