119th Congress
S. 2225
Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Ben Ray Luján(D-NM)
- Introduced
- Jul 9, 2025
- Policy area
- Health
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (11)
Original cosponsors (3)
- Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
- John Boozman (R-AR)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
Added later (8)
- Ted Budd (R-NC) · Jul 30, 2025
- Christopher A. Coons (D-DE) · Jul 31, 2025
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) · Sep 4, 2025
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA) · Sep 11, 2025
- Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) · Oct 21, 2025
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) · Jan 14, 2026
- Mark Kelly (D-AZ) · Apr 16, 2026
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM) · May 11, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” 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
- Jul 9, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. - Jul 9, 2025
Introduced in Senate