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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 2802
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation
of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repay-
ment Program, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 16, 2019
Ms. DEGETTE (for herself and Mr. SHIMKUS) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
the participation of physical therapists in the National
Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Physical Therapist
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Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS; PARTICIPA-
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TION OF PHYSICAL THERAPISTS IN LOAN RE-
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PAYMENT PROGRAM.
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(a) MISSION OF CORPS; DEFINITION OF PRIMARY
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HEALTH SERVICES.—Section 331(a)(3)(D) of the Public
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Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254d(a)(3)(D)) is amended
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by striking ‘‘or mental health,’’ and inserting ‘‘mental
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health, or physical therapy,’’.
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(b) LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.—Section 338B of
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the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l–1) is
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amended—
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(1) in subsection (a)—
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; and’’
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and inserting a semicolon;
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(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as
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paragraph (3); and
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(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the
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following:
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‘‘(2) an adequate supply of physical therapists,
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including physical therapists for the prevention,
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treatment, or management of pain for individuals
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with substance use disorders, or at risk of developing
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a substance use disorder; and’’;
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(2) in subsection (b)(1)—
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(A) in subparagraph (A)—
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(i) by striking ‘‘, or be certified’’ and
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inserting ‘‘; be certified’’; and
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(ii) by inserting before the semicolon
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the following: ‘‘; or have a doctoral or mas-
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ter’s degree in physical therapy’’;
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(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting
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‘‘physical therapy,’’ after ‘‘mental health,’’; and
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(C) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by inserting
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‘‘physical therapy,’’ after ‘‘dentistry,’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(i) ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN OTHER PRO-
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GRAMS.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to pro-
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hibit any health care professional who is eligible to partici-
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pate in the program under this section from participating
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in any other loan repayment program established by the
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Secretary for which such professional is eligible.’’.
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