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HR 3426 104th Congress House

Outpatient Physical Therapy Standards Act of 1996

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply standards to outpatient physical therapy provided as an incident to a physician's professional services.

Introduced: September 27, 1996 See on congress.gov
Health Ambulatory careMedicareOccupational therapyPhysical therapyPhysicians
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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May 15, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
May 10, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E759)
May 9, 1996
Referred to the Committee on 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.
May 9, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 15, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Outpatient Physical Therapy Standards Act of 1996 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow Medicare reimbursement of outpatient physical and occupational therapy services performed in physicians' offices only if they meet the same current coverage standards that exist for independent practicing physical and occupational therapists.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 27, 1996
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 27, 1996
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 11, 1996
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Jun 11, 1996
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jun 11, 1996
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 11, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3426: Outpatient Physical Therapy Standards Act of 1996. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3426/
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"H.R. 3426: Outpatient Physical Therapy Standards Act of 1996." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3426/.
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H.R. 3426, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3426/.
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