Bill113th Congress
S. 602
Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2013
Introduced
Mar 19, 2013
Origin Chamber
Senate
Policy Area
Health
Latest Action
Mar 19, 2013
Latest Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsor
Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Democrat·MT
Bioguide ID: T000464
First Name: Jon
Last Name: Tester
By Request: N
6
Cosponsors
1
Committees
2
Actions
0
Amendments
1
Related Bills
6
Subjects
1
Summaries
3
Titles
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Text Versions
Bill Details
- Update Date
- Nov 15, 2022
- Origin Chamber
- Senate
- Bill Type
- S
- Bill Number
- 602
- Congress
- 113
- Introduced Date
- Mar 19, 2013
- Policy Area
- Health
- Is Law
- No
Mar 19, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: Senate
Mar 19, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate
Source: Library of Congress
Introduced in Senate· Mar 19, 20130
Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include physical therapy within the definition of "primary health services" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps. Makes physical therapists eligible for repayment of their educational loans in order to ensure an adequate supply of physical therapists.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Senate· Standing
Education programs fundingHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedical educationStudent aid and college costs
Introduced in Senate
Mar 19, 2013