119th Congress
H.R. 1517
Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Gus M. Bilirakis(R-FL)
- Introduced
- Feb 24, 2025
- Policy area
- Health
- Committees
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce; House Committee on Ways and Means
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (63)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
Added later (62)
- Donald G. Davis (D-NC) · Mar 3, 2025
- Josh Harder (D-CA) · Mar 3, 2025
- Dusty Johnson (R-SD) · Mar 4, 2025
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) · Mar 4, 2025
- Mike Bost (R-IL) · Mar 4, 2025
- Sharice Davids (D-KS) · Mar 4, 2025
- Doris O. Matsui (D-CA) · Mar 10, 2025
- Mark Pocan (D-WI) · Mar 10, 2025
- Steve Cohen (D-TN) · Mar 10, 2025
- Adrian Smith (R-NE) · Mar 14, 2025
- Patrick Ryan (D-NY) · Mar 14, 2025
- Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA) · Mar 18, 2025
- Gwen Moore (D-WI) · Mar 25, 2025
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ) · Mar 25, 2025
- Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) · Mar 26, 2025
- Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN) · Mar 26, 2025
- Troy A. Carter (D-LA) · Mar 31, 2025
- Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (D-NJ) · Apr 1, 2025
- John H. Rutherford (R-FL) · Apr 1, 2025
- Norma J. Torres (D-CA) · Apr 3, 2025
- Aaron Bean (R-FL) · Apr 14, 2025
- Ted Lieu (D-CA) · Apr 28, 2025
- Monica De La Cruz (R-TX) · May 7, 2025
- Jason Crow (D-CO) · May 9, 2025
- Greg Stanton (D-AZ) · May 20, 2025
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) · May 20, 2025
- Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY) · May 20, 2025
- Don Bacon (R-NE) · Jun 2, 2025
- Young Kim (R-CA) · Jun 2, 2025
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA) · Jun 3, 2025
- S001157 · Jun 3, 2025
- Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI) · Jun 9, 2025
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA) · Jun 10, 2025
- David G. Valadao (R-CA) · Jun 17, 2025
- Deborah K. Ross (D-NC) · Jun 26, 2025
- Tracey Mann (R-KS) · Jun 30, 2025
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) · Jul 15, 2025
- Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) · Jul 15, 2025
- Andrew Ogles (R-TN) · Jul 17, 2025
- J. French Hill (R-AR) · Jul 21, 2025
- Derek Schmidt (R-KS) · Jul 22, 2025
- Michael Lawler (R-NY) · Jul 25, 2025
- Becca Balint (D-VT) · Aug 5, 2025
- Eric Sorensen (D-IL) · Aug 12, 2025
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) · Sep 2, 2025
- Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM) · Sep 2, 2025
- Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) · Sep 2, 2025
- Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) · Sep 3, 2025
- Mike Kennedy (R-UT) · Sep 4, 2025
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) · Sep 4, 2025
- Rudy Yakym III (R-IN) · Sep 8, 2025
- Seth Magaziner (D-RI) · Oct 3, 2025
- Kathy Castor (D-FL) · Oct 14, 2025
- Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR) · Oct 31, 2025
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME) · Nov 7, 2025
- Darren Soto (D-FL) · Nov 17, 2025
- Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) · Nov 17, 2025
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) · Nov 19, 2025
- André Carson (D-IN) · Nov 25, 2025
- Dan Newhouse (R-WA) · Dec 4, 2025
- Laura Gillen (D-NY) · Jan 7, 2026
- Joe Neguse (D-CO) · Jan 20, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 24, 2025 · House
Referred 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. - Feb 24, 2025
Introduced in House