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US SB2225

Bill

Status

Introduced

7/9/2025

Primary Sponsor

Ben Lujan

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Adds physical therapists to the list of Medicare providers authorized to use locum tenens arrangements, which allow temporary substitute practitioners to fill in for absent providers
  • Amends Section 1842(b)(6) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(6)) to extend the same locum tenens billing rules that apply to physicians to outpatient physical therapy services
  • Applies to items and services furnished after the date of enactment
  • Introduced July 9, 2025 with bipartisan cosponsorship (Senators Luján, Boozman, Cramer, and Grassley) and referred to the Committee on Finance

Legislative Description

Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2025

Health

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

7/9/2025

Committee Referrals

Finance7/9/2025

Full Bill Text

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