# 116-hr-5453: Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2019

116-hr-5453, Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5453
- Congress: 116
- Title: Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2019
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2019-12-17
- Sponsor: Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2019 This bill allows a physical therapist to receive payment under Medicare for services provided to the physical therapist's patients by another physical therapist through a qualifying temporary arrangement, regardless of the geographic area or population served. Currently, physical therapists may only receive payment with respect to such arrangements for services provided in medically underserved, rural, or health professional shortage areas.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2019-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR), 2020-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR), 2020-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2020-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2020-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2020-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-724: PACT Act
- 116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5453 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5453)

## Related
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1830)
- [116-hr-724: PACT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-724)
- [116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-550)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5453 (as of 2025-11-18).