A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure appropriate supervision requirements for outpatient physical therapy and outpatient occupational therapy.
Summary
This bill prohibits the supervision requirements for physical therapy assistants and occupational therapy assistants for covered outpatient services under Medicare from being different from supervision requirements under state law.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Nov 17, 2022
Last action Nov 17, 2022
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Total actions
2
Key actions
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Committee
1
Nov 17, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Nov 17, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Thomas R. Carper
DDemocratic
Co
Jerry Moran
RRepublican
Co
John Barrasso
RRepublican
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