S4420-119

In Committee

Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Apr 28, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

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:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

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

Healthcare

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 28, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …

Apr 28, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Apr 28, 2026

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?

Domains
Healthcare
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section

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