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S 313 114th Congress Senate

Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements under Medicare.

Introduced: February 23, 2015 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Jul 30, 2015
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 177.
Jul 30, 2015
Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-98.
Jun 24, 2015
Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 29, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 29, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 30, 2015

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 177.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) This bill amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require physical therapists furnishing outpatient physical therapy services in a health professional shortage area, a medically underserved area, or a rural area to use specified locum tenens arrangements for payment purposes in the same manner as such arrangements are used to apply to physicians furnishing substitute physicians services for other physicians.

(Locum tenens [place holder], or substitute, physicians usually assume professional practices in the absence of a regular physician for reasons such as illness, pregnancy, vacation, or continuing medical education.)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 556 Identical bill Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 10 Republican 8 Independent 1
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Dec 5, 2016
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jun 27, 2016
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Apr 26, 2016
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jul 21, 2015
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jul 13, 2015
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jul 9, 2015
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 23, 2015
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jun 23, 2015
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jun 17, 2015
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Jun 9, 2015
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jun 9, 2015
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jun 8, 2015
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Apr 14, 2015
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 16, 2015
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Mar 9, 2015
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Mar 2, 2015
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Feb 25, 2015
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 23, 2015
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 29, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 313: Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-313/
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