,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #efba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #cj1        
#bjbe,ms4 ,de,gette 7= h]self & ,mr4    
,griffi?7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public  
,heal? ,s]vice ,act to provide = !      
p>ticipation ( physical !rapi/s 9 !     
,national ,heal? ,s]vice ,corps ,loan   
,repaym5t program1 to am5d title ,,xviii
 ( ! ,social ,security ,act to exp&     
,m$ic>e ,rural ,heal? ,cl9ic ,s]vices & 
,f$]ally ,qualifi$ ,heal? ,c5t] ,s]vices
 to include physical !rapy s]vices1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title2 f9d+s   
7a7 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,physical ,!rapi/ ,work=ce & ,pati5t  
,access ,act ( #bjbe4  7b7 ,f9d+s       
,congress f9ds z foll[s3  7#a7 ,physical

 !rapi/s play an important role 9 !     
prev5tion1 treatm5t1 or managem5t ( pa9 
= individuals1 includ+ ^? ) sub/ance use
 disord]s1 or at risk ( develop+ a      
sub/ance use disord]4  7#b7 ,physical   
!rapi/s are also play+ an important role
 9 ! physical rehabilitation ne$s (     
individuals :o h develop$ *ronic heal?  
conditions z a result ( ,,covid-#ai4    
7#c7 ,physical !rapi/ s]vices are an    
ess5tial compon5t ( ! multidiscipl9>y   
und]tak+ t w be requir$ to improve      
pati5t access & outcomes 9 m$ically     
und]s]v$ areas4  #b4 ,national ,heal?   
,s]vice ,corps2 p>ticipation ( physical 
!rapi/s 9 loan repaym5t program  7a7    
,mission ( corps2 def9ition ( prim>y    
heal? s]vices ,section #cca7;a77#c77;,d7
 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #bed;d7a77#c77;,d77 is am5d$  
by /rik+ or m5tal heal?1 & ins]t+ m5tal 
heal?1 or physical !rapy14  7b7         
,physical !rapy heal? pr(essional t>get 
areas ,section #ccb ( ! ,public ,heal?  
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bed;e7 is  

am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7l7   
,physical !rapy heal? pr(essional t>get 
areas  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all  
c>ry out a program (--  7,a7 id5tify+   
physical !rapy heal? pr(essional t>get  
areas2 &  7,b7 assign+ memb]s ( ! ,corps
 :o are physical !rapi/s to su* areas4  
7#b7 ,applicable provisions ,!          
provisions ( p>agraphs 7#a71 7#b71 7#c71
 7#d71 & 7#f7 ( subsection 7k7 %all     
apply to ! id5tification ( physical     
!rapy heal? pr(essional t>get areas & ! 
assignm5t ( physical !rapi/s "u ?is     
subsection except t-- 7,a7 ref]5ces to  
mat]nity c>e heal? pr(essional t>get    
areas %all be treat$ z ref]5ces to      
physical !rapy heal? pr(essional t>get  
areas2 &  7,b7 ref]5ces to mat]nity c>e 
heal? pr(essionals & mat]nity c>e %all  
be treat$ z ref]5ces to physical !rapi/s
 & physical !rapy1 respectively4  4  7c7
 ,loan repaym5t program ,section #cch;,b
 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #bedl-#a7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9  
subsection 7a77#a71 by ins]t+ physical  

!rapi/s1 aft] d5ti/s12  7#b7 9          
subsection 7b7--  7,a7 by /rik+         
7#a77;,a7 h a degree 9 & all t foll[s   
?r\gh ! end ( subp>agraph 7,a7 (        
p>agraph 7#a7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#a7  
7,a7 7i7 h a degree 9 m$ic9e1 o/eopa?ic 
m$ic9e1 d5ti/ry1 or ano!r heal?         
pr(ession1 or an appropriate degree f a 
graduate program ( behavioral & m5tal   
heal?2  7ii7 be c]tifi$ z a nurse       
midwife1 nurse practition]1 or physician
 assi/ant2 or  7iii7 h a doctoral or    
ma/]'s degree 9 physical !rapy2  2  7,b7
 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 by ins]t+        
physical !rapy1 aft] m5tal heal?12 &    
7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,c77ii71 by ins]t+
 physical !rapy1 aft] d5ti/ry12 &  7#c7 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7i7         
,eligibility to p>ticipate 9 o!r        
programs ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be    
con/ru$ to prohibit any heal? c>e       
pr(essional :o is eligible to p>ticipate
 9 ! program "u ?is section f p>ticipat+
 9 any o!r loan repaym5t program        
e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y = :i* su*       

pr(essional is eligible4  4  #c4        
,additional fund+ = p>ticipation (      
physical !rapi/s 9 ! ,national ,heal?   
,s]vice ,corps ,loan ,repaym5t ,program 
,section #ajejc7;b77#b77,k7 ( ! ,pati5t 
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bed;b-#b7;b77#b77,k77 is     
am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ #agb1igb1fjc &    
ins]t+ #ahg1igb1fjc2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+  
be=e ! p]iod at ! end ! foll[+3 1       
provid$ t ( su* am\nt ! ,secret>y %all  
use n less ?an #ae1jjj1jjj = mak+ loan  
repaym5ts = physical !rapi/s p>ticipat+ 
9 ! ,national ,heal? ,s]vice ,corps     
,loan ,repaym5t ,program "u section     
#cch;,b ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act4
  #d4 ,exp&+ ,m$ic>e ,rural ,heal?      
,cl9ic ,s]vices & ,f$]ally ,qualifi$    
,heal? ,c5t] ,s]vices to include        
physical !rapy s]vices  7a7 ,9 g5]al    
,section #ahfa7;aa7 ( ! ,social         
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciex7aa77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph 
7#a7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,c71 by /rik+
 at ! end &2  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,d71  

by add+ & at ! end2 &  7,c7 by ins]t+   
aft] subp>agraph 7,d7 ! foll[+ new      
subp>agraph3  7,e7 su* physical !rapy   
s]vices 7z def9$ 9 subsection 7p77      
furni%$ by a physical !rapi/1  2 &  7#b7
 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,a71 by /rik+         
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,d7 & ins]t+   
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,e74  7b7      
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by     
subsection 7a7 %all apply ) respect to  
s]vices furni%$ on or aft] ,janu>y #a1  
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