Primary Health Services Enhancement Act

Bill: 117-hr-5365
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2021-09-24
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2021-09-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-09-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Primary Health Services Enhancement Act</b></p> <p>This bill expands Medicare coverage to include physical therapy services provided by rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5365 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 24, 2021 Mr. Kind (for himself, Ms. DeGette , Mrs. Walorski , and Mr. Bacon ) 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 expand Medicare Rural Health Clinic Services and Federally Qualified Health Center Services to include physical therapy services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Primary Health Services Enhancement Act . 2. Expanding Medicare Rural Health Clinic Services and Federally Qualified Health Center Services to include physical therapy services (a) In general Section 1861(aa) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking at the end and ; (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: (C) such physical therapy services (as defined in subsection (p)) furnished by a physical therapist, and ; (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting subparagraphs (A) through (C) ; and (3) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking subparagraphs (A) through (C) and inserting subparagraphs (A) through (D) . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022.