MICHAEL HURLBUT

H.R. 807/S. 253 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) Medicare private contracting H.R. 4133 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2017

Inclusion of allied health in HRSA education and workforce programs HRSA Workforce Model Support of allied health professions in federal progams Workload approach for SISPS Improving Inter-professional Education IDEA - SISPS ESEA - Military Children HR 1639/S.619 Physical Therapist Workforce & Patient Access Act IDEA Full Funding Act (HR 2902) Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2017 (HR 3580) Prosper Act H.R. 4508 Graduate Medical Education

Expansion of coverage under TriCare Use of Physical Therapy Assistants under Tricare Military children with special health care needs PT Day in DoD NDAA Conference Report Increase in rank and grade of Chief of Army Medical Specialist Corps

Expansion of coverage under TriCare Use of Physical Therapy Assistants under Tricare Military children with special health care needs PT Day in DoD NDAA Conference Report Increase in rank and grade of Chief of Army Medical Specialist Corps

H.R. 807/S. 253 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) Medicare private contracting

Qualification standard in the Veterans Admin Physical Therapy workforce numbers in the Veterans Admin/recruitment/retention VA Rehab services GS Schedule PT payment/PTA payment Physical therapy in telehealth or virtual medicine PT Day in VA/Collaboration with VA Residency opportunities in VA system HAIG Survey of state of PT in VA VA Staffing Comments PT Dry-Needling Requirements PT State Licensure Requirements Standardization of Practice

H.R. 807/S.253 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) Physician Quality Reporting System Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in The Medicare program Accountable health care organizations/patient centered medical homes Electronic health records/health information technology incentives for Physical Therapists Local coverage determinations/EMG NCCI Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage PCORI National priority for research and research agenda Health information technology Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: Manual Medical Review Essential Health Benefits Sustainable Growth Rate Reform Medicaid essential health benefits EHR/LTPAC settings: transitions of care Medicare improvement standards Bundled payment models/CJR Common assessment tool for Medicare post-acute care Medicare appeals process Inclusion of physical therapists in quality programs Self-referral Coverage of telehealth APTA Registry Quality Programs Accelerating Innovation in Medicine Act (AIM) IMPACT Medicare Pilot Programs Chronic Care Management New evaluation and reevaluation CPT codes & misvalued codes EMG Orthotics and Prosthetics Medicare Private Contracting S.870 - Chronic Care Act SNF 3-Day Rule Registry- ACI HR 2042 - Frontline Act Youth Concussion Management DME

Increased Funding for FY 2018 Appropriations for NIH and report language Increased funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC FY 2018 Appropriations for CDC Programs FY 2018 Appropriations for HRSA Programs FY 2018 Appropriations for IDEA

Inclusion of allied health in HRSA education and workforce programs HRSA Workforce Model Support of allied health professions in federal progams Workload approach for SISPS Improving Inter-professional Education IDEA - SISPS ESEA - Military Children HR 1639/S.619 Physical Therapist Workforce & Patient Access Act

H.R. 807/S.253 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) Physician Quality Reporting System Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in The Medicare program Accountable health care organizations/patient centered medical homes Electronic health records/health information technology incentives for Physical Therapists Local coverage determinations/EMG NCCI Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage PCORI National priority for research and research agenda Health information technology Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: Manual Medical Review Essential Health Benefits Sustainable Growth Rate Reform Medicaid essential health benefits EHR/LTPAC settings: transitions of care Medicare improvement standards Bundled payment models/CJR Common assessment tool for Medicare post-acute care Medicare appeals process Inclusion of physical therapists in quality programs Self-referral Coverage of telehealth APTA Registry Quality Programs Accelerating Innovation in Medicine Act (AIM) IMPACT Medicare Pilot Programs Chronic Care Management New evaluation and reevaluation CPT codes & misvalued codes EMG Orthotics and Prosthetics Medicare Private Contracting S.870 - Chronic Care Act

Qualification standard in the Veterans Admin Physical Therapy workforce numbers in the Veterans Admin/recruitment/retention VA Rehab services GS Schedule PT payment/PTA payment Physical therapy in telehealth or virtual medicine PT Day in VA/Collaboration with VA Residency opportunities in VA system HAIG Survey of state of PT in VA VA Staffing Comments PT Dry-Needling Requirements PT State Licensure REquirements

Expansion of coverage under TriCare Use of Physical Therapy Assistants under Tricare Military children with special health care needs PT Day in DoD NDAA Conference Report Increase in rank and grade of Chief of Army Medical Specialist Corps

Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Program Implementation of Affordable Care Act - provisions pertaining to Essential Health Benefits & Health Insurance Exchanges AHRQ provisions pertaining to PT H.R. 582/S. 307 ConTACT Act H.R. 1383 Medicare Adult Day Services Act H.R. 263 Adult Day Care Enhancement Act H.R. 1707 Access to Frontline Healthcare Act H.R. 395/S. 536 Indian Health Service Health Professionals Tax Fairness Act H.R. 2 SGR Repeal Physician self-referra/Stark Law American Cures Act H.R. 1608/S. 2373 Lymphadema Treatment Act Health Information Technology Nominations to PCORI Methodology Committees H.R. 1190/S. 141 IPAB repeal H.R. 1741 Truth In Healthcare Marketing Act Medicaid Expansion HR. 2342/S. 1426 Physical Therapist Workforce & Patient Access Act Physician owned distributerships H.R. 921/S. 689 Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act S. 2364 Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act MACRA/MIPS APMS IMPACT/PAC reform Network adequacy Insurance Benefit parameters H.R. 4641 To provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes. S. 524/H.R. 953 Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act of 2015 H.R. 5088 PIMA H.R. 5045 Preserving Access to Modern Prosthetic Limbs Act of 2016 H.R. 4266 Nurse & Health Care Worker Protection Act H.R. 1516 Ensuring Access to Quality CRT H.R. 1530 Medicare O&P Improvement Act H.R. 1420 National TBI Research & Treatment Improvement Act H.R. 2948 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 S. 800/H.R. 1631 Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medicare Research at NIH Act

Expansion of coverage under TriCare Payment of physical therapy assistants under Tricare Military children with special health care needs PT Day in DoD NDAA Conference Report Increase in rank and grade of Chief of Army Medical Specialist Corps

Qualification standard in the Veterans Admin Physical Therapy workforce numbers in the Veterans Admin/recruitment VA Rehab services GS Schedule PT payment/PTA payment Physical therapy in telehealth or virtual medicine PT Day in VA/Collaboration with VA Residency opportunities in VA system HAIG Survey of state of PT in VA VA Staffing Comments PT Dry-Needling Requirements PT State Licensure REquirements

Increased Funding for FY 2017 Appropriations for NIH and report language Increased funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC FY 2017 Appropriations for CDC Programs FY 2017 Appropriations for HRSA Programs FY 2017 Appropriations for IDEA FY 2017 Arthritis Funding Increased funding for arthritis

Expansion of coverage under TriCare Payment of physical therapy assistants under Tricare Military children with special health care needs PT Day in DoD NDAA Conference Report Increase in rank and grade of Chief of Army Medical Specialist Corps

Increased Funding for FY 2017 Appropriations for NIH and report language Increased funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC FY 2017 Appropriations for CDC Programs FY 2017 Appropriations for HRSA Programs FY 2017 Appropriations for IDEA FY 2017 Arthritis Funding Increased funding for arthritis

Qualification standard in the Veterans Admin Physical Therapy workforce numbers in the Veterans Admin/recruitment VA Rehab services GS Schedule PT payment/PTA payment Physical therapy in telehealth or virtual medicine PT Day in VA/Collaboration with VA Residency opportunities in VA system HAIG Survey of state of PT in VA VA Staffing Comments PT Dry-Needling Requirements PT State Licensure REquirements

H.R. 582/S. 307 ConTACT Act: Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act Inclusion of allied health in HRSA education and workforce programs HRSA Workforce Model Support of allied health professions in federal progams Workload approach for SISPS Improving Inter-professional Education IDEA - SISPS ESEA - Military Children HR 2342/S.1426 Physical Therapist Workforce & Patient Access Act

Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Program Implementation of Affordable Care Act - provisions pertaining to Essential Health Benefits & Health Insurance Exchanges AHRQ provisions pertaining to PT H.R. 582/S. 307 ConTACT Act H.R. 1383 Medicare Adult Day Services Act H.R. 263 Adult Day Care Enhancement Act H.R. 1707 Access to Frontline Healthcare Act H.R. 395/S. 536 Indian Health Service Health Professionals Tax Fairness Act H.R. 2 SGR Repeal Physician self-referra/Stark Law American Cures Act H.R. 1608/S. 2373 Lymphadema Treatment Act Health Information Technology Nominations to PCORI Methodology Committees H.R. 1190/S. 141 IPAB repeal H.R. 1741 Truth In Healthcare Marketing Act Medicaid Expansion HR. 2342/S. 1426 Physical Therapist Workforce & Patient Access Act Physician owned distributerships H.R. 921/S. 689 Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act S. 2364 Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act MACRA/MIPS APMS IMPACT/PAC reform Network adequacy Insurance Benefit parameters H.R. 4641 To provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes. S. 524/H.R. 953 Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act of 2015 H.R. 5088 PIMA H.R. 5045 Preserving Access to Modern Prosthetic Limbs Act of 2016 H.R. 4266 Nurse & Health Care Worker Protection Act H.R. 1516 Ensuring Access to Quality CRT H.R. 1530 Medicare O&P Improvement Act H.R. 1420 National TBI Research & Treatment Improvement Act H.R. 2948 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 S. 800/H.R. 1631 Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medicare Research at NIH Act

H.R. 582/S. 307 ConTACT Act: Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act Inclusion of allied health in HRSA education and workforce programs HRSA Workforce Model Support of allied health professions in federal progams Workload approach for SISPS Improving Inter-professional Education IDEA - SISPS ESEA - Military Children HR 2342/S.1426 Physical Therapist Workforce & Patient Access Act

Qualification standard in the Veterans Admin Physical Therapy workforce numbers in the Veterans Admin/recruitment VA Rehab services GS Schedule PT payment/PTA payment Physical therapy in telehealth or virtual medicine PT Day in VA/Collaboration with VA Residency opportunities in VA system HAIG Survey of state of PT in VA VA Staffing Comments PT Dry-Needling Requirements PT State Licensure REquirements

Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Program Implementation of Affordable Care Act - provisions pertaining to Essential Health Benefits & Health Insurance Exchanges AHRQ provisions pertaining to PT H.R. 582/S. 307 ConTACT Act H.R. 1383 Medicare Adult Day Services Act H.R. 263 Adult Day Care Enhancement Act H.R. 1707 Access to Frontline Healthcare Act H.R. 395/S. 536 Indian Health Service Health Professionals Tax Fairness Act H.R. 2 SGR Repeal Physician self-referral American Cures Act H.R. 1608/S. 2373 Lymphadema Treatment Act Health Information Technology Nominations to PCORI Methodology Committees H.R. 1190/S. 141 IPAB repeal H.R. 1741 Truth In Healthcare Marketing Act Medicaid Expansion HR. 2342/S. 1426 Physical Therapist Workforce & Patient Access Act Physician owned distributerships H.R. 921/S. 689 Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act S. 2364 Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act MACRA/MIPS APMS IMPACT/PAC reform Network adequacy Insurance Benefit parameters H.R. 4641 To provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes. S. 524/H.R. 953 Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act of 2015 H.R. 5088 PIMA H.R. 5045 Preserving Access to Modern Prosthetic Limbs Act of 2016 H.R. 4266 Nurse & Health Care Worker Protection Act H.R. 1516 Ensuring Access to Quality CRT H.R. 1530 Medicare O&P Improvement Act H.R. 1420 National TBI Research & Treatment Improvement Act H.R. 2948 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 S. 800/H.R. 1631 Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medicare Research at NIH Act

Increased Funding for FY 2017 Appropriations for NIH and report language Increased funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC FY 2017 Appropriations for CDC Programs FY 2017 Appropriations for HRSA Programs FY 2017 Appropriations for IDEA FY 2017 Arthritis Funding Increased funding for arthritis

Expansion of coverage under TriCare Payment of physical therapy assistants under Tricare Military children with special health care needs PT Day in DoD NDAA Conference Report Increase in rank and grade of Chief of Army Medical Specialist Corps

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) H.R. 556/S. 313 Locum tenens H.R. 1650 Medicare private contracting

Expansion of coverage under TriCare Payment of physical therapy assistants under Tricare Military children with special health care needs PT Day in DoD NDAA Conference Report Increase in rank and grade of Chief of Army Medical Specialist Corps

Qualification standard in the Veterans Admin Physical Therapy workforce numbers in the Veterans Admin/recruitment VA Rehab services GS Schedule PT payment/PTA payment Physical therapy in telehealth or virtual medicine PT Day in VA/Collaboration with VA Residency opportunities in VA system HAIG Survey of state of PT in VA VA Staffing Comments

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) H.R. 556/S. 313 Locum tenens H.R. 1650 Medicare private contracting

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) Physician Quality Reporting System Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in The Medicare program Accountable health care organizations/patient centered medical homes Electronic health records/health information technology incentives for Physical Therapists Local coverage determinations/EMG NCCI Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage PCORI National priority for research and research agenda Health information technology Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: Manual Medical Review Essential Health Benefits Sustainable Growth Rate Reform Medicaid essential health benefits EHR/LTPAC settings: transitions of care Medicare improvement standards Bundled payment models/CJR Common assessment tool for Medicare post-acute care Medicare appeals process H.R. 556/5 & S. 313 Prevent interruptions in Physical Therapy Act Inclusion of physical therapists in quality programs in SGR reform FTC Anti-competition Self-referral Comments on CY2015 OPPS rule Coverage of telehealth APTA Registry H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP reauthorization act Medicare, amendment to repeal the therapy cap H.R. 1650 Private contracting H.R. 1458 Bundling and coordinating post-acute care act Quality Programs Accelerating Innovation in Medicine Act (AIM) IMPACT Medicare Pilot Programs Chronic Care Management HR.2709 Professional Success to Health Workforce Integration Act of 2015 HR.1674 Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act HR.4766/S.2408 Safe Patient Handling H.R. 2948 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act S. 2484/H.R. CONNECT for Health Act

