H.R. 2801: Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-07-23 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-07-23 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act

Plain summary

Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to state that, except with respect to high-risk or complex medical services requiring direct levels of supervision, if the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) requires supervision by a physician or non-physician practitioner for Medicare payment for therapeutic hospital outpatient services, that requirement is met if such services are furnished under the physician's or non-physician practitioner's general supervision. Directs the Secretary of HHS to establish a process for designating therapeutic hospital outpatient services for which direct supervision may be required for the entire service or direct supervision during the initiation of the service followed by general supervision for the remainder of the service. Declares without force or effect in law regarding Medicare requirements for direct supervision by physicians for therapeutic hospital outpatient services a specified restatement and clarification under the final rulemaking changes to the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system and calendar year 2009 payment rates, which was published in the Federal Register on November 18, 2008.

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Official text

Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] · 23 cosponsors

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Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Steve Daines (R-MT), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS)

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Federal Register: The official daily publication of the U.S. government for agency rules, proposed rules, public notices and presidential documents.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr2801.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr2801 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113