Bill > HR5453

This bill, the Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2019, amends the Social Security Act to allow physical therapists to utilize locum tenens arrangements under Medicare. Locum tenens arrangements allow a provider to receive payment for services provided by another provider on a temporary basis. Previously, physical therapists could only receive payment for such arrangements in medically underserved, rural, or health professional shortage areas. This bill removes that geographic restriction, allowing physical therapists to receive payment for locum tenens services regardless of the area or population served.