H.R. 582/S. 307 ConTACT Act: Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act Inclusion of allied health in HRSA education and workforce programs HRSA Workforce Model Support of allied health professions in federal progams Workload approach for SISPS Improving Inter-professional Education IDEA - SISPS ESEA - Military Children HR 2342/S.1426 Physical Therapist Workforce & Patient Access Act

Increased Funding for FY 2016 Appropriations for NIH and report language Increased funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC FY 2016 Appropriations for CDC Programs FY 2016 Appropriations for HRSA Programs FY 2016 Appropriations for IDEA FY 2016 Arthritis Funding

Expansion of coverage under TriCare Payment of physical therapy assistants under Tricare Military children with special health care needs PT Day in DoD

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) Physician Quality Reporting System Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in The Medicare program Accountable health care organizations/patient centered medical homes Electronic health records/health information technology incentives for Physical Therapists Local coverage determinations NCCI Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage PCORI National priority for research and research agenda Health information technology Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: Manual Medical Review Essential Health Benefits Sustainable Growth Rate Reform Medicaid essential health benefits EHR/LTPAC settings: transitions of care Medicare improvement standards Bundled payment models Common assessment tool for Medicare post-acute care Medicare appeals process H.R. 556/5 & S. 313 Prevent interruptions in Physical Therapy Act Inclusion of physical therapists in quality programs in SGR reform FTC Anti-competition Self-referral Comments on CY2015 OPPS rule Coverage of telehealth APTA Registry H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP reauthorization act Medicare, amendment to repeal the therapy cap H.R. 1650 Private contracting H.R. 556/S. 313 Prevent interruptions in physical therapy cap H.R. 1458 Bundling and coordinating post-acute care act Quality Programs Accelerating Innovation in Medicine Act (AIM) IMPACT Medicare Pilot Programs Chronic Care Management

Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Program Implementation of Affordable Care Act - provisions pertaining to Essential Health Benefits & Health Insurance Exchanges AHRQ provisions pertaining to PT H.R. 582/S. 307 ConTACT Act H.R. 1383 Medicare Adult Day Services Act H.R. 263 Adult Day Care Enhancement Act H.R. 1707 Access to Frontline Healthcare Act H.R. 395/S. 536 Indian Health Service Health Professionals Tax Fairness Act H.R. 2 SGR Repeal Physician self-referral American Cures Act H.R. 1608 Lymphadema Treatment Act Health Information Technology Nominations to PCORI Methodology Committees H.R. 1190/S. 141 IPAB repeal H.R. 1741 Truth In Healthcare Marketing Act Medicaid Expansion

Increased Funding For FY 2016 Appropriations for NIH and report language Increased Funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC FY 2016 Appropriations for CDC Programs, HRSA Programs, IDEA,Arthritis Funding ConTACT Act: H.R. 582/S. 307 Inclusion of allied health in HRSA Education & Workforce Programs HRSA Workforce Model ESEA Reauthorization, provisions relating to specialized instructional support personnel Workoad approach for SISPs Improving Interprofessional Education ESEA - Military Children Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Programs ConTACT Act H.R. 582/S. 307 H.R. 1383 H.R. 263 H.R. 1707 H.R. 395/S. 536

Increased Funding For FY 2016 Appropriations for NIH and report language Increased Funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC FY 2016 Appropriations for CDC Programs, HRSA Programs, IDEA,Arthritis Funding ConTACT Act: H.R. 582/S. 307 Inclusion of allied health in HRSA Education & Workforce Programs HRSA Workforce Model ESEA Reauthorization, provisions relating to specialized instructional support personnel Workoad approach for SISPs Improving Interprofessional Education ESEA - Military Children Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Programs ConTACT Act H.R. 582/S. 307 H.R. 1383 H.R. 263 H.R. 1707 H.R. 395/S. 536

Increased Funding For FY 2016 Appropriations for NIH and report language Increased Funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC FY 2016 Appropriations for CDC Programs, HRSA Programs, IDEA,Arthritis Funding ConTACT Act: H.R. 582/S. 307 Inclusion of allied health in HRSA Education & Workforce Programs HRSA Workforce Model ESEA Reauthorization, provisions relating to specialized instructional support personnel Workoad approach for SISPs Improving Interprofessional Education ESEA - Military Children Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Programs ConTACT Act H.R. 582/S. 307 H.R. 1383 H.R. 263 H.R. 1707 H.R. 395/S. 536

Increased Funding For FY 2016 Appropriations for NIH and report language Increased Funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC FY 2016 Appropriations for CDC Programs, HRSA Programs, IDEA,Arthritis Funding ConTACT Act: H.R. 582/S. 307 Inclusion of allied health in HRSA Education & Workforce Programs HRSA Workforce Model ESEA Reauthorization, provisions relating to specialized instructional support personnel Workoad approach for SISPs Improving Interprofessional Education ESEA - Military Children Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Programs ConTACT Act H.R. 582/S. 307 H.R. 1383 H.R. 263 H.R. 1707 H.R. 395/S. 536

Increased Funding For FY 2016 Appropriations for NIH and report language Increased Funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC FY 2016 Appropriations for CDC Programs, HRSA Programs, IDEA,Arthritis Funding ConTACT Act: H.R. 582/S. 307 Inclusion of allied health in HRSA Education & Workforce Programs HRSA Workforce Model ESEA Reauthorization, provisions relating to specialized instructional support personnel Workoad approach for SISPs Improving Interprofessional Education ESEA - Military Children Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Programs ConTACT Act H.R. 582/S. 307 H.R. 1383 H.R. 263 H.R. 1707 H.R. 395/S. 536

Increased Funding For FY 2016 Appropriations for NIH and report language Increased Funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC FY 2016 Appropriations for CDC Programs, HRSA Programs, IDEA,Arthritis Funding ConTACT Act: H.R. 582/S. 307 Inclusion of allied health in HRSA Education & Workforce Programs HRSA Workforce Model ESEA Reauthorization, provisions relating to specialized instructional support personnel Workoad approach for SISPs Improving Interprofessional Education ESEA - Military Children Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Programs ConTACT Act H.R. 582/S. 307 H.R. 1383 H.R. 263 H.R. 1707 H.R. 395/S. 536

Increased Funding for FY 2016 Appropriations for NIH and report language Increased funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC FY 2016 Appropriations for CDC Programs FY 2016 Appropriations for HRSA Programs FY 2016 Appropriations for IDEA FY 2016 Arthritis Funding

Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Program Implementation of Affordable Care Act - provisions pertaining to Essential Health Benefits & Health Insurance Exchanges AHRQ provisions pertaining to PT H.R. 582/S. 307 ConTACT Act H.R. 1383 Medicare Adult Day Services Act H.R. 263 Adult Day Care Enhancement Act H.R. 1707 Access to Frontline Healthcare Act H.R. 395/S. 536 Indian Health Service Health Professionals Tax Fairness Act H.R. 2 SGR Repeal Physician self-referral American Cures Act H.R. 1608 Lymphadema Treatment Act Health Information Technology Nominations to PCORI Methodology Committees H.R. 1190/S. 141 IPAB repeal H.R. 1741 Truth In Healthcare Marketing Act Medicaid Expansion HR. 2342/S. 1426 Physical Therapist Workforce & Patient Access Act Physician owned distributerships

Expansion of coverage under TriCare Payment of physical therapy assistants under Tricare Military children with special health care needs PT Day in DoD NDAA Conference Report

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) H.R. 556/S. 313 Locum tenens H.R. 1650 Medicare private contracting

Qualification standard in the Veterans Admin Physical Therapy workforce numbers in the Veterans Admin VA Rehab services GS Schedule PT payment/PTA payment Physical therapy in telehealth or virtual medicine PT Day in VA/Collaboration with VA TRICARE and PTAs Residency opportunities in VA system HAIG Survey of state of PT in VA VA Staffing Comments

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) H.R. 556/S. 313 Locum tenens H.R. 1650 Medicare private contracting

Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Program Implementation of Affordable Care Act - provisions pertaining to Essential Health Benefits & Health Insurance Exchanges AHRQ provisions pertaining to PT H.R. 582/S. 307 ConTACT Act H.R. 1383 Medicare Adult Day Services Act H.R. 263 Adult Day Care Enhancement Act H.R. 1707 Access to Frontline Healthcare Act H.R. 395/S. 536 Indian Health Service Health Professionals Tax Fairness Act H.R. 2 SGR Repeal Physician self-referral American Cures Act H.R. 1608 Lymphadema Treatment Act Health Information Technology Nominations to PCORI Methodology Committees H.R. 1190/S. 141 IPAB repeal H.R. 1741 Truth In Healthcare Marketing Act Medicaid Expansion HR. 2342/S. 1426 Physical Therapist Workforce & Patient Access Act

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) Physician Quality Reporting System Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in The Medicare program Accountable health care organizations/patient centered medical homes Electronic health records/health information technology incentives for Physical Therapists Local coverage determinations NCCI Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage PCORI National priority for research and research agenda Health information technology Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: Manual Medical Review Essential Health Benefits Sustainable Growth Rate Reform Medicaid essential health benefits EHR/LTPAC settings: transitions of care Medicare improvement standards Bundled payment models Common assessment tool for Medicare post-acute care Medicare appeals process H.R. 556/5 & S. 313 Prevent interruptions in Physical Therapy Act Inclusion of physical therapists in quality programs in SGR reform FTC Anti-competition Self-referral Comments on CY2015 OPPS rule Coverage of telehealth APTA Registry H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP reauthorization act Medicare, amendment to repeal the therapy cap H.R. 1650 Private contracting H.R. 1458 Bundling and coordinating post-acute care act Quality Programs Accelerating Innovation in Medicine Act (AIM) IMPACT Medicare Pilot Programs Chronic Care Management HR.2709 Professional Success to Health Workforce Integration Act of 2015 HR.1674 Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act

H.R. 582/S. 307 ConTACT Act: Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act Inclusion of allied health in HRSA education and workforce programs HRSA Workforce Model Support of allied health professions in federal progams ESEA Reauthorization, provisions relating to specialized instructional support personnel and concussion management Workload approach for SISPS Improving Inter-professional Education IDEA - SISPS ESEA - Military Children HR 2342/S.1426 Physical Therapist Workforce & Patient Access Act

Expansion of coverage under TriCare Payment of physical therapy assistants under Tricare Military children with special health care needs PT Day in DoD

H.R. 582/S. 307 ConTACT Act: Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act Inclusion of allied health in HRSA education and workforce programs HRSA Workforce Model Support of allied health professions in federal progams ESEA Reauthorization, provisions relating to specialized instructional support personnel Workload approach for SISPS

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) H.R. 556/S. 313 Locum tenens H.R. 1650 Medicare private contracting

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) Physician Quality Reporting System Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in The Medicare program Accountable health care organizations/patient centered medical homes Electronic health records/health information technology incentives for Physical Therapists Local coverage determinations NCCI Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage PCORI National priority for research and research agenda Health information technology Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: Manual Medical Review Essential Health Benefits Sustainable Growth Rate Reform Medicaid essential health benefits EHR/LTPAC settings: transitions of care Medicare improvement standards Bundled payment models Common assessment tool for Medicare post-acute care Medicare appeals process H.R. 556/5 & S. 313 Prevent interruptions in Physical Therapy Act Inclusion of physical therapists in quality programs in SGR reform FTC Anti-competition Self-referral Comments on CY2015 OPPS rule Coverage of telehealth APTA Registry H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP reauthorization act Medicare, amendment to repeal the therapy cap H.R. 1650 Private contracting H.R. 556/S. 313 Prevent interruptions in physical therapy cap H.R. 1458 Bundling and coordinating post-acute care act

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) Physician Quality Reporting System Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in The Medicare program Accountable health care organizations/patient centered medical homes Electronic health records/health information technology incentives for Physical Therapists Local coverage determinations NCCI Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage PCORI National priority for research and research agenda Health information technology Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: Manual Medical Review Essential Health Benefits Sustainable Growth Rate Reform Medicaid essential health benefits EHR/LTPAC settings: transitions of care Medicare improvement standards Bundled payment models Common assessment tool for Medicare post-acute care Medicare appeals process H.R. 556/5 & S. 313 Prevent interruptions in Physical Therapy Act Inclusion of physical therapists in quality programs in SGR reform FTC Anti-competition Self-referral Comments on CY2015 OPPS rule Coverage of telehealth APTA Registry H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP reauthorization act Medicare, amendment to repeal the therapy cap H.R. 1650 Private contracting H.R. 556/S. 313 Prevent interruptions in physical therapy cap H.R. 1458 Bundling and coordinating post-acute care act Quality Programs Accelerating Innovation in Medicine Act (AIM) IMPACT Medicare Pilot Programs Chronic Care Management

Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Program Implementation of Affordable Care Act - provisions pertaining to Essential Health Benefits & Health Insurance Exchanges AHRQ provisions pertaining to PT H.R. 582/S. 307 ConTACT Act H.R. 1383 Medicare Adult Day Services Act H.R. 263 Adult Day Care Enhancement Act H.R. 1707 Access to Frontline Healthcare Act H.R. 395/S. 536 Indian Health Service Health Professionals Tax Fairness Act H.R. 2 SGR Repeal Physician self-referral American Cures Act H.R. 1608 Lymphadema Treatment Act Health Information Technology Nominations to PCORI Methodology Committees H.R. 1190/S. 141 IPAB repeal H.R. 1741 Truth In Healthcare Marketing Act Medicaid Expansion

Qualification standard in the Veterans Admin Physical Therapy workforce numbers in the Veterans Admin VA Rehab services GS Schedule PT payment/PTA payment Physical therapy in telehealth or virtual medicine PT Day in VA/Collaboration with VA TRICARE and PTAs Residency opportunities in VA system HAIG Survey of state of PT in VA VA Staffing Comments

Increased Funding for FY 2016 Appropriations for NIH and report language Increased funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC FY 2016 Appropriations for CDC Programs FY 2016 Appropriations for HRSA Programs FY 2016 Appropriations for IDEA FY 2016 Arthritis Funding

