,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #a1       
#bjag,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,collins1 ,mr4 ,casey1 and ,mr4 ,heller7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend title ,,xviii of the ,social      
,security ,act to repeal the ,medicare  
outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,medicare ,access to            
,rehabilitation ,services ,act of #bjag4
  #b4 ,outpatient therapy cap repeal    
7a7 ,in general ,section #ahcc of the   
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acie7l77 is amended by striking        
subsection 7g74  7b7 ,conforming        
amendments ,section #ahdb7t77#b7 of the 
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acieu7t77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
striking 7#b7 ,each request and all that
 follows through #ahcc7;a77#h77;,b71 and
 inserting 7#b77;,a7 ,each request for  

payment1 or bill submitted1 for therapy 
services described in subparagraph 7,b72
 and  7#b7 by adding at the end the     
following new subparagraph3  7,b7 ,the  
following therapy services are described
 in this subparagraph3  7i7 ,physical   
therapy services of the type described  
in section #ahfa7p7 and speech-language 
pathology services of the type described
 in such section through the application
 of section #ahfa7ll77#b71 including    
services described in section           
#ahcc7;a77#h77;,b71 and physical therapy
 services and speech-language pathology 
services of such type which are         
furnished by a physician or as incident 
to physicians' services4  7ii7          
,occupational therapy services of the   
type that are described in section      
#ahfa7p71 including services described  
in section #ahcc7;a77#h77;,b71 through  
the operation of section #ahfa7;g7 and  
of such type which are furnished by a   
physician or as incident to physicians' 
services4  4