Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill expands a loan guarantee, compliance mandate provision: 2. National Health Service Corps; participation of physical therapists in loan repayment program Section 331(a)(3)(D) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C, expands a loan guarantee provision: 3. Additional funding for participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program Section 10503(b)(2)(L) of the Patient Protection, and expands a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 4. Expanding Medicare Rural Health Clinic Services and Federally Qualified Health Center Services to include physical therapy services Section 1861(aa) of. It relies on loan guarantees, compliance mandates, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Expands a loan guarantee, compliance mandate provision: 2. National Health Service Corps; participation of physical therapists in loan repayment program Section 331(a)(3)(D) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C....
- Expands a loan guarantee provision: 3. Additional funding for participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program Section 10503(b)(2)(L) of the Patient Protection...
- Expands a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 4. Expanding Medicare Rural Health Clinic Services and Federally Qualified Health Center Services to include physical therapy services Section 1861(aa) of...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill expands a loan guarantee, compliance mandate provision: 2. National Health Service Corps; participation of physical therapists in loan repayment program Section 331(a)(3)(D) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C, expands a loan guarantee provision: 3. Additional funding for participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program Section 10503(b)(2)(L) of the Patient Protection, and expands a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 4. Expanding Medicare Rural Health Clinic Services and Federally Qualified Health Center Services to include physical therapy services Section 1861(aa) of.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare
Primary Purpose
The bill expands a loan guarantee, compliance mandate provision: 2. National Health Service Corps; participation of physical therapists in loan repayment program Section 331(a)(3)(D) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C, expands a loan guarantee provision: 3. Additional funding for participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program Section 10503(b)(2)(L) of the Patient Protection, and expands a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 4. Expanding Medicare Rural Health Clinic Services and Federally Qualified Health Center Services to include physical therapy services Section 1861(aa) of.
Policy Domains
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Heinrich (for himself and Mr. Rounds) introduced the following …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
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