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) Physician Quality Reporting System Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in The Medicare program Accountable health care organizations/patient centered medical homes Electronic health records/health information technology incentives for Physical Therapists Local coverage determinations NCCI Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage PCORI National priority for research and research agenda Health information technology Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: Manual Medical Review Essential Health Benefits Sustainable Growth Rate Reform Medicaid essential health benefits EHR/LTPAC settings: transitions of care Medicare improvement standards Bundled payment models Common assessment tool for Medicare post-acute care Medicare appeals process H.R. 556/5 & S. 313 Prevent interruptions in Physical Therapy Act Inclusion of physical therapists in quality programs in SGR reform FTC Anti-competition Self-referral Comments on CY2015 OPPS rule Coverage of telehealth APTA Registry H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP reauthorization act Medicare, amendment to repeal the therapy cap H.R. 1650 Private contracting H.R. 556/S. 313 Prevent interruptions in physical therapy cap H.R. 1458 Bundling and coordinating post-acute care act

Increased Funding for FY 2016 Appropriations for NIH and report language Increased funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC FY 2016 Appropriations for CDC Programs FY 2016 Appropriations for HRSA Programs FY 2016 Appropriations for IDEA FY 2016 Arthritis Funding

Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Program Implementation of Affordable Care Act - provisions pertaining to Essential Health Benefits & Health Insurance Exchanges AHRQ provisions pertaining to PT H.R. 582/S. 307 ConTACT Act H.R. 1383 Medicare Adult Day Services Act H.R. 263 Adult Day Care Enhancement Act H.R. 1707 Access to Frontline Healthcare Act H.R. 395/S. 536 Indian Health Service Health Professionals Tax Fairness Act H.R. 2 SGR Repeal Physician self-referral American Cures Act H.R. 1608 Lymphadema Treatment Act Health Information Technology Nominations to PCORI Methodology Committees H.R. 1190/S. 141 IPAB repeal

Expansion of coverage under TriCare Payment of physical therapy assistants under Tricare Military children with special health care needs PT Day in DoD

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) H.R. 556/S. 313 Locum tenens H.R. 1650 Medicare private contracting

Expansion of coverage under TriCare Payment of physical therapy assistants under Tricare Military children with special health care needs PT Day in DoD

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) Physician Quality Reporting System Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in The Medicare program Accountable health care organizations/patient centered medical homes Electronic health records/health information technology incentives for Physical Therapists Local coverage determinations NCCI Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage PCORI National priority for research and research agenda Health information technology Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: Manual Medical Review Essential Health Benefits Sustainable Growth Rate Reform Medicaid essential health benefits EHR/LTPAC settings: transitions of care Medicare improvement standards Bundled payment models Common assessment tool for Medicare post-acute care Medicare appeals process H.R. 556/5 & S. 313 Prevent interruptions in Physical Therapy Act Inclusion of physical therapists in quality programs in SGR reform FTC Anti-competition Self-referral Comments on CY2015 OPPS rule Coverage of telehealth APTA Registry H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP reauthorization act Medicare, amendment to repeal the therapy cap H.R. 1650 Private contracting H.R. 556/S. 313 Prevent interruptions in physical therapy cap H.R. 1458 Bundling and coordinating post-acute care act Quality Programs Accelerating Innovation in Medicine Act (AIM) IMPACT Medicare Pilot Programs Chronic Care Management

Qualification standard in the Veterans Admin Physical Therapy workforce numbers in the Veterans Admin VA Rehab services GS Schedule PT payment/PTA payment Physical therapy in telehealth or virtual medicine PT Day in VA/Collaboration with VA TRICARE and PTAs Residency opportunities in VA system HAIG Survey of state of PT in VA VA Staffing Comments

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) Physician Quality Reporting System Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in The Medicare program Accountable health care organizations/patient centered medical homes Electronic health records/health information technology incentives for Physical Therapists Local coverage determinations NCCI Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage PCORI National priority for research and research agenda Health information technology Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: Manual Medical Review Essential Health Benefits Sustainable Growth Rate Reform Medicaid essential health benefits EHR/LTPAC settings: transitions of care Medicare improvement standards Bundled payment models Common assessment tool for Medicare post-acute care Medicare appeals process H.R. 556/5 & S. 313 Prevent interruptions in Physical Therapy Act Inclusion of physical therapists in quality programs in SGR reform FTC Anti-competition Self-referral Comments on CY2015 OPPS rule Coverage of telehealth APTA Registry H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP reauthorization act Medicare, amendment to repeal the therapy cap H.R. 1650 Private contracting H.R. 556/S. 313 Prevent interruptions in physical therapy cap H.R. 1458 Bundling and coordinating post-acute care act

Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Program Implementation of Affordable Care Act - provisions pertaining to Essential Health Benefits & Health Insurance Exchanges AHRQ provisions pertaining to PT H.R. 582/S. 307 ConTACT Act H.R. 1383 Medicare Adult Day Services Act H.R. 263 Adult Day Care Enhancement Act H.R. 1707 Access to Frontline Healthcare Act H.R. 395/S. 536 Indian Health Service Health Professionals Tax Fairness Act H.R. 2 SGR Repeal Physician self-referral American Cures Act H.R. 1608 Lymphadema Treatment Act Health Information Technology Nominations to PCORI Methodology Committees H.R. 1190/S. 141 IPAB repeal

Qualification standard in the Veterans Admin Physical Therapy workforce numbers in the Veterans Admin VA Rehab services GS Schedule PT payment/PTA payment Physical therapy in telehealth or virtual medicine PT Day in VA/Collaboration with VA TRICARE and PTAs Residency opportunities in VA system HAIG Survey of state of PT in VA

H.R. 582/S. 307 ConTACT Act: Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act Inclusion of allied health in HRSA education and workforce programs HRSA Workforce Model Support of allied health professions in federal progams ESEA Reauthorization, provisions relating to specialized instructional support personnel Workload approach for SISPS

HR713/S367 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) H.R. 3426/S.2818 Locum Tenens H.R. 1310 opt out

Expansion of coverage under Tricare HR 1705 Rehabilitative Therapy Parity For Military Beneficiaries Act National Defense Authorization; to increase rank and grade of the Army medical Specialist Corps Payment of Physical Therapy Assistants under Tricare Military Children with Special Health Care Needs PT Day in DoD

Qualification Standard in the Veterans Admin Physical Therapy workforce numbers in the Veterans Admin VA Rehab Services GS Schedule PT payment/PTA payment Physical Therapy in Telehealth or Virtual Medicine PT Day in VA/Collaboration with VA H.R. 4276 TBI Pilot for Veterans TRICARE and PTAs

H.R. 713/S. 367-Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) Payments to Physical Therapists under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Permanent Repeal of/alternatives to the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Formula H.R. 574 Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act Opposition of Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction for PT Services Physician Quality Reporting System H.R. 2914 Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act H.R. 1310 and S. 236 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in the Medicare program Accountable Care Organizations/Patient Centered Medical Homes Electronic Health Records/ Health Information Technology incentives for Physical Therapists Development of Alternatives to Medicare Therapy Cap Medicare Payment Reform Local Coverage Determinations NCCI Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage PCORI National Priority for Research and Research Agenda Health Information Technology Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: Manual Medical Review Essential Health Benefits Sustainable Growth Rate Reform H.R. 1179/S. 569 Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act Medicaid Essential Health Benefits EHR/LTPAC Settings: Transitions of Care Medicare Improvement Standards Bundled Payment Models Common assessment tool for Medicare post-acute care Medicare appeals process H.R. 3426 Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act/S.2818 H.R. 942 and S. 948 Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology H.R. 2810 Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act Inclusion of physical therapists in quality programs in SGR Reform H.R. 4015 and S.2000: SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 FTC Anti-competition Self-referral S.1871 SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act S.2110 Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act S. 2157 Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act H.R.4302 Protecting Access to Medicare Act Statement for the record on Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Current Hospital Issues in Medicare H.R. 4755 Access to In-patient Rehabilitation Therapy Act H.R. 4994/S.2553 IMPACT Act Able Act Comments on CY2015 OPPS rule H.R. 5380 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act Comments on draft Fraud & Abuse Legislation Hospital Improvements for Payment Act H.R. 5380 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act

H.R. 1252/S.602 PT Workforce and Patient Access Act H.R. 702 Access to Frontline Health Care Act (Student Loan Repayment for Physical Therapists) IDEA Full Funding Act S.108/H.R. 4136 H.R. 3532 and S. 1546 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act Prevention of cuts to IDEA Personnel Preperation Program H.R. 3113 and S. 1516 ConTACT Act: Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2013 IDEA Reauthorization Higher Education Act Reauthorization Inclusion of allied health in HRSA Education & Workforce Programs HRSA Workforce Model Support of allied health professions in federal programs H.R. 5324, S.2718 SAFE PLAY ACT

Qualification Standard in the Veterans Admin Physical Therapy workforce numbers in the Veterans Admin VA Rehab Services GS Schedule PT payment/PTA paymentPhysical Therapy in Telehealth or Virtual Medicine PT Day in VA/Collaboration with VA H.R. 4276 TBI Pilot for Veterans TRICARE and PTAs

Expansion of coverage under Tricare HR 1705 Rehabilitative Therapy Parity For Military Beneficiaries Act National Defense Authorization; to increase rank and grade of the Army medical Specialist Corps Payment of Physical Therapy Assistants under TricareMilitary Children with Special Health Care Needs PT Day in DoD

HR713/S367 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) H.R. 3426/S.2818 Locum Tenens H.R. 1310 opt out

H.R. 1252/S.602 PT Workforce and Patient Access Act H.R. 702 Access to Frontline Health Care Act (Student Loan Repayment for Physical Therapists) IDEA Full Funding Act S.108/H.R. 4136 H.R. 3532 and S. 1546 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions ActPrevention of cuts to IDEA Personnel Preperation Program H.R. 3113 and S. 1516 ConTACT Act: Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2013 IDEA Reauthorization Higher Education Act Reauthorization Inclusion of allied health in HRSA Education & Workforce Programs HRSA Workforce Model Support of allied health professions in federal programs H.R. 5324, S.2718 SAFE PLAY ACT

FY 2014 and FY 2015 Congressional Budget, Provisions Pertaining to Healthcare Funding & Rehabilitation Research Funding FY 2014 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Sequestration Prevention of sequestration for IDEA programIncreased Funding For FY 2015 Appropriations for NIH and report language Increased Funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC H.R. 1098, the Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2013 FY 2015 Approrpiations for CDC Programs FY 2015 Approrpiations for HRSA programs OMB Budget cost-estimates FY 2015 Appropriations for IDEA H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government H. Con. Res. 122, Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 25) establishing the budget for the United States Government S.Con.Res.8, Establishing the budget for the United States Government FY 2015 Labor/HHS & Education Appropriations Bill (CDC Arthritis Funding Program) FY 2015 Arthritis Funding

Minimium Essential Coverage Provisions under the ACA Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Programs Direct Access under FEHBP Implementation of Affordable Care Act - provisions pertaining to Essential Health Benefits and Health Insurance ExchangesAHRQ provisions pertaining to PT H.R. 1427 Truth in Health Care Marketing Act H.R. 1098 TBI Reauthorization Act H.R. 3113 and S. 1516 ConTACT Act H.R. 3352 and S. 1546 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act H.R. 3334 Medicare Adult Day Services Act H.R. 3221 Adult Day Center Enhancement Act H.R. 2817 Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act H.R. 702 Access to Frontline Healthcare Act H.R. 3391 Indian Health Service Health Professionals Tax Fairness Act SGR Repeal or extension Physician Self-referral, S2110 H.R. 4015 and S.2000: SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2115 American Cures Act H.R. 3877 Lymphadema Treatment Act White House Healthy Kids and Safe Sports Concussion Summit Health Information Technology Nominations to PCORI Methedology Committees Comments on GAO report on physician self-referral for physical therapy services CRPD Treaty S.2888 Excercise & Fitness for All Act

H.R. 713/S. 367-Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) Payments to Physical Therapists under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Permanent Repeal of/alternatives to the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Formula H.R. 574 Medicare Physician Payment Innovation ActOpposition of Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction for PT Services Physician Quality Reporting System H.R. 2914 Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act H.R. 1310 and S. 236 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in the Medicare program Accountable Care Organizations/Patient Centered Medical Homes Electronic Health Records/ Health Information Technology incentives for Physical Therapists Development of Alternatives to Medicare Therapy Cap Medicare Payment Reform Local Coverage Determinations NCCI Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage PCORI National Priority for Research and Research Agenda Health Information Technology Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: Manual Medical Review Essential Health Benefits Sustainable Growth Rate Reform H.R. 1179/S. 569 Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act Medicaid Essential Health Benefits EHR/LTPAC Settings: Transitions of Care Medicare Improvement Standards Bundled Payment Models Common assessment tool for Medicare post-acute care Medicare appeals process H.R. 3426 Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act/S.2818 H.R. 942 and S. 948 Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology H.R. 2810 Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act Inclusion of physical therapists in quality programs in SGR Reform H.R. 4015 and S.2000: SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 FTC Anti-competition Self-referral S.1871 SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act S.2110 Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act S. 2157 Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act H.R.4302 Protecting Access to Medicare Act Statement for the record on Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Current Hospital Issues in Medicare H.R. 4755 Access to In-patient Rehabilitation Therapy Act H.R. 4994/S.2553 IMPACT Act Able Act Comments on CY2015 OPPS rule H.R. 5380 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act Comments on draft Fraud & Abuse Legislation

FY 2014 and FY 2015 Congressional Budget, Provisions Pertaining to Healthcare Funding & Rehabilitation Research Funding FY 2014 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Sequestration Prevention of sequestration for IDEA programIncreased Funding For FY 2015 Appropriations for NIH and report language Increased Funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC H.R. 1098, the Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2013 FY 2015 Approrpiations for CDC Programs FY 2015 Approrpiations for HRSA programs OMB Budget cost-estimates FY 2015 Appropriations for IDEA H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government H. Con. Res. 122, Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 25) establishing the budget for the United States Government S.Con.Res.8, Establishing the budget for the United States Government FY 2015 Labor/HHS & Education Appropriations Bill (CDC Arthritis Funding Program)

