Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-539
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2015-02-24
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Home and outpatient care

Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

Medicare
Latest action: action_date: 2015-02-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1076-1077; text of measure as introduced: CR S1077)

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-02-24
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015</b></p> <p>This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the existing caps on physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology services.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 539 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 24, 2015 Mr. Cardin (for himself and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015 . 2. Outpatient therapy cap repeal Section 1833 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395(l) ) is amended by striking subsection (g).