S. 2612 119th Congress Senate

SAFE Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include physical therapists and occupational therapists as health professionals for purposes of the a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include physical therapists and occupational therapists as health professionals for purposes of the annual wellness visit under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 31, 2025 Introduced by: James C. Justice Republican · West Virginia See on congress.gov

Health AgingCongressional oversightHealth promotion and preventive careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicare

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Jul 31, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Jul 31, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now July 31, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stopping Addiction and Falls for the Elderly Act or the SAFE Act

This bill incorporates risk assessments and prevention services for falls into annual wellness visits and initial preventive physical exams under Medicare, as well as associated services provided by physical therapists and occupational therapists.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Finance Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 16

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

THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA)
for THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA) · Maryland · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION
for INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION
for INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA)
for THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA) · Maryland · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
16 filings
SENATE
16 filings
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)
10 filings
Education, Dept of
9 filings
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
6 filings
Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
6 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
6 filings
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
6 filings

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Cosponsors 4