H.R. 1252/S.602 PT Workforce and Patient Access Act H.R. 702 Access to Frontline Health Care Act (Student Loan Repayment for Physical Therapists) IDEA Full Funding Act S.108/H.R. 4136 H.R. 3532 and S. 1546 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions ActPrevention of cuts to IDEA Personnel Preperation Program H.R. 3113 and S. 1516 ConTACT Act: Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2013 IDEA Reauthorization Higher Education Act Reauthorization Inclusion of allied health in HRSA Education & Workforce Programs

Minimium Essential Coverage Provisions under the ACA Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Programs Direct Access under FEHBP Implementation of Affordable Care Act - provisions pertaining to Essential Health Benefits and Health Insurance ExchangesAHRQ provisions pertaining to PT H.R. 1427 Truth in Health Care Marketing Act H.R. 1098 TBI Reauthorization Act H.R. 3113 and S. 1516 ConTACT Act H.R. 3352 and S. 1546 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act H.R. 3334 Medicare Adult Day Services Act H.R. 3221 Adult Day Center Enhancement Act H.R. 2817 Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act H.R. 702 Access to Frontline Healthcare Act H.R. 3391 Indian Health Service Health Professionals Tax Fairness Act SGR Repeal or extension Physician Self-referral, S2110 H.R. 4015 and S.2000: SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2115 American Cures Act H.R. 3877 Lymphadema Treatment Act White House Healthy Kids and Safe Sports Concussion Summit Health Information Technology Nominations to PCORI Methedology Committees Comments on GAO report on physician self-referral for physical therapy services CRPD Treaty S.2888 Excercise & Fitness for All Act

Expansion of coverage under Tricare HR 1705 Rehabilitative Therapy Parity For Military Beneficiaries Act National Defense Authorization; to increase rank and grade of the Army medical Specialist Corps Payment of Physical Therapy Assistants under TricareMilitary Children with Special Health Care Needs

FY 2014 and FY 2015 Congressional Budget, Provisions Pertaining to Healthcare Funding & Rehabilitation Research Funding FY 2015 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Sequestration Prevention of sequestration for IDEA programIncreased Funding For FY 2015 Appropriations for NIH and report language Increased Funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC H.R. 1098, the Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2013 FY 2015 Appropriations for CDC Programs FY 2015 Appropriations for HRSA programs OMB Budget cost-estimates FY 2015 Appropriations for IDEA

Qualification Standard in the Veterans Admin Physical Therapy workforce numbers in the Veterans Admin VA Rehab Services GS Schedule PT payment/PTA paymentPhysical Therapy in Telehealth or Virtual Medicine

Minimium Essential Coverage Provisions under the ACA Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Programs Direct Access under FEHBP Implementation of Affordable Care Act - provisions pertaining to Essential Health Benefits and Health Insurance ExchangesAHRQ provisions pertaining to PT H.R. 1427 Truth in Health Care Marketing Act H.R. 1098 TBI Reauthorization Act H.R. 3113 and S. 1516 ConTACT Act H.R. 3352 and S. 1546 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act H.R. 3334 Medicare Adult Day Services Act H.R. 3221 Adult Day Center Enhancement Act H.R. 2817 Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act H.R. 702 Access to Frontline Healthcare Act H.R. 3391 Indian Health Service Health Professionals Tax Fairness Act Physician Self-referral, S2110 H.R. 4015 and S.2000: SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2115 American Cures Act & H.R. 4384 (America Heals Act) H.R. 3877 Lymphadema Treatment Act White House Healthy Kids and Safe Sports Concussion Summit Health Information Technology Nominations to PCORI Methedology Committees Comments on GAO report on physician self-referral for physical therapy services Provider Nondiscrimination under ACA H.R. 4251 - National TBI Research and Treatment Improvement Act Letter to Secretary Burwell, Lew, Perez: Intent of Sec. 2706 (a) [Provier non-discrimination] Letter to Secretary Burwell Re: FAQ issued on Sec. 2706 (a) Comments to Administrator Tavener RE: RFI on Provider non-discrimination

H.R. 1252/S.602 PT Workforce and Patient Access Act H.R. 702 Access to Frontline Health Care Act (Student Loan Repayment for Physical Therapists) IDEA Full Funding Act S.108/H.R. 4136 H.R. 3532 and S. 1546 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions ActPrevention of cuts to IDEA Personnel Preperation Program H.R. 3113 and S. 1516 ConTACT Act: Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2013 IDEA Reauthorization Higher Education Act Reauthorization Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization Recognition of Specialized Instructional Support Personnel (SISP) within the Dept. of Education

Qualification Standard in the Veterans Admin Physical Therapy workforce numbers in the Veterans Admin VA Rehab Services GS Schedule PT payment/PTA paymentPhysical Therapy in Telehealth or Virtual Medicine

H.R. 713/S. 367-Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) Payments to Physical Therapists under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Permanent Repeal of/alternatives to the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Formula H.R. 574 Medicare Physician Payment Innovation ActOpposition of Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction for PT Services Physician Quality Reporting System H.R. 2914 Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act H.R. 1310 and S. 236 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act Locum Tenens Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in the Medicare program Accountable Care Organizations/Patient Centered Medical Homes Electronic Health Records/ Health Information Technology incentives for Physical Therapists Development of Alternatives to Medicare Therapy Cap Medicare Payment Reform Local Coverage Determinations NCCI Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage PCORI National Priority for Research and Research Agenda Health Information Technology :EHR Comments Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act PFS PPS - Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: Manual Medical Review Essential Health Benefits Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule 2013 Sustainable Growth Rate Reform H.R. 1179/S. 569 Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act Medicaid Essential Health Benefits EHR/LTPAC Settings: Transitions of Care Medicare Improvement Standards Bundled Payment Models Post-Acute Care Reform Common assessment tool for Medicare post-acute care Medicare appeals process H.R. 3426 Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act H.R. 942 and S. 948 Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology H.R. 2810 Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act IRF setting proposed measures related to function based on the CARE PAC Tool elements comments Proposed LTCH Quality measures for patient function based on the CARE PAC data items for the LTCH setting. Inclusion of physical therapists in MIPS H.R. 4015 and S.2000: SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 Post-Acute Care Reform Bill FTC Anti-competition Self-referral S.1871 SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act S.2110 Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act S. 2157 Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act H.R.4302 Protecting Access to Medicare Act Medicare Advantage 2015 Call Letter

H.R. 1252/S.602 PT Workforce and Patient Access Act H.R. 702 Access to Frontline Health Care Act (Student Loan Repayment for Physical Therapists) IDEA Full Funding Act S.108/H.R. 4136 H.R. 3532 and S. 1546 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions ActPrevention of cuts to IDEA Personnel Preperation Program H.R. 3113 and S. 1516 ConTACT Act IDEA Reauthorization Higher Education Act Reauthorization

FY 2014 and FY 2015 Congressional Budget, Provisions Pertaining to Healthcare Funding & Rehabilitation Research Funding FY 2014 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Sequestration Prevention of sequestration for IDEA programIncreased Funding For FY 2015 Appropriations for NIH and report language Increased Funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC 2014 HRSA Appropriation FY 2015 CDC Budget H.R. 1098, the Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2013 FY 2015 Approrpiations for CDC Programs FY 2015 Approrpiations for HRSA programs OMB Budget cost-estimates FY 2015 Appropriations for IDEA H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government H. Con. Res. 122, Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 25) establishing the budget for the United States Government S.Con.Res.8, Establishing the budget for the United States Government

HR713/S367 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) H.R. 3426 Locum Tenens H.R. 1310 opt out

Qualification Standard in the Veterans Admin Physical Therapy workforce numbers in the Veterans Admin Continuing education options GS Schedule PT payment/PTA paymentPhysical Therapy in Telehealth or Virtual Medicine

FY 2013 and FY 2014 Congressional Budget, Provisions Pertaining to Healthcare Funding & Rehabilitation Research Funding CDC FY 2014 "core programs" funding FY 2014 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations SequestrationIncreased Funding For FY 2014 Appropriations for NIH and report language Increased Funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC 2014 HRSA Appropriation FY 2013 Continuing Resolution FY 2014 CDC Budget Prevention of sequestration for IDEA program H.R. 1098, the Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2013

Expansion of coverage under Tricare HR 1705 Rehabilitative Therapy Parity For Military Beneficiaries Act National Defense Authorization; to increase rank and grade of the Army medical Specialist Corps Payment of Physical Therapy Assistants under Tricare

H.R. 1252/S.602 PT Workforce and Patient Access Act H.R. 702 Access to Frontline Health Care Act (Student Loan Repayment for Physical Therapists) IDEA Full Funding Act S.108 ESEA ReautorizationH.R. 3391 Indian Health Service Professions Tax Fairness Act Prevention of cuts to IDEA Personnel Preperation Program H.R. 3113 and S. 1516 ConTACT Act H.R. 3532 and S. 1546 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act IDEA Reauthorization Higher Education Act Reauthorization

H.R. 351/ S.351 Opposition to IPAB Minimium Essential Coverage Provisions under the ACA Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Programs Direct Access under FEHBPImplementation of Affordable Care Act - provisions pertaining to Essential Health Benefits and Health Insurance Exchanges AHRQ provisions pertaining to PT H.R. 1427 Truth in health Care Marketing Act H.R. 1098 TBI Reauthorization Act H.R. 3113 and S. 1516 ConTACT Act S. 1546 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act H.R. 3334 Medicare Adult Day Services Act H.R. 3221 Adult Day Center Enhancement Act H.R. 2817 Protect Patient access to Quality Health Professionals Act H.R. 702 Access to Frontline Healthcare Act H.R. 3391 Indian Health Service Health Professionals Tax Fairness Act

HR713/S367 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) H.R. 3426 Locum Tenens H.R. 1310 opt out

H.R. 351/ S.351 Opposition to IPAB Minimium Essential Coverage Provisions under the ACA Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Programs Direct Access under FEHBPImplementation of Affordable Care Act - provisions pertaining to Essential Health Benefits and Health Insurance Exchanges AHRQ provisions pertaining to PT H.R. 1427 Truth in health Care Marketing Act Ventilator-Associated Conditions Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA)

FY 2013 and FY 2014 Congressional Budget, Provisions Pertaining to Healthcare Funding & Rehabilitation Research Funding CDC FY 2014 "core programs" funding FY 2014 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations SequestrationIncreased Funding For FY 2014 Appropriations for NIH and report language Increased Funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC 2014 HRSA Appropriation FY 2013 Continuing Resolution FY 2014 CDC Budget Prevention of sequestration for IDEA program

Expansion of coverage under Tricare HR 1705 Rehabilitative Therapy Parity For Military Beneficiaries Act National Defense Authorization; to increase rank and grade of the Army medical Specialist Corps Dry Needling

H.R. 1252/S.602 PT Workforce and Patient Access Act H.R. 702 Access to Frontline Health Care Act (Student Loan Repayment for Physical Therapists) IDEA Full Funding Act S.108 ESEA ReautorizationIndian Health Service loan Forgiveness Student Loan Interest Rates Prevention of cuts to IDEA Personnel Preperation Program Higher Education Act Reauthorization Youth Sports COncussion Mangement Legislation

HR713/S367 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) Locum Tenens H.R. 1310- opt out

Qualification Standard in the Veterans Admin Physical Therapy workforce numbers in the Veterans Admin Continuing education options GS Scehdule PT payment/PTA payment

Expansion of coverage under Tricare HR 1705 Rehabilitative Therapy Parity For Military Beneficiaries Act National Defense Authorization; to increase rank and grade of the Army medical Specialist Corps

HR713/S367 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) Locum Tenens H.R. 1310

Qualification Standard in the Veterans Admin Physical Therapy workforce numbers in the Veterans Admin Continuing education options

FY 2013 and FY 2014 Congressional Budget, Provisions Pertaining to Healthcare Funding & Rehabilitation Research Funding CDC FY 2014 "core programs" funding FY 2014 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations SequestrationIncreased Funding For FY 2014 Appropriations for NIH and report language Increased Funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC 2014 HRSA Appropriation FY 2013 Continuing Resolution FY 2014 CDC Budget Prevention of sequestration for IDEA program

H.R. 351/ S.351 Opposition to IPAB Minimium Essential Coverage Provisions under the ACA Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Programs Direct Access under FEHBPImplementation of Affordable Care Act - provisions pertaining to Essential Health Benefits and Health Insurance Exchanges AHRQ provisions pertaining to PT H.R. 1427 Truth in health Care Marketing Act Ventilator-Associated Conditions

H.R. 1252/S.602 PT Workforce and Patient Access Act H.R. 702 Access to Frontline Health Care Act (Student Loan Repayment for Physical Therapists) IDEA Full Funding Act S.108 ESEA ReautorizationIndian Health Service loan Forgiveness Student Loan Interest Rates Prevention of cuts to IDEA Personnel Preperation Program

Minimum Data Set Efforts OIDAP Conference Call and Commets on Recommendation number 9

H.R. 713/S. 367-Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) Payments to Physical Therapists under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Permanent Repeal of/alternatives to the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Formula H.R. 579 Medicare Physician Payment Innovation ActOpposition of Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction for PT Services Physician Quality Reporting System Physician Self-Referral - elimination of PT exception H.R. 1310 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act Locum Tenens Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in the Medicare program Accountable Care Organizations Electronic Health Records/ Health Information Technology incentives for Physical Therapists Development of Alternatives to Medicare Therapy Cap Medicare Payment Reform Local Coverage Determinations NCCI Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage PCORI National Priority for Research and Research Agenda USPSTF peripheral arterial disease Health Information Technology :EHR Comments EHR Incentive Program Stage 2 Comments Medicaid Eligibility Comments Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act PFS PPS - Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: manual Medical Review Essentail Health Benefits Comments Medicare Physician Fee Schedule FInal Rule 2013 H.R. 8 American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, provisions on therapy cap, SGR, prevention of MPPR Sustainable Growth Rate Reform EMG and Nerve Conduction Study payments under Medicare Physician Fee Schedule H.R. 1179/S. 569 Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act Medicaid Essential Health Benefits EHR/LTPAC Settings: Transitions of Care

