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twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
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 ( 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 title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,physical ,!rapi/ ,work=ce 
& ,pati5t ,access ,act ( #bjbf4  #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 7#a7 ,!         
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( !
 ,heal? ,res\rces & ,s]vices            
,adm9i/ration1 %all id5tify1 bas$ on !  
data collect$ "u p>agraph 7#c71 physical
 !rapy heal? pr(essional t>get areas t  
satisfy ! crit]ia describ$ 9 p>agraph   
7#b7 = purposes (1 9 connection )       
receipt ( assi/ance "u ?is title1       
assign+ to su* id5tifi$ areas physical  
!rapy heal? pr(essionals :o1 )\t        
application ( ?is subsection1 w\ld      
o!rwise be eligible = su* assi/ance4 ,! 
,secret>y %all di/ribute physical !rapy 
heal? pr(essionals )9 heal? pr(essional 
%ortage areas us+ ! physical !rapy heal?
 pr(essional t>get areas s id5tifi$4    
7#b7 ,= purposes ( p>agraph 7#a71 !     
,secret>y %all e/abli% crit]ia =        

physical !rapy heal? pr(essional t>get  
areas t id5tify geographic areas )9     
heal? pr(essional %ortage areas t h a   
%ortage ( physical !rapy heal?          
pr(essionals4  7#c7 ,= purposes ( ?is   
subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all collect &  
publi% 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] data comp>+ ! 
availability & ne$ ( physical !rapy     
heal? s]vices 9 heal? pr(essional       
%ortage areas & 9 areas )9 su* heal?    
pr(essional %ortage areas4  7#d7 ,9     
c>ry+ out p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y    
%all seek input f relevant provid]      
organizations1 includ+ m$ical societies1
 organizations repres5t+ m$ical         
facilities1 & o!r organizations )       
exp]tise 9 physical !rapy heal? s]vices4
  7#e7 ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection %all be   
con/ru$ z-- 7,a7 requir+ ! id5tification
 ( a physical !rapy heal? pr(essional   
t>get area 9 an area n o!rwise already  
designat$ z a heal? pr(essional %ortage 
area2 or  7,b7 affect+ ! types ( heal?  
pr(essionals1 )\t application ( ?is     
subsection1 o!rwise eligible =          

assi/ance1 includ+ a loan repaym5t or   
s*ol>%ip1 pursuant to ! application (   
?is section4  4  7c7 ,loan repaym5t     
program ,section #cch;,b ( ! ,public    
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bedl-#a7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection  
7a77#a71 by ins]t+ physical !rapi/s1    
aft] d5ti/s12 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7b7--
 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ 1 or be 
c]tifi$ z a nurse midwife1 nurse        
practition]1 or physician assi/ant &    
ins]t+ 2 be c]tifi$ z a nurse midwife1  
nurse practition]1 or physician         
assi/ant2 or h a doctoral or ma/]'s     
degree 9 physical !rapy2  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/ry14  #c4     
,additional fund+ = p>ticipation (      
physical !rapi/s 9 ! ,national ,heal?   
,s]vice ,corps ,loan ,repaym5t ,program 
,section #ajejc7;b77#b77,l7 ( ! ,pati5t 
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bed;b-#b7;b77#b77,l77 is     

am5d$ by ins]t+ be=e ! p]iod at ! end ! 
foll[+3 1 & an additional #ae1jjj1jjj = 
su* p]iod = 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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