H.R. 556: Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015
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H.R. 556: Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-27 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-27 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015
Plain summary
Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015 Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require physical therapists furnishing outpatient physical therapy services to use specified locum tenens arrangements for payment purposes in the same manner as such arrangements are used to apply to physicians furnishing substitute physicians services for other physicians. (Locum tenens [place holder], or substitute, physicians usually assume professional practices in the absence of a regular physician for reasons such as illness, pregnancy, vacation, or continuing medical education.)
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Official text
Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · 105 cosponsors
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Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Sam Graves (R-MO), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), J. French Hill (R-AR), Adam Smith (D-WA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Julia Brownley (D-CA) and 45 more.
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] reported raising $2.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr556.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr556 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114