H.R. 1098 TBI Treatment Act Residencies in the VA for Physical Therapists H.R. 288 VA Children's Protection Act Joining Forces InitiativeRole of PT/PTA in Home Health

HR713/S367 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) HR 1310 Empowering Patients First Act, provisions related to physical therapist opt out Locum Tenens Small Business Issues related to SGR reform

H.R. 1252/S.602 PT Workforce and Patient Access Act H.R. 702 Access to Frontline Health Care Act (Student Loan Repayment for Physical Therapists) Sequestration related to IDEA

H.R. 4/S. 72 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act HR 1546/S829 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) HR 3000 Empowering Patients First Act, provisions related to physical therapist opt out Locum Tenens Inclusion of Physical Therapists in Health IT Incentives HR 1700 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act, inclusion of PT HR 6598 - Electronic Health Records Improvement Act HR 6626 - Health Care Innovation and Marketplace Technologies Act of 2012

H.R. 1546/S. 829-Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) H.R. 560 Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act Payments to Physical Therapists under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Permanent Repeal of/alternatives to the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Formula Opposition of Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction for PT Services Physician Quality Reporting System Opposition to Medicaid Funding Cuts Physician Self-Referral - elimination of PT exception Medicare Advanced Imaging Act Opt-Out Locum Tenens Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in the Medicare program H.R. 2785 Opposition to Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act, all provisions Accountable Care Organizations Electronic Health Records/ Health Information Technology incentives for Physical Therapists Home Health PPS 2013 Development of Alternatives to Medicare Therapy Cap Medicare Payment Reform H.R. 1700 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act, inclusion of physical therapists S. 668 Health Care Bureacrats Elmination Act (IPAB Repeal), all provisions H.R. 452 Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 (IPAB Repeal), all provisions Protecting Medicaid Caps or Block Grants Local Coverage Determinations NCCI Edits H.R. 2863 Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 2499 Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost-Saving Act of 2011, all provisions Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction H.R. 1958 Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 3000 Empowering Patients First Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy H.R. 5 Protecting Access to Healthcare Act Medicare Advantage Mobile Health Technology Privacy/Security Meeting (HHS-ONC) Off-the-shelf Othotics Comments PCORI National Priority for Research and Research Agenda USPSTF peripheral arterial disease HR 3258 Medicare Equity Extension Act Health Information Technology :EHR Comments EHR Incentive Program Stage 2 Comments Medicaid Eligibility Comments Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 4378- Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act PFS PPS - Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: manual Medical Review Hospital Outpatient PPS 2013 Essentail Health Benefits Comments Medicare Physician Fee Schedule FInal Rule 2013 H.R. 8 American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, provisions on therapy cap, SGR, prevention of MPPR

H.R. 469 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act, all provisions Prevention Initiatives H.R. 5 HEALTH Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy S. 174 Healthy Lifestyles & Prevention (HELP) America Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy S. 438/H.R. 3526 Heart Disease Education, Analysis, Research, and Treatment for Women Act, all provisions Opposition to Repeal of Prevention & Public Health Fund H.R. 2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy Support for Congressional Caucus for Workplace Wellness S. 218- Help Efficient, Accesible, Low-Cost, Timely Health Care (HEALTH) Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy H.R. 1154/S. 769- Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs Act, all provisions Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Programs CDC Concussion Management National Guidelines Opposition to IPAB H.R. 4238- TBI reauthorization Direct Access under FEHBP Class Act CDC Physical Activity Environmental and Policy Strategies Report CDC Research on Arthritis HRSA efforts to develop minimum data set for health professionals Implementation of Affordable Care Act - provisions pertaining to Essential Health Benefits and Health Insurance Exchanges AHRQ Comments on draft final report for treatment of pressure ulcers Comments on Chronic Venous Ulcers AHRQ provisions pertaining to PT

FY 2012 Congressional Budget, Provisions Pertaining to Healthcare Funding & Rehabilitation Research Funding CDC FY 2012 "core programs" funding Path to Prosperity budget plan FY 2013 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Increased Funding and Report Language Request for FY 2012 VA-MilCon Appropriations Increased Funding For FY 2013 Appropriations for NIDRR, NHLBI and NINDS and report language Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service Areas of National Need Program S. 103- IDEA Full Funding Act, provisions pertaining to related services S. 1403- IDEA Full Funding Act, provisions pertaining to related services Increased Funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC Medicare Equity Extension Act of 2011 FY2013 302(b) allocation to Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Bill FY2013 NIH Budget Avoidance of sequestration cuts on non-defense discretionary programs in the Budget Control Act

S786 To Increase Rank & Grade of Physical Therapists within the Army Medical Specialist Corps Tricare Reimbursement for PT/PTA Direct Access Joining Forces Initiative S2467/S3254/HR4310 National Defense Authorization Act for FY2013 S1976 Armed Forces Health Professions scholarship OPM/DOD Qualifications and Civilian Pay review S Amendment #3101 to FY2013 NDAA

H.R. 369 TBI Treatment Act Residencies in the VA for Physical Therapists FY 2012 Appropriations for VA H.R. 1154/S. 769 Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs Act Role of PT/PTA in Home Health H.R. 4238 TBI Act Joining Forces Initiative

H.R. 1426/S. 975- Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act, all provisions H.R. 531- Access to Frontline Health Care Act (Student Loan Repayment for Physical Therapists) Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service Areas of National Need Program S. 103 IDEA Full Funding, provisions pertaining to related services Endorsement of Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Terminology in IDEA/ESEA H.R. 469 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2011, all provisions Opposition to Department of Education Program Consolidations FY 2013 Appropriations for NIDRR H.R. 2117- To prohibit the Department of Education from overreaching into academic affairs and program eligibility under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ESEA Reauthorization, provisions related to pupil services FY2013 302(b) allocation to Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Bill IDEA Reauthorization, provisions related to related services.

FY 2012 Congressional Budget, Provisions Pertaining to Healthcare Funding & Rehabilitation Research Funding CDC FY 2012 "core programs" funding Path to Prosperity budget plan FY 2013 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Increased Funding and Report Language Request for FY 2012 VA-MilCon Appropriations Increased Funding For FY 2013 Appropriations for NIDRR, NHLBI and NINDS and report language Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service Areas of National Need Program S. 103- IDEA Full Funding Act, provisions pertaining to related services S. 1403- IDEA Full Funding Act, provisions pertaining to related services Increased Funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC Medicare Equity Extension Act of 2011 FY2013 302(b) allocation to Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Bill FY2013 NIH Budget Avoidance of sequestration cuts on non-defense discretionary programs in the Budget Control Act

H.R. 4/S. 72 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act HR 1546/S829 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) HR 3000 Empowering Patients First Act, provisions related to physical therapist opt out Locum Tenens Inclusion of Physical Therapists in Health IT Incentives HR 1700 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act, inclusion of PT

H.R. 469 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act, all provisions Prevention Initiatives H.R. 5 HEALTH Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy S. 174 Healthy Lifestyles & Prevention (HELP) America Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy S. 438/H.R. 3526 Heart Disease Education, Analysis, Research, and Treatment for Women Act, all provisions Opposition to Repeal of Prevention & Public Health Fund H.R. 2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy Support for Congressional Caucus for Workplace Wellness S. 218- Help Efficient, Accesible, Low-Cost, Timely Health Care (HEALTH) Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy H.R. 1154/S. 769- Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs Act, all provisions Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Programs CDC Concussion Management National Guidelines Opposition to IPAB H.R. 4238- TBI reauthorization Direct Access under FEHBP Class Act CDC Physical Activity Environmental and Policy Strategies Report CDC Research on Arthritis HRSA efforts to develop minimum data set for health professionals Implementation of Affordable Care Act - provisions pertaining to Essential Health Benefits and Health Insurance Exchanges AHRQ Comments on draft final report for treatment of pressure ulcers Comments on Chronic Venous Ulcers AHRQ provisions pertaining to PT

S. 218/H.R. 5 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 (Medical Liability) H.R. 5 Protecting Access to Healthcare Act Minimum Data Set Efforts OIDAP Conference Call and Commets on Recommendation number 9

S786 To Increase Rank & Grade of Physical Therapists within the Army Medical Specialist Corps Tricare Reimbursement for PT/PTA Direct Access Joining Forces Initiative S2467/S3254/HR4310 National Defense Authorization Act for FY2013 S1976 Armed Forces Health Professions scholarship OPM/DOD Qualifications and Civilian Pay review

FY 2012 Congressional Budget, Provisions Pertaining to Healthcare Funding & Rehabilitation Research Funding CDC FY 2012 "core programs" funding Path to Prosperity budget plan FY 2012 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Increased Funding and Report Language Request for FY 2012 VA-MilCon Appropriations Increased Funding For FY 2013 Appropriations for NIDRR, NHLBI and NINDS and report language Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service Areas of National Need Program S. 103- IDEA Full Funding Act, provisions pertaining to related services S. 1403- IDEA Full Funding Act, provisions pertaining to related services Increased Funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC Medicare Equity Extension Act of 2011 FY2013 302(b) allocation to Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Bill FY2013 NIH Budget Avoidance of sequestration cuts on non-defense discretionary programs in the Budget Control Act

H.R. 369 TBI Treatment Act Residencies in the VA for Physical Therapists FY 2012 Appropriations for VA H.R. 1154/S. 769 Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs Act Role of PT/PTA in Home Health H.R. 4238 TBI Act Joining Forces Initiative

H.R. 4/S. 72 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act HR 1546/S829 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) HR 3000 Empowering Patients First Act, provisions related to physical therapist opt out Locum Tenens Inclusion of Physical Therapists in Health IT Incentives HR 1700 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act, inclusion of PT

S. 218/H.R. 5 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 (Medical Liability) H.R. 5 Protecting Access to Healthcare Act Minimum Data Set Efforts

S786 To Increase Rank & Grade of Physical Therapists within the Army Medical Specialist Corps Tricare Reimbursement for PT/PTA Direct Access Joining Forces Initiative S2467/S3254/HR4310 National Defense Authorization Act for FY2013 S1976 Armed Forces Health Professions scholarship

H.R. 469 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act, all provisions Prevention Initiatives H.R. 5 HEALTH Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy S. 174 Healthy Lifestyles & Prevention (HELP) America Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy S. 438/H.R. 3526 Heart Disease Education, Analysis, Research, and Treatment for Women Act, all provisions Opposition to Repeal of Prevention & Public Health Fund H.R. 2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy Support for Congressional Caucus for Workplace Wellness S. 218- Help Efficient, Accesible, Low-Cost, Timely Health Care (HEALTH) Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy H.R. 1154/S. 769- Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs Act, all provisions Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Programs Comments on Transitions of Care for Acute Stroke and AMI Patients, provisions pertaining to physical therapy Comments on Ulcer Treatment, provisions pertaining to physical therapy Comments on Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention, provisions pertaining to physical therapy CDC Concussion Management National Guidelines Opposition to IPAB TBI reauthorization Direct Access under FEHBP Class Act CDC Physical Activity Environmental and Policy Strategies Report CDC Research on Arthritis HRSA efforts to develop minimum data set for health professionals Implementation of Affordable Care Act - provisions pertaining to Essential Health Benefits and Health Insurance Exchanges AHRQ Comments on draft final report for treatment of pressure ulcers

FY 2012 Congressional Budget, Provisions Pertaining to Healthcare Funding & Rehabilitation Research Funding CDC FY 2012 "core programs" funding Path to Prosperity budget plan FY 2012 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Increased Funding and Report Language Request for FY 2012 VA-MilCon Appropriations Increased Funding For FY 2013 Appropriations for NIDRR, NHLBI and NINDS and report language Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service Areas of National Need Program S. 103- IDEA Full Funding Act, provisions pertaining to related services S. 1403- IDEA Full Funding Act, provisions pertaining to related services Increased Funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC Medicare Equity Extension Act of 2011 FY2013 302(b) allocation to Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Bill FY2013 NIH Budget

H.R. 1546/S. 829-Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) H.R. 560 Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act Payments to Physical Therapists under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Permanent Repeal of the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Formula Opposition of Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction Physician Quality Reporting System Opposition to Medicaid Funding Cuts Physician Self-Referral Medicare Advanced Imaging Act Opt-Out Locum Tenens Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in the Medicare program H.R. 2785 Opposition to Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act, all provisions Accountable Care Organizations Electronic Health Records/ Health Information Technology for Physical Therapists Home Health PPS 2011/ 2012 Development of Alternatives to Medicare Therapy Cap Medicare Payment Reform H.R. 1700 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act, inclusion of physical therapists S. 668 Health Care Bureacrats Elmination Act (IPAB Repeal), all provisions H.R. 452 Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 (IPAB Repeal), all provisions Protecting Medicaid Caps or Block Grants SNF PPS FY 2012/MDS 3.0/RUG IV IRF PPS FY 2012 Quality Initiatives & Value Based Purchasing Local Coverage Determinations NCCI Edits H.R. 2863 Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 2499 Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost-Saving Act of 2011, all provisions Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction H.R. 1958 Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2011, all provisions OPPS CY 2012 H.R. 3000 Empowering Patients First Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy H.R. 5 Protecting Access to Healthcare Act Medicare Advantage Mobile Health Technology Privacy/Security Meeting (HHS-ONC) Medicare Overpayment Proposed Rule Off-the-shelf Othotics Comments PCORI National Priority for Research and Research Agenda AHRQ Pediatric Quality Measures AHRQ TBI draft report USPSTF peripheral arterial disease

To Increase Rank & Grade of Physical Therapists within the Army Medical Specialist Corps Tricare Reimbursement for PT/PTA Direct Access Joining Forces Initiative

H.R. 1426/S. 975- Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act, all provisions H.R. 531- Access to Frontline Health Care Act (Student Loan Repayment for Physical Therapists) Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service Areas of National Need Program S. 103 IDEA Full Funding, provisions pertaining to related services Endorsement of Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Terminology in IDEA/ESEA H.R. 469 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2011, all provisions Opposition to Department of Education Program Consolidations FY 2013 Appropriations for NIDRR H.R. 2117- To prohibit the Department of Education from overreaching into academic affairs and program eligibility under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ESEA Reauthorization, provisions related to pupil services FY2013 302(b) allocation to Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Bill

