HOUSE 3759117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 6/9/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-09Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-06-08Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2021-06-08Introduced in House
- 2021-06-08Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-06-08 (00)
Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2021
This bill makes physical therapists eligible for the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program. This program assists primary care, mental health, and dental providers in repaying eligible student loans in exchange for working in areas with shortages of such providers.
Cosponsors (20)
- Kelly Armstrong (R-ND)
- Cynthia Axne (D-IA)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
- Brian Higgins (D-NY)
- Bill Foster (D-IL)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
- BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN)
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
- Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Rodney Davis (R-IL)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Mark Amodei (R-NV)
- Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)
- Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
- Michael Turner (R-OH)
Subjects
- Education programs funding
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Higher education
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medical education
- Student aid and college costs
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