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H.R. 5621 · 119th Congress

Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2025

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Details

Sponsor
Diana DeGette (D)
Introduced
2025-09-30
Origin
House
Policy area
Health
Latest action
2025-09-30 — 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.
Cosponsors
34

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Summary

Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2025 This bill expands certain health professional programs and Medicare covered services to include physical therapists. 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. The bill increases funds for FY2025 for the corps and requires a certain amount of funds to be used for student loan repayments for participating physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program.

CRS summary — Introduced in House (2025-09-30)