H.R. 469 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act, all provisions Prevention Initiatives H.R. 5 HEALTH Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy S. 174 Healthy Lifestyles & Prevention (HELP) America Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy S. 438/H.R. 3526 Heart Disease Education, Analysis, Research, and Treatment for Women Act, all provisions Opposition to Repeal of Prevention & Public Health Fund H.R. 2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy Support for Congressional Caucus for Workplace Wellness S. 218- Help Efficient, Accesible, Low-Cost, Timely Health Care (HEALTH) Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy H.R. 1154/S. 769- Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs Act, all provisions Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Programs Comments on Transitions of Care for Acute Stroke and AMI Patients, provisions pertaining to physical therapy Comments on Ulcer Treatment, provisions pertaining to physical therapy Comments on Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention, provisions pertaining to physical therapy Concussion Management National Guidelines Opposition to IPAB TBI reauthorization Direct Access under FEHBP Class Act CDC Physical Activity Environmental and Policy Strategies Report CDC Research on Arthritis HRSA efforts to develop minimum data set for health professionals

H.R. 4/S. 72 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) Opt-Out Locum Tenens Inclusion of Physical Therapists in Health IT Incentives Establishment of Health Insurance Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans

H.R. 1546/S. 829-Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) H.R. 560 Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act Payments to Physical Therapists under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Permanent Repeal of the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Formula Opposition of Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction Physician Quality Reporting System Opposition to Medicaid Funding Cuts Physician Self-Referral Medicare Advanced Imaging Act To Improve the Treatment & Diagnosis of Lymphedema Under the Medicare Program Opt-Out Locum Tenens Prevention Initiatives for Frad and Abuse in the Medicare program H.R. 2785 Opposition to Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act, all provisions Accountable Care Organizations - Medicare shared savings propsed and interim final rules Electronic Health Records/ Health Information Technology for Physical Therapists Home Health PPS 2011/ 2012 Development of Alternatives to Medicare Therapy Cap Medicare Payment Reform H.R. 1700 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act, inclusion of physical therapists S. 668 Health Care Bureacrats Elmination Act (IPAB Repeal), all provisions H.R. 452 Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 (IPAB Repeal), all provisions Protecting Medicaid Caps or Block Grants SNF PPS FY 2012/MDS 3.0/RUG IV IRF PPS FY 2012 Quality Initiatives & Value Based Purchasing Local Coverage Determinations NCCI Edits H.R. 2863 Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 2499 Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost-Saving Act of 2011, all provisions Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction H.R. 1958 Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2011, all provisions OPPS CY 2012 H.R. 3000 Empowering Patients First Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy H.R. 3630 Middle Class Tax and Job Creation Act of 2011; Section 2201 and 2203 provisions relating to Medicare Reimbursement TENS Chronic Low Back Pain national Coverage Analysis by CMS Prepayment Review/Prior Authorization Power Mobility Device Demonstration Health Insurace Exchanges - Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans Hospital Conditions of Participation Met with SFC on Medicare Audit process USPSTF Adult Obesity (screening and management) Regulatory reform/transparency Medicare/Medicaid Regulatory Alignment

To Increase Rank & Grade of Physical Therapists within the Army Medical Specialist Corps Tricare Reimbursement for PT/PTA Direct Access to physical therapy S.1976 National Defense Authorization Act, ammendment to include physical therapists in Health Professions Scholorship Program

H.R. 369 TBI Treatment Act Residencies in the VA for Physical Therapists FY 2012 Appropriations for VA H.R. 1154/S. 769 Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs Act Role of PT/PTA in Home Health

S. 218/H.R. 5 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 (Medical Liability)

H.R. 1426/S. 975- Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act, all provisions H.R. 531- Access to Frontline Health Care Act (Student Loan Repayment for Physical Therapists) Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service Areas of National Need Program S. 103 IDEA Full Funding, provisions pertaining to related services Endorsement of Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Terminology in IDEA/ESEA H.R. 469 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2011, all provisions Opposition to Department of Education Program Consolidations FY 2012 Appropriations for NIDRR H.R. 2117- To prohibit the Department of Education from overreaching into academic affairs and program eligibility under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ESEA Reauthorization, provisions related to pupil services National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity draft report; provisions on accredidation Demonstration project for including PTs and optometrists in the National Health Service Corps

H.R. 1426/S. 975- Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act, all provisions H.R. 531- Access to Frontline Health Care Act (Student Loan Repayment for Physical Therapists) Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service Areas of National Need Program S. 103 IDEA Full Funding, provisions pertaining to related services Endorsement of Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Terminology in IDEA/ESEA H.R. 469 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2011, all provisions Opposition to Department of Education Program Consolidations FY 2012 Appropriations for NIDRR H.R. 2117- To prohibit the Department of Education from overreaching into academic affairs and program eligibility under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ESEA Reauthorization, provisions related to pupil services

H.R. 369 TBI Treatment Act Residencies in the VA for Physical Therapists FY 2012 Appropriations for VA H.R. 1154/S. 769 Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs Act Role of PT/PTA in Home Health

To Increase Rank & Grade of Physical Therapists within the Army Medical Specialist Corps Tricare Reimbursement for PT/PTA Direct Access

H.R. 469 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act, all provisions Prevention Initiatives H.R. 5 HEALTH Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy S. 174 Healthy Lifestyles & Prevention (HELP) America Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy S. 438 Heart Disease Education, Analysis, Research, and Treatment for Women Act, all provisions Opposition to Repeal of Prevention & Public Health Fund H.R. 2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy Support for Congressional Caucus for Workplace Wellness S. 218- Help Efficient, Accesible, Low-Cost, Timely Health Care (HEALTH) Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy H.R. 1154/S. 769- Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs Act, all provisions Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Programs Comments on Transitions of Care for Acute Stroke and AMI Patients, provisions pertaining to physical therapy Comments on Ulcer Treatment, provisions pertaining to physical therapy Comments on Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention, provisions pertaining to physical therapy Concussion Management National Guidelines

H.R. 4/S. 72 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) Opt-Out Locum Tenens Inclusion of Physical Therapists in Health IT Incentives

FY 2012 Congressional Budget, Provisions Pertaining to Healthcare Funding & Rehabilitation Research Funding CDC FY 2012 "core programs" funding Path to Prosperity budget plan FY 2012 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations H.R. 1 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, Provisions Pertaining to Healthcare Funding & Rehabilitation Research Funding H.R. 1363 Department of Defense and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, Provisions Pertaining to Healthcare Funding & Rehabilitation Research Funding Increased Funding and Report Language Request for FY 2012 VA-MilCon Appropriations Increased Funding For FY 2012 Appropriations for NIDRR, NHLBI and NINDS Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service Areas of National Need Program S. 103- IDEA Full Funding Act, provisions pertaining to related services S. 1403- IDEA Full Funding Act, provisions pertaining to related services Increased Funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC

S. 218/H.R. 5 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 (Medical Liability)

H.R. 1426/S. 975- Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act H.R. 531- Access to Frontline Health Care Act (Student Loan Repayment for Physical Therapists) Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service Areas of National Need Program S. 103 IDEA Full Funding Endorsement of Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Terminology in IDEA/ESEA H.R. 469 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2011 Opposition to Department of Education Program Consolidations FY 2012 Appropriations for NIDRR H.R. 2117- To prohibit the Department of Education from overreaching into academic affairs and program eligibility under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965

National Alzheimer's Project Act H.R. 469 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act Prevention Initiatives H.R. 5 HEALTH Act S. 174 Healthy Lifestyles & Prevention (HELP) America Act S. 438 Heart Disease Education, Analysis, Research, and Treatment for Women Act Opposition to Repeal of Prevention & Public Health Fund H.R. 2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act Support for Congressional Caucus for Workplace Wellness S. 218- Help Efficient, Accesible, Low-Cost, Timely Health Care (HEALTH) Act H.R. 1154/S. 769- Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs Act Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Programs Comments on Transitions of Care for Acute Stroke and AMI Patients Comments on Ulcer Treatment Comments on Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention

H.R. 369 TBI Treatment Act Residencies in the VA for Physical Therapists FY 2012 Appropriations for VA H.R. 1154/S. 769 Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs Act Role of PT/PTA in Home Health

S. 218/H.R. 5 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 (Medical Liability)

H.R. 1546/S. 829-Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) H.R. 560 Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act Payments to Physical Therapists under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction Physician Quality Reporting System Opposition to Medicaid Funding Cuts Physician Self-Referral Medicare Advanced Imaging Act To Improve the Treatment & Diagnosis of Lymphedema Under the Medicare Program Opt-Out Locum Tenens Opposition to Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act Accountable Care Organizations Electronic Health Records/ Health Information Technology for Physical Therapists Home Health PPS 2011/ 2012 Development of Alternatives to Medicare Therapy Cap Medicare Payment Reform H.R. 1700 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act S. 669 Health Care Bureacrats Elmination Act (IPAB Repeal) H.R. 452 Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 (IPAB Repeal) Protecting Medicaid Caps or Block Grants SNF PPS FY 2012/MDS 3.0/RUG IV IRF PPS FY 2012 Quality Initiatives & Value Based Purchasing Local Coverage Determinations NCCI Edits

National Alzheimer's Project Act H.R. 469 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act Prevention Initiatives H.R. 5 HEALTH Act S. 174 Healthy Lifestyles & Prevention (HELP) America Act S. 438 Heart Disease Education, Analysis, Research, and Treatment for Women Act Opposition to Repeal of Prevention & Public Health Fund H.R. 2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act

H.R. 369 TBI Treatment Act Residencies in the VA for Physical Therapists FY 2012 Appropriations for VA

Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act H.R. 531- Access to Frontline Health Care Act (Student Loan Repayment for Physical Therapists) Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service Areas of National Need Program IDEA Full Funding Endorsement of Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Terminology in IDEA/ESEA H.R. 469 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2011 Opposition to Department of Education Program Consolidations FY 2012 Appropriations for NIDRR

Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) H.R. 560 Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act Payments to Physical Therapists under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction Physician Quality Reporting System Opposition to Medicaid Funding Cuts Physician Self-Referral Medicare Advanced Imaging Act To Improve the Treatment & Diagnosis of Lymphadema Under the Medicare Program Opt-Out Locum Tenens Opposition to Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act Accountable Care Organizations Electronic Health Records/ Health Information Technology for Physical Therapists SNF MDS 3.0 Home Health PPS 2011 Independeny Payment Advisory Commission

To Increase Rank & Grade of Physical Therapists within the Army Medical Specialist Corps

H.R. 988/ S. 1057 - Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2009 H.R. 2891- Access to Frontline Health Care Act H.R. 3590- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1652- IDEA Full Funding Act FY 2011 Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service in Areas of National Need Student Loan Forgiveness for Physical Therapists who Specialize in Geriatric Care H.R. 3578- Everyone Deserves Unconditional Access to Education Act Creation of new office of Specialized Instructional Support Personnel ESEA Re-authorization Recommendations H.R. 6172 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act H.R. 1347 Concussion Treatment & Care Tools Act of 2009 Institute for Education Science Priorities Education Jobs Fund Expanding physical activity & athletic opportunities for individuals with disabilities in our educational institutions Federal Education Program Integrity Affecting Accrediting Agencies Comments on ESEA/IDEA Alignment

Heart and Stroke Research and Prevention Funding Increased funding for NIH rehabilitation research in federal programs Funding for CDCs FY 2011 core programs FY 2011 Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service in Areas of National Need HRSA FY 2011 Appropriations Funding for Traumatic Brain Injury Education Jobs Fund FY 2012 Congressional Budget FY 2011 302 (b) Allocation for L-HHS-E Funding FY 2011 Funding of Public Health Agencies H.J. Res 105- FY2011 Further Continuing Resolution H.R. 3082- Continuing Resolution Through March 4, 2011

H.R. 43/S.46 - Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009 H.R. 1137 - Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act of 2009 H.R. 1829/ S. 950 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009 H.R. 1430 - The Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act Revisions to the home health assessment instrument OASIS National Quality Forum home health quality measures Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab national coverage policies AHRQ technical assessment of negative pressure wound therapy devices Comprehensive assessment regarding the development of HCPCS codes for negative pressure wound therapy (sign on) Analysis of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Condition of Participation (COP) on rehab agencies Importance of support personnel and related services under IDEA and ESEA. Development of a Plan to Transition to a Medicare Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program for Physician and Other Professional Services Issues Paper (comments) Changes to Medicare payment policies (STATS workgroup), development of short-term alternatives Section 427 of Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA) Quality Measures Medically Unbelievable Edits (comments) DMEPOS Accreditation AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement EMG performance Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation LCD (comments) Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Provider Enrollment Post Acute Care Issues-HHPPS Proposed Rule 2011, SNF Updates 2011 Post Acute Care Payment Reform Demonstration, including development and testing of CARE tool Development of long term alternatives to the therapy cap - "Developing Outpatient Therapy Alternatives Project" (DOTPA) Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Physician Fee Schedule Update Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Inpatient Rehab Issues Medicaid Rules H.R. 1094- The Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act Inclusion of Physical Therapists in the Medicare & Medicaid Health Information Technology incentives S. 1213- Patient Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009 H.R. 2068- Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 1094- Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act The Addition of a program to the Center for Medicare Services Innovation Center to research direct access models for expanding access to physical therapy for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare SNF PPS FY 2010 Medicare IRF PPS FY 2010 Medicare Home Health PPS CY 2010 H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Physician Practice Information Survey (PPIS) H.R. 4371- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to continue using 2009 Medicare practice expense relative value units for certain cardiology services. H.R. 4872- Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act H.R. 4851-Continuing Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4154- American Workers State and Business Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 4662- Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost Saving Act of 2010 H.R. 3962- Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries & Pension Relief Act H.R. 4213- American Jobs, Closing Loopholes and Preventing Outsourcing Act 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule Health Care Truth and Transparency Legislative Recommendations for Medicaid & CHIP- RFI June 2010 MedPAC Report to Congress-Aligning Incentives in Medicare H.R. 2575/S.3220 -Prosthetic and Custom Orthotic Parity Act of 2009 H.R. 2479- Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2009 HIT Rules- Meaningful Use Health Exchanges Proposed Rule Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction In Office Ancillary Services/Self Referral Annual Wellness Visit Rule Extension of Federal Medical Assistance Percentages H.R. 4994- the Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act H.R. 5712- the Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010 Comments on Physician Compare Federal External Review Process Comments

