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H.R. 1611: Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2021

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H.R. 1611: Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-08 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2021

Plain summary

Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2021 This bill allows a physical therapist to receive payment under Medicare for services provided to the physical therapist's patients by another physical therapist through a qualifying temporary arrangement, regardless of the geographic area or population served. Currently, physical therapists may only receive payment with respect to such arrangements for services provided in medically underserved, rural, or health professional shortage areas.

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Official text

Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · 41 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Paul Tonko (D-NY), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Ami Bera (D-CA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), J. French Hill (R-AR), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Mike Bost (R-IL), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), André Carson (D-IN), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Darren Soto (D-FL), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA)

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

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1611 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117