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Legislation & Advocacy

These pages highlight the latest state and federal legislation issues affecting PM&R.

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Federal Legislation & News
AAPM&R Advocacy Efforts
National Advocacy Initiatives/Activities
AAPM&R Advocates for PM&R Care of America’s Wounded Warriors
Academy Joins the Fight Against Stroke
AAPM&R supports the ITEM Coalition (Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid). Click here to visit the ITEM Coalition Web site.
NIH Issues
President Bush Signs the NIH Reauthorization Bill members only area
Medicaid Reform
Congress Approves SCHIP Legislation members only area
CMS Proposes to Cut Medicaid Rehabilitative Services Spending members only area
Scope of Practice

Physical Therapy Direct Access

Physician Coalition Unites to Oppose New Physical Therapy Direct Access Legislation members only area
Medicare Outpatient Therapy Caps
Organizational Sign-on Letter on Therapy Cap Repeal members only area
Outpatient Therapy Caps Letter members only area
CMS Issues Criteria for Exceptions to Comprehensive Medicare Outpatient Therapy Caps members only area
CMS Issues Instructions Regarding the Implementation of Outpatient Therapy Caps members only area
Medical Liability/Patient Safety
AAPM&R Endorses Bill to Reform Medical Liability members only area
Medical Inpatient Rehabilitation

The MIRC Task Force Report

CMS asks to post AAPM&R medical necessity report members only area
MIRC Task Force Report: "Standards for Assessing Medical Appropriateness Criteria for Admitting Patients to Rehabilitation Hospitals or Units"

The "75% Rule"

What Is The So-Called “75% Rule”?
MedPAC Report Discusses Implications for IRFs and SNFs Under the
75% Rule
CMS releases memo on 75% Rule members only area
Academy Supports Legislation Introduced on the 75% Rule members only area
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS and the 75% Rule (PDF file) members only area
Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Development Process (PDF file) members only area
AAPM&R Participates in National Initiative for Research on Medical Rehabilitation members only area
GAO Releases Report on