Heart and Stroke Research and Prevention Funding Increased funding for NIH rehabilitation research in federal programs Funding for CDCs FY 2011 core programs FY 2011 Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service in Areas of National Need HRSA FY 2011 Appropriations Funding for Traumatic Brain Injury H.R. 4899 The Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2010

H.R. 988/ S 1057 - Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2009 H.R. 2891- Access to Frontline Health Care Act H.R. 3590- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1652- IDEA Full Funding Act FY 2011 Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service in Areas of National Need Student Loan Forgiveness for Physical Therapists who Specialize in Geriatric Care H.R. 3578- Everyone Deserves Unconditional Access to Education Act Creation of new office of Specialized Instructional Support Personnel ESEA Re-authorization Recommendations

H.R. 43/S.46 - Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009 H.R. 1137 - Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act of 2009 H.R. 1829/ S. 950 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009 H.R. 1430 - The Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act Revisions to the home health assessment instrument OASIS National Quality Forum home health quality measures Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab national coverage policies AHRQ technical assessment of negative pressure wound therapy devices Comprehensive assessment regarding the development of HCPCS codes for negative pressure wound therapy (sign on) Analysis of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Condition of Participation (COP) on rehab agencies Importance of support personnel and related services under IDEA and ESEA. Development of a Plan to Transition to a Medicare Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program for Physician and Other Professional Services Issues Paper (comments) Changes to Medicare payment policies (STATS workgroup), development of short-term alternatives Section 427 of Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA) Quality Measures Medically Unbelievable Edits (comments) DMEPOS Accreditation AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement EMG performance Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation LCD (comments) Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Provider Enrollment Post Acute Care Issues Post Acute Care Payment Reform Demonstration, including development and testing of CARE tool Development of long term alternatives to the therapy cap - "Developing Outpatient Therapy Alternatives Project" (DOTPA) Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Physician Fee Schedule Update Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Inpatient Rehab Issues Medicaid Rules Self Referral H.R. 1094- The Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act Inclusion of Physical Therapists in the Medicare & Medicaid Health Information Technology incentives S. 1213- Patient Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009 H.R. 2068- Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 1094- Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act The Addition of a program to the Center for Medicare Services Innovation Center to research direct access models for expanding access to physical therapy for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare SNF PPS FY 2010 Medicare IRF PPS FY 2010 Medicare Home Health PPS CY 2010 H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Physician Practice Information Survey (PPIS) H.R. 4371- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to continue using 2009 Medicare practice expense relative value units for certain cardiology services. H.R. 4872- Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act H.R. 4851-Continuing Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4154- American Workers State and Business Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 4662- Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost Saving Act of 2010 H.R. 3962- Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries & Pension Relief Act H.R. 4213- American Jobs, Closing Loopholes and Preventing Outsourcing Act 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule Health Care Truth and Transparency June 2010 Medpac Report to Congress-Aligning Incentives in Medicare H.R. 2575/S.3220 -Prosthetic and Custom Orthotic Parity Act of 2009 H.R. 2479- Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2009

National Defense Authorization Act S. 1664- Modify the appointment and grade of the Chief of the Army Medical Specialist Corps

Heart and Stroke Research and Prevention Funding Increased funding for NIH rehabilitation research in federal programs Funding for CDCs FY 2011 core programs FY 2011 Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service in Areas of National Need HRSA FY 2011 Appropriations Funding for Traumatic Brain Injury H.R. 4899 The Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2010 Education Jobs Fund FY 2012 Congressional Budget FY 2011 302 (b) Allocation for L-HHS-E Funding

H.R. 43/S.46 - Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009 H.R. 1137 - Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act of 2009 H.R. 1829/ S. 950 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009 H.R. 1430 - The Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act Revisions to the home health assessment instrument OASIS National Quality Forum home health quality measures Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab national coverage policies AHRQ technical assessment of negative pressure wound therapy devices Comprehensive assessment regarding the development of HCPCS codes for negative pressure wound therapy (sign on) Analysis of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Condition of Participation (COP) on rehab agencies Importance of support personnel and related services under IDEA and ESEA. Development of a Plan to Transition to a Medicare Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program for Physician and Other Professional Services Issues Paper (comments) Changes to Medicare payment policies (STATS workgroup), development of short-term alternatives Section 427 of Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA) Quality Measures Medically Unbelievable Edits (comments) DMEPOS Accreditation AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement EMG performance Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation LCD (comments) Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Provider Enrollment Post Acute Care Issues-HHPPS Proposed Rule 2011, SNF Updates 2011 Post Acute Care Payment Reform Demonstration, including development and testing of CARE tool Development of long term alternatives to the therapy cap - "Developing Outpatient Therapy Alternatives Project" (DOTPA) Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Physician Fee Schedule Update Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Inpatient Rehab Issues Medicaid Rules Self Referral H.R. 1094- The Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act Inclusion of Physical Therapists in the Medicare & Medicaid Health Information Technology incentives S. 1213- Patient Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009 H.R. 2068- Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 1094- Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act The Addition of a program to the Center for Medicare Services Innovation Center to research direct access models for expanding access to physical therapy for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare SNF PPS FY 2010 Medicare IRF PPS FY 2010 Medicare Home Health PPS CY 2010 H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Physician Practice Information Survey (PPIS) H.R. 4371- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to continue using 2009 Medicare practice expense relative value units for certain cardiology services. H.R. 4872- Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act H.R. 4851-Continuing Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4154- American Workers State and Business Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 4662- Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost Saving Act of 2010 H.R. 3962- Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries & Pension Relief Act H.R. 4213- American Jobs, Closing Loopholes and Preventing Outsourcing Act 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule Health Care Truth and Transparency Legislative Recommendations for Medicaid & CHIP- RFI June 2010 Medpac Report to Congress-Aligning Incentives in Medicare H.R. 2575/S.3220 -Prosthetic and Custom Orthotic Parity Act of 2009 H.R. 2479- Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2009 HIT Rules- Meaningful Use Health Exchanges Proposed Rule Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction In Office Ancillary Services Annual Wellness Visit Rule Extension of Federal Medical Assistance Percentages

H.R. 1032/S422 - HEART for Women Act H.R. 1210 - Arthritis Prevention, Control and Cure Act H.R. 2345- A bill to Amend the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 H.R. 3014- Health Information Technology Financing Act of 2009 Prevention Initiatives S. 697- Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act Comparative Effectiveness Physical Therapy involvement on President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Healthy People 2020 Rehabilitation as an essential benefit in Health Care Reform S. 2741- Rural Telemedicine Enhancing Community Health Act Non-discrimination in Health Care Reform H.R. 3590- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872-Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act H.R. 4662- Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost Saving Act of 2010 Access to Affordable Healthcare Reducing Health Disparities Eliminating Arbitrary Limits on Benefits Adequate Healthcare Workforce Eliminate Referral for Profit Expanding HIT incentives Falls Awareness Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Nomination for National Health Care Workforce Commission Nomination for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Board of Governors H.R. 6172 Protecting Student Athletes From Concussions Act H.R. 1347 Concussion Treatment & Care Tools Act of 2009 S. Res. 633 National Falls Prevention Day Supporting the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) Patient Rights & Market Reforms H.Res. 1438 The Peripheral Arterial Disease (P.A.D.) Resolution Quality

H.R. 1036 - Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act of 2009 Qualification Standards for PTs in the Department of Veterans Affairs FY 2011 Appropriations; Research and Medical Care Programs S. 1963- Caregivers & Vets Omnibus Health Services Act Traumatic Brain Injury-Treatment Progress in Current Conflicts H.R. 5145- Assuring Quality Care for Veterans Act

H.R. 1032/S422 - HEART for Women Act H.R. 1210 - Arthritis Prevention, Control and Cure Act H.R. 2345- A bill to Amend the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 H.R. 3014- Health Information Technology Financing Act of 2009 Prevention Initiatives S. 697- Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act Comparative Effectiveness Physical Therapy involvement on President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Healthy People 2020 Rehabilitation as an essential benefit in Health Care Reform S. 2741- Rural Telemedicine Enhancing Community Health Act Non-discrimination in Health Care Reform H.R. 3590- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872-Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act H.R. 4662- Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost Saving Act of 2010 Access to Affordable Healthcare Reducing Health Disparities Eliminating Arbitrary Limits on Benefits Adequate Healthcare Workforce Eliminate Referral for Profit Expanding HIT incentives Falls Awareness Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Nomination for National Health Care Workforce Commission Nomination for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Board of Governors

National Defense Authorization Act S. 1664- Modify the appointment and grade of the Chief of the Army Medical Specialist Corps

H.R. 988/ S 1057 - Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2009 H.R. 2891- Access to Frontline Health Care Act H.R. 3590- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1652- IDEA Full Funding Act FY 2011 Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service in Areas of National Need Student Loan Forgiveness for Physical Therapists who Specialize in Geriatric Care H.R. 3578- Everyone Deserves Unconditional Access to Education Act Creation of new office of Specialized Instructional Support Personnel ESEA Re-authorization Recommendations

National Defense Authorization Act S. 1664- Modify the appointment and grade of the Chief of the Army Medical Specialist Corps

H.R. 43/S.46 - Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009 H.R. 1137 - Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act of 2009 H.R. 1829/ S. 950 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009 H.R. 1430 - The Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act H.R. 2 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 Revisions to the home health assessment instrument OASIS National Quality Forum home health quality measures Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab national coverage policies AHRQ technical assessment of negative pressure wound therapy devices Comprehensive assessment regarding the development of HCPCS codes for negative pressure wound therapy (sign on) Analysis of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Condition of Participation (COP) on rehab agencies Importance of support personnel and related services under IDEA and ESEA. Development of a Plan to Transition to a Medicare Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program for Physician and Other Professional Services Issues Paper (comments) Changes to Medicare payment policies (STATS workgroup), development of short-term alternatives Section 427 of Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA) Quality Measures Medically Unbelievable Edits (comments) DMEPOS Accreditation AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement EMG performance Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation LCD (comments) Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Provider Enrollment Post Acute Care Issues Post Acute Care Payment Reform Demonstration, including development and testing of CARE tool Development of long term alternatives to the therapy cap - "Developing Outpatient Therapy Alternatives Project" (DOTPA) Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Physician Fee Schedule Update Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Inpatient Rehab Issues Medicaid Rules Self Referral H.R. 1094- The Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act Inclusion of Physical Therapists in the Medicare & Medicaid Health Information Technology incentives S. 1213- Patient Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009 H.R. 2068- Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 1094- Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act The Addition of a program to the Center for Medicare Services Innovation Center to research direct access models for expanding access to physical therapy for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare SNF PPS FY 2010 Medicare IRF PPS FY 2010 Medicare Home Health PPS CY 2010 H.R. 3962 Affordable Health Care Act for America H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Physician Practice Information Survey (PPIS) H.R. 4371- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to continue using 2009 Medicare practice expense relative value units for certain cardiology services. H.R. 4872- Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act H.R. 4691-Temporary Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4851-Continuing Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4231-Tax Extenders Act of 2010 H.R. 4154- American Workers State and Business Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 4662- Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost Saving Act of 2010

H.R. 988/ S 1057 - Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2009 H.R. 2891- Access to Frontline Health Care Act H.R. 3200-Affordable Health Choices Act H.R. 3962- Affordable Health Care Act for America FY 2011 Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service in Areas of National Need Student Loan Forgiveness for Physical Therapists who Specialize in Geriatric Care H.R. 3590- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1652- IDEA Full Funding Act H.R. 3578- Everyone Deserves Unconditional Access to Education Act Creation of new office of Specialized Instructional Support Personnel ESEA Re-authorization Recomendations

Heart and Stroke Research and Prevention Funding Increased funding for NIH rehabilitation research in federal programs Funding for CDCs FY 2011 core programs FY 2011 Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service in Areas of National Need HRSA FY 2011 Appropriations

Heart and Stroke Research and Prevention Funding Increased funding for NIH rehabilitation research in federal programs Funding for CDCs FY 2011 core programs FY 2011 Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service in Areas of National Need HRSA FY 2011 Appropriations

H.R. 1036 - Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act of 2009 Qualification Standards for PTs in the Department of Veterans Affairs FY 2011 Appropriations; Research and Medical Care Programs

H.R. 43/S.46 - Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009 H.R. 1137 - Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act of 2009 H.R. 1829/ S. 950 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009 H.R. 1430 - The Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act H.R. 2 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 Revisions to the home health assessment instrument OASIS National Quality Forum home health quality measures Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab national coverage policies AHRQ technical assessment of negative pressure wound therapy devices Comprehensive assessment regarding the development of HCPCS codes for negative pressure wound therapy (sign on) Analysis of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Condition of Participation (COP) on rehab agencies Importance of support personnel and related services under IDEA and ESEA. Development of a Plan to Transition to a Medicare Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program for Physician and Other Professional Services Issues Paper (comments) Changes to Medicare payment policies (STATS workgroup), development of short-term alternatives Section 427 of Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA) Quality Measures Medically Unbelievable Edits (comments) DMEPOS Accreditation AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement EMG performance Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation LCD (comments) Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Provider Enrollment Post Acute Care Issues Post Acute Care Payment Reform Demonstration, including development and testing of CARE tool Development of long term alternatives to the therapy cap - "Developing Outpatient Therapy Alternatives Project" (DOTPA) Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Physician Fee Schedule Update Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Inpatient Rehab Issues Medicaid Rules Self Referral H.R. 1094- The Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act Inclusion of Physical Therapists in the Medicare & Medicaid Health Information Technology incentives S. 1213- Patient Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009 H.R. 2068- Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 1094- Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act The Addition of a program to the Center for Medicare Services Innovation Center to research direct access models for expanding access to physical therapy for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare SNF PPS FY 2010 Medicare IRF PPS FY 2010 Medicare Home Health PPS CY 2010 H.R. 3962 Affordable Health Care Act for America H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Physician Practice Information Survey (PPIS) H.R. 4371- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to continue using 2009 Medicare practice expense relative value units for certain cardiology services. H.R. 4872- Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act H.R. 4691-Temporary Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4851-Continuing Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4231-Tax Extenders Act of 2010 H.R. 4154- American Workers State and Business Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 4662- Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost Saving Act of 2010

