Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2001
Last action on Dec 10, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2001 - 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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