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Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2005

Introduced: March 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Mar 17, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 17, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
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.

What's happening now March 17, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jun 14, 2006
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Sep 8, 2005
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 10, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 647: Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-647/
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"S. 647: Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-647/.
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S. 647, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-647/.
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