Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2025
- Last Action
- 7/9/2025
Actions
- 2025-07-09Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2025-07-09Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2025-07-09 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (11)
- John Boozman (R-AR)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
- Shelley Capito (R-WV)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
Subjects
- Contracts and agency
- Health care coverage and access
- Health personnel
- Home and outpatient care
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medicare
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