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S. 493 (108th)

Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2003

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Introduced

27 February 2003

Last action

27 February 2003 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ], Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

18 August 2025

Healthcare

Summary

Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to authorize qualified physical therapists to provide services for Medicare beneficiaries without the requirement of a physician referral. Provides for treatment of outpatient speech-language pathology services separately from outpatient physical therapy services.

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Timeline

  1. 27 February 2003

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 27 February 2003

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2977-2978)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 February 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

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