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HR 1137 111th Congress House Health Allied health services Home and outpatient care Medicare

Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act of 2009

Introduced: February 23, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Feb 24, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 23, 2009
Introduced in House
Feb 23, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Feb 23, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.
Feb 23, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) access to outpatient occupational and physical therapy services provided incident to a physician's professional services if furnished by an educated or credentialed therapist who does not have a license; and (2) coverage of certified athletic trainer services under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of Medicare, including those provided in rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers.


What's happening now February 24, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 13, 2010
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Mar 2, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1137: Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1137/
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"H.R. 1137: Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1137/.
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