Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-775
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2015-02-05
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Home and outpatient care

Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

Medicare
Latest action: action_date: 2015-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-02-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015</b></p> <p> Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the caps on Medicare outpatient rehabilitation physical therapy services and speech-language pathology services.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 775 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 5, 2015 Mr. Boustany (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn , Mrs. Capps , Mr. Becerra , Mr. Ruppersberger , Mr. Farenthold , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania , Mrs. Lowey , Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. Ryan of Ohio , Mr. Foster , Mr. Langevin , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Joyce , Mr. Roskam , Mr. Nunnelee , Mr. Richmond , Mr. Honda , Mr. Loebsack , Mr. Yarmuth , Mr. Heck of Nevada , Mr. Rangel , Mr. Meehan , Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Jenkins of Kansas , Mr. Long , Mr. Ellison , Mr. King of New York , Mr. Harper , Mrs. Kirkpatrick , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico , Mr. Burgess , Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico , Ms. Brownley of California , Mrs. Wagner , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania , Ms. Schakowsky , Ms. Frankel of Florida , Mr. Turner , Mrs. Walorski , Mr. Bishop of Utah , Mr. Cole , Mr. Olson , and Mr. Nolan ) introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015 . 2. Outpatient therapy cap repeal (a) In general Section 1833 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l ) is amended by striking subsection (g). (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished after the date of the enactment of this Act.