National Defense Authorization Act S. 1664- Modify the appointment and grade of the Chief of the Army Medical Specialist Corps

H.R. 43/S.46 - Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009 H.R. 1137 - Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act of 2009 H.R. 1829/ S. 950 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009 H.R. 1430 - The Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act H.R. 2 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 Revisions to the home health assessment instrument OASIS National Quality Forum home health quality measures Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab national coverage policies AHRQ technical assessment of negative pressure wound therapy devices Comprehensive assessment regarding the development of HCPCS codes for negative pressure wound therapy (sign on) Analysis of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Condition of Participation (COP) on rehab agencies Importance of support personnel and related services under IDEA and ESEA. Development of a Plan to Transition to a Medicare Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program for Physician and Other Professional Services Issues Paper (comments) Changes to Medicare payment policies (STATS workgroup), development of short-term alternatives Section 427 of Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA) Quality Measures Medically Unbelievable Edits (comments) DMEPOS Accreditation AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement EMG performance Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation LCD (comments) Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Provider Enrollment Post Acute Care Issues Post Acute Care Payment Reform Demonstration, including development and testing of CARE tool Development of long term alternatives to the therapy cap - "Developing Outpatient Therapy Alternatives Project" (DOTPA) Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Physician Fee Schedule Update Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Inpatient Rehab Issues Medicaid Rules Self Referral H.R. 1094- The Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act Inclusion of Physical Therapists in the Medicare & Medicaid Health Information Technology incentives S. 1213- Patient Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009 H.R. 2068- Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 1094- Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act The Addition of a program to the Center for Medicare Services Innovation Center to research direct access models for expanding access to physical therapy for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare SNF PPS FY 2010 Medicare IRF PPS FY 2010 Medicare Home Health PPS CY 2010 H.R. 3962 Affordable Health Care Act for America H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Physician Practice Information Survey (PPIS) H.R. 4371- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to continue using 2009 Medicare practice expense relative value units for certain cardiology services. H.R. 4872- Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act H.R. 4691-Temporary Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4851-Continuing Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4231-Tax Extenders Act of 2010 H.R. 4154- American Workers State and Business Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 4662- Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost Saving Act of 2010

H.R. 1032/S422 - HEART for Women Act H.R. 1210 - Arthritis Prevention, Control and Cure Act H.R. 3200- Affordable Health Choices Act H.R. 3962- Affordable Health Care Act for America Prevention Initiatives H.R. 3962- Affordable Health Care Act for America S. 697- Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act H.R. 2345- A bill to Amend the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 H.R. 3014- Health Information Technology Financing Act of 2009 Comparative Effectiveness Physical Therapy involvement on President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Healthy People 2020 Rehabilitation as an essential benefit in Health Care Reform S. 2741- Rural Telemedicine Enhancing Community Health Act Non-discrimination in Health Care Reform H.R. 3590- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872-Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act H.R. 4662- Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost Saving Act of 2010 Access to Affordable Healthcare Reducing Health Disparities Eliminating Arbitrary Limits on Benefits Adequate Healthcare Workforce Eliminate Referral for Profit Expanding HIT incentives Falls Awareness Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness

HR 43/S.46 - Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009 HR 1137 - Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act of 2009 HR 1829 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009 HR 1430 - The Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act HR 2 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 Revisions to the home health assessment instrument OASIS National Quality Forum home health quality measures (comments) Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab national coverage policies AHRQ technical assessment of negative pressure wound therapy devices Implementation of the classification criteria for inpatient rehab facilities known as the 75 percent rule (comments) Home Health assessment instrument known as OASIS C (comments) National Coverage Determination regarding pulmonary rehab and expansion of a current national coverage determination on Cardiac Rehab (comments) Comprehensive assessment regarding the development of HCPCS codes for negative pressure wound therapy (sign on) Analysis and Alternatives to the Inpatient Rehabilitation 75 percent rule (recommendations) Condition of Participation (COP) on rehab agencies Importance of support personnel and related services under IDEA and ESEA. Development of a Plan to Transition to a Medicare Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program for Physician and Other Professional Services Issues Paper (comments) Changes to Medicare payment policies (STATS workgroup) Section 427 of Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA) Quality Measures Medically Unbelievable Edits (comments) DMEPOS Accreditation AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement EMG performance Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation LCD (comments) Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Provider Enrollment Post Acute Care Issues Post Acute Care Payment Reform Demonstration, including development and testing of CARE tool Development of long term alternatives to the therapy cap - "Developing Outpatient Therapy Alternatives Project" (DOTPA) Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Physician Fee Schedule Update Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Inpatient Rehab Issues Medicaid Rules- Definition of Outpatient Hospital Services Self Referral HR 1094- The Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act Inclusion of Physical Therapists in the Medicare & Medicaid Health Information Technology incentives

HR 1032/S422 - HEART for Women Act HR 1210 - Arthritis Prevention, Control and Cure Act HR 307 - Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act S 22 - Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 Prevention Initiatives HR 3200- Affordable Health Choices Act Senate Legislation- Affordable Health Choices Act S 697- Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act HR 2345- A bill to Amend the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 HR 3014- Health Information Technology Financing Act of 2009 Comparative Effectiveness

HR 988/ S 1057 - Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2009 HR 2891- Access to Frontline Health Care Act HR 3200-Affordable Health Choices Act Senate Legislation- Affordable Health Choices Act Comments on proposed priorities for NIDRRs RRTC's and RERCs. FY 2010 Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service in Areas of National Need

HR 43/S.46 - Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009 HR 1137 - Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act of 2009 HR 1829 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009 HR 1430 - The Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act HR 2 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 Revisions to the home health assessment instrument OASIS National Quality Forum home health quality measures (comments) Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab national coverage policies AHRQ technical assessment of negative pressure wound therapy devices Implementation of the classification criteria for inpatient rehab facilities known as the 75 percent rule (comments) Home Health assessment instrument known as OASIS C (comments) National Coverage Determination regarding pulmonary rehab and expansion of a current national coverage determination on Cardiac Rehab (comments) Comprehensive assessment regarding the development of HCPCS codes for negative pressure wound therapy (sign on) Analysis and Alternatives to the Inpatient Rehabilitation 75 percent rule (recommendations) Condition of Participation (COP) on rehab agencies Importance of support personnel and related services under IDEA and ESEA. Development of a Plan to Transition to a Medicare Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program for Physician and Other Professional Services Issues Paper (comments) Changes to Medicare payment policies (STATS workgroup) Section 427 of Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA) Quality Measures Medically Unbelievable Edits (comments) DMEPOS Accreditation AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement EMG performance Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation LCD (comments) Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Provider Enrollment Post Acute Care Issues Post Acute Care Payment Reform Demonstration, including development and testing of CARE tool Development of long term alternatives to the therapy cap - "Developing Outpatient Therapy Alternatives Project" (DOTPA) Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Physician Fee Schedule Update Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Inpatient Rehab Issues Medicaid Rules- Definition of Outpatient Hospital Services Self Referral HR 1094- The Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act Inclusion of Physical Therapists in the Medicare & Medicaid Health Information Technology incentives

HR 1 - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Redesigning Agency Infrastructures to Enhance Disability/Rehabilitation Policy and Research (sign on) Increased funding for NIH rehabilitation research in federal programs FY 2010 Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service in Areas of National Need Funding for CDCs FY 2010 core programs

HR 988/ S 1057 - Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2009 HR 2891- Access to Frontline Health Care Act HR 3200-Affordable Health Choices Act Senate Legislation- Affordable Health Choices Act Comments on proposed priorities for NIDRRs RRTC's and RERCs. FY 2010 Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service in Areas of National Need

HR 1032/S422 - HEART for Women Act HR 1210 - Arthritis Prevention, Control and Cure Act HR 307 - Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act S 22 - Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 Prevention Initiatives HR 3200- Affordable Health Choices Act Senate Legislation- Affordable Health Choices Act S 697- Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act HR 2345- A bill to Amend the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 HR 3014- Health Information Technology Financing Act of 2009 Comparative Effectiveness

Redesigning Agency Infrastructures to Enhance Disability/Rehabilitation Policy and Research (sign on) Increased funding for NIH rehabilitation research in federal programs Funding for CDCs FY 2010 core programs FY 2010Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service in Areas of National Need

H.R. 43/S.46 - Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009 H.R. 1137 - Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act of 2009 H.R. 1829/ S. 950 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009 H.R. 1430 - The Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act H.R. 2 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 Revisions to the home health assessment instrument OASIS National Quality Forum home health quality measures (comments) Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab national coverage policies AHRQ technical assessment of negative pressure wound therapy devices Implementation of the classification criteria for inpatient rehab facilities known as the 60 percent rule (comments) Home Health assessment instrument known as OASIS C (comments) Comprehensive assessment regarding the development of HCPCS codes for negative pressure wound therapy (sign on) Analysis and Alternatives to the Inpatient Rehabilitation 60 percent rule (recommendations) Condition of Participation (COP) on rehab agencies Importance of support personnel and related services under IDEA and ESEA. Development of a Plan to Transition to a Medicare Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program for Physician and Other Professional Services Issues Paper (comments) Changes to Medicare payment policies (STATS workgroup), development of short-term alternatives Section 427 of Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA) Quality Measures Medically Unbelievable Edits (comments) DMEPOS Accreditation AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement EMG performance Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation LCD (comments) Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Provider Enrollment Post Acute Care Issues Post Acute Care Payment Reform Demonstration, including development and testing of CARE tool Development of long term alternatives to the therapy cap - "Developing Outpatient Therapy Alternatives Project" (DOTPA) Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Physician Fee Schedule Update Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Inpatient Rehab Issues Medicaid Rules- Definition of Outpatient Hospital Services Self Referral H.R. 1094- The Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act Inclusion of Physical Therapists in the Medicare & Medicaid Health Information Technology incentives S. 1213- Patient Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009 H.R. 2068- Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 1094- Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act The Addition of a program to the Center for Medicare Services Innovation Center to research direct access models for expanding access to physical therapy for Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas. Medicare SNF PPS FY 2010 Proposed Rule (comments) Medicare IRF PPS FY 2010 Proposed Rule (comments) Medicare Home Health PPS CY 2010 Proposed rule (comments) Health Information Technology H.R. 3962 Affordable Health Care Act for America H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Physician Practice Information Survey (PPIS) H.R. 4371- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to continue using 2009 Medicare practice expense relative value units for certain cardiology services.

National Defense Authorization Act S. 1664- Modify the appointment and grade of the Chief of the Army Medical Specialist Corps

H.R. 1 - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Redesigning Agency Infrastructures to Enhance Disability/Rehabilitation Policy and Research (sign on) Increased funding for NIH rehabilitation research in federal programs FY 2010 Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service in Areas of National Need Funding for CDCs FY 2010 core programs

H.R. 988/ S 1057 - Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2009 H.R. 2891- Access to Frontline Health Care Act H.R. 3200-Affordable Health Choices Act Senate Legislation- Affordable Health Choices Act Comments on proposed priorities for National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Researches, Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers and Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers. FY 2010 Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service in Areas of National Need Student Loan Forgiveness for Physical Therapists who Specialize in Geriatric Care Provider Non-discrimination

H.R. 43/S.46 - Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009 H.R. 1137 - Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act of 2009 H.R. 1829/ S. 950 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009 H.R. 1430 - The Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act H.R. 2 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 Revisions to the home health assessment instrument OASIS National Quality Forum home health quality measures (comments) Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab national coverage policies AHRQ technical assessment of negative pressure wound therapy devices Implementation of the classification criteria for inpatient rehab facilities known as the 75 percent rule (comments) Home Health assessment instrument known as OASIS C (comments) National Coverage Determination regarding pulmonary rehab and expansion of a current national coverage determination on Cardiac Rehab (comments) Comprehensive assessment regarding the development of HCPCS codes for negative pressure wound therapy (sign on) Analysis and Alternatives to the Inpatient Rehabilitation 75 percent rule (recommendations) Condition of Participation (COP) on rehab agencies Importance of support personnel and related services under IDEA and ESEA. Development of a Plan to Transition to a Medicare Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program for Physician and Other Professional Services Issues Paper (comments) Changes to Medicare payment policies (STATS workgroup) Section 427 of Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA) Quality Measures Medically Unbelievable Edits (comments) DMEPOS Accreditation AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement EMG performance Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation LCD (comments) Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Provider Enrollment Post Acute Care Issues Post Acute Care Payment Reform Demonstration, including development and testing of CARE tool Development of long term alternatives to the therapy cap - "Developing Outpatient Therapy Alternatives Project" (DOTPA) Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Physician Fee Schedule Update Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Inpatient Rehab Issues Medicaid Rules- Definition of Outpatient Hospital Services Self Referral H.R. 1094- The Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act Inclusion of Physical Therapists in the Medicare & Medicaid Health Information Technology incentives S. 1213- Patient Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009 H.R. 2068- Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 1094- Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act The Addition of a program to the Center for Medicare Services Innovation Center to research direct access models for expanding access to physical therapy for Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas. Medicare SNF PPS FY 2010 Proposed Rule (comments) Medicare IRF PPS FY 2010 Proposed Rule (comments) Medicare Home Health PPS CY 2010 Proposed rule (comments)

HR 1032/S422 - HEART for Women Act HR 1210 - Arthritis Prevention, Control and Cure Act HR 307 - Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act S 22 - Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 Prevention Initiatives HR 3200- Affordable Health Choices Act Senate Legislation- Affordable Health Choices Act S 697- Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act HR 2345- A bill to Amend the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 HR 3014- Health Information Technology Financing Act of 2009 Comparative Effectiveness

HR 988/ S 1057 - Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2009 HR 2891- Access to Frontline Health Care Act HR 3200-Affordable Health Choices Act Senate Legislation- Affordable Health Choices Act Comments on proposed priorities for NIDRRs RRTC's and RERCs. FY 2010 Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service in Areas of National Need