Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act

Summary

Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to state that, except with respect to high-risk or complex medical services requiring direct levels of supervision, if the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) requires supervision by a physician or non-physician practitioner for Medicare payment for therapeutic hospital outpatient services, that requirement is met if such services are furnished under the physician's or non-physician practitioner's general supervision. Directs the Secretary of HHS to establish a process for designating therapeutic hospital outpatient services for which direct supervision may be required for the entire service or direct supervision during the initiation of the service followed by general supervision for the remainder of the service. Declares without force or effect in law regarding Medicare requirements for direct supervision by physicians for therapeutic hospital outpatient services a specified restatement and clarification under the final rulemaking changes to the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system and calendar year 2009 payment rates, which was published in the Federal Register on November 18, 2008.

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Timeline

1. 12 June 2013

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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2. 12 June 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 12 June 2013 · Official file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Jerry Moran · R · Sponsor
• John Thune · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
• Angus King · I · Cosponsor
• Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
• John Boozman · R · Cosponsor
• Amy Klobuchar · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] · R · Cosponsor
• Martin Heinrich · D · Cosponsor
• John Hoeven · R · Cosponsor
• John Barrasso · R · Cosponsor
• Brian Schatz · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Lisa Murkowski · R · Cosponsor
• Deb Fischer · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cochran, Thad [R-MS-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Walsh, John E. [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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