Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2025
The summary
What this bill does
Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2025
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.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - FL District 12 · R-FL
63 cosponsors
Member of Congress · D-NY
U.S. Representative - CA District 9 · D-CA
U.S. Representative - NC District 1 · D-NC
U.S. Representative - KS District 3 · D-KS
U.S. Representative - IL District 12 · R-IL
U.S. Representative - SD · R-SD
U.S. Representative - CA District 19 · D-CA
U.S. Representative - CA District 7 · D-CA
U.S. Representative - WI District 2 · D-WI
Member of Congress · D-TN
U.S. Representative - NE District 3 · R-NE
U.S. Representative - NY District 18 · D-NY
+ 51 more cosponsors
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 1517 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | 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. |
| Policy Area | Health |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | February 24, 2025 |
| Latest Action | February 24, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 63 · House vote — · — views |