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S 2612 117th Congress Senate Health Contracts and agency Health care coverage and access Health personnel Home and outpatient care Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicare

Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2021

Introduced: August 4, 2021 Introduced by: Luján, Ben Ray Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 4, 2021
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Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2021

This bill allows a physical therapist to receive payment under Medicare for services provided to the physical therapist's patients by another physical therapist through a qualifying temporary arrangement, regardless of the geographic area or population served. Currently, physical therapists may only receive payment with respect to such arrangements for services provided in medically underserved, rural, or health professional shortage areas.

What's happening now August 4, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1611 Identical bill Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 3

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • LIBERTY PARTNERS GROUP, LLC
    for ALLIANCE FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY QUALITY AND INNOVATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
  • LIBERTY PARTNERS GROUP, LLC
    for ALLIANCE FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY QUALITY AND INNOVATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
  • LIBERTY PARTNERS GROUP, LLC
    for ALLIANCE FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY QUALITY AND INNOVATION · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2 Republican 5
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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Sep 12, 2022
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Sep 12, 2022
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Dec 7, 2021
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Nov 17, 2021
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Oct 28, 2021
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Aug 4, 2021
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · Aug 4, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2612: Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2612/
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"S. 2612: Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2612/.
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S. 2612, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2612/.
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[S. 2612: Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2612/)
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