# 119-s-2225: Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2025

119-s-2225, Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2225
- Congress: 119
- Title: Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-09
- Sponsor: Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-13

## Summary

**Allows physical therapists to use locum tenens under Medicare for outpatient physical therapy services.** It would extend the Medicare locum tenens rules now used for physicians to outpatient physical therapy services and therapists, applying the same subparagraph (D) framework to those services after enactment. - Patients (Medicare beneficiaries): Would face fewer interruptions in outpatient physical therapy when a clinician is temporarily absent. This helps keep therapy schedules and progress on track. - Physical therapists and clinics: Would be able to engage temporary locum tenens therapists to cover short-term staffing gaps, making it easier to maintain access to outpatient care. - Medicare administration: Treats outpatient physical therapy services and therapists the same as physicians for locum tenens billing and coverage under 42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(6).

## Cosponsors (11)

- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Allow temporary coverage for Medicare physical therapy: benefit, low. If enacted, Medicare would allow physical therapists to use locum tenens for outpatient physical therapy services. That could reduce interruptions in care for Medicare beneficiaries. The change would apply to services furnished after the date of enactment.

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- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.
- 119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.
- 119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for the State of California.

## Sources
- [119-s-2225 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2225)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2225 (as of 2026-05-13).