Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2005
Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize physical therapists to evaluate and treat Medicare beneficiaries without a requirement for a physician referral, and for other purposes.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to authorize qualified physical therapists to provide services for Medicare beneficiaries without the requirement of a physician referral.
Provides for treatment of outpatient speech-language pathology services separately from outpatient physical therapy services.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1333: Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1333/
"H.R. 1333: Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1333/.
H.R. 1333, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1333/.
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