{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-1517","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":1517,"title":"Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-02-24","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"B001257","fullName":"Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]","party":"R","state":"FL","district":12}],"cosponsorsCount":63,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-02-24","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."},"policyArea":"Health","subjects":["Contracts and agency","Health care coverage and access","Health personnel","Home and outpatient care","Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care","Medicare"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-02-24","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":"2025-02-24","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":"2025-02-24","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-24","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2025</strong><strong></strong></p><p>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.</p>","updateDate":"2026-01-21T09:05:35Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":1085,"ts":"2026-04-15T17:42:13.840Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Prevent%20Interruptions%20in%20Physical%20Therapy%20Act%20of%202025"}]}}