S 950 · 111th Congress · Health
Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2009-04-30)
Plain Language Summary
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Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to authorize qualified physical therapists to provide services for Medicare beneficiaries without the requirement of a physician referral. Provides for treatment of outpatient speech-language pathology services separately from outpatient physical therapy services.…
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Cosponsors (11)
5 Democrats5 Republicans1 Independent