US HB1617 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 54-29)
Status: Introduced on March 17 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements under Medicare.

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Title

Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2023

Sponsors

Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]
Rep. Kelly Armstrong [R-ND]Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]Rep. Jacob Laturner [R-KS]Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]
Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Tracey Mann [R-KS]Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]Rep. Dusty Johnson [R-SD]Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]
Rep. Charles Fleischmann [R-TN]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]
Rep. Jeff Jackson [D-NC]Rep. Deborah Ross [D-NC]Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]
Rep. Sharice Davids [D-KS]Rep. French Hill [R-AR]Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]Rep. Aaron Bean [R-FL]Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]
Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO]Rep. Donald Davis [D-NC]Rep. Kathy Manning [D-NC]Rep. Greg Stanton [D-AZ]
Rep. Young Kim [R-CA]Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]Rep. Cory Mills [R-FL]Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]
Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA]Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]Rep. David Valadao [R-CA]Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]
Rep. Seth Magaziner [D-RI]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]Rep. Rudolph Yakym III [R-IN]Rep. Suzanne Lee [D-NV]
Rep. John Rutherford [R-FL]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Jill Tokuda [D-HI]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Monica De La Cruz [R-TX]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI]Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]Rep. Nick LaLota [R-NY]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Stephanie Bice [R-OK]Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]Rep. Drew Ferguson [R-GA]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]Rep. Troy Carter [D-LA]Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]Rep. David Scott [D-GA]Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Brittany Pettersen [D-CO]Rep. David Trone [D-MD]Rep. Pat Ryan [D-NY]Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]
Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-03-24HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2023-03-17HouseReferred 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.
2023-03-17HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB793 (Same As) 2023-03-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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