S 950
111th Congress
Senate
Health
Allied health services
Health personnel
Medicare
Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009
Introduced: April 30, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 30, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 30, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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