HR 1829
111th Congress
House
Health
Allied health services
Health personnel
Medicare
Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009
Introduced: March 31, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 1, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 31, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Mar 31, 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.
Mar 31, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Mar 31, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009 - 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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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