SAFE Act
Sponsored By: Representative Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1]
Introduced
Summary
Adds falls risk assessments and PT/OT coverage to Medicare wellness exams. This bill would let people who fell in the prior year receive falls risk assessments and fall prevention services from physical therapists and occupational therapists during the Annual Wellness Visit and the Initial Preventive Physical Examination.
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- Seniors and families: People who have fallen in the previous year would get a falls risk check and prevention services as part of Medicare preventive care. Coverage changes would apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2026.
- Therapists and providers: Physical therapists and occupational therapists would be authorized to furnish separate falls risk assessments and fall prevention services for qualifying beneficiaries at the Annual Wellness Visit.
- Preventive exam coverage: Outpatient physical therapy and occupational therapy services would be covered under the Initial Preventive Physical Examination for individuals a physician determines fell in the prior year.
- Congress and public health: The HHS Secretary would report annually to Congress beginning January 1, 2027 using CDC data on falls among people aged 65 and older who were treated for fall related pain or injury and describe year to year changes.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More Medicare fall prevention help for seniors
If enacted, Medicare would add extra fall checks for people a doctor says fell in the past year. Starting January 1, 2026, your Annual Wellness Visit would include a falls risk check and fall prevention services. A physical or occupational therapist could give a separate falls risk check and prevention service. Your Welcome to Medicare visit could also cover outpatient physical or occupational therapy after a fall. You must be on Medicare and have a physician determine you fell in the previous calendar year.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1]
WV • R
Cosponsors
Stansbury
NM • D
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15]
OH • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Van Duyne
TX • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Van Drew
NJ • R
Sponsored 2/25/2025
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 2/25/2025
Hern (OK)
OK • R
Sponsored 3/3/2025
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 3/3/2025
McBride
DE • D
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
NY • R
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Nehls
TX • R
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]
NY • R
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]
MI • D
Sponsored 4/10/2025
Bonamici
OR • D
Sponsored 4/28/2025
Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 5/20/2025
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 6/9/2025
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/2/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 7/16/2025
Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
GA • R
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Riley (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/21/2025
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 7/22/2025
Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6]
IN • R
Sponsored 7/22/2025
Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17]
IL • D
Sponsored 8/19/2025
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 8/26/2025
Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6]
LA • D
Sponsored 8/26/2025
Davis (NC)
NC • D
Sponsored 9/2/2025
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/3/2025
Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3]
UT • R
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Budzinski
IL • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Bresnahan
PA • R
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Sherrill
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/6/2025
Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]
VA • D
Sponsored 10/6/2025
Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 10/8/2025
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Sponsored 10/8/2025
Kean
NJ • R
Sponsored 10/28/2025
Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]
OR • D
Sponsored 11/4/2025
Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]
NM • D
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 11/25/2025
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 12/1/2025
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 12/1/2025
Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]
PR • D
Sponsored 12/5/2025
Gonzalez, V.
TX • D
Sponsored 1/14/2026
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 1/20/2026
Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
PA • R
Sponsored 2/2/2026
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