{"bill":{"id":"118-hr-4829","congress":118,"type":"HR","number":4829,"title":"Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2023","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2023-07-24","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"D000197","fullName":"Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]","party":"D","state":"CO","district":1}],"cosponsorsCount":23,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2024-12-17","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Health."},"policyArea":"Health","subjects":["Government lending and loan guarantees","Health care coverage and access","Health personnel","Higher education","Medical education","Medicare","National and community service","Rural conditions and development","Student aid and college costs"],"actions":[{"date":"2024-12-17","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-07-28","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-07-24","text":"Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-07-24","text":"Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-07-24","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-07-24","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill expands certain health professional programs and Medicare covered services to include physical therapists.</p><p>Specifically, the bill expands the National Health Service Corps to include physical therapists and provides for the designation of specific health professional target areas for physical therapists under the program. The bill also expands covered services of rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers under Medicare to include physical therapy services.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>","updateDate":"2024-12-20T09:06:32Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":5441,"ts":"2026-04-19T11:20:37.137Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Physical%20Therapist%20Workforce%20and%20Patient%20Access%20Act%20of%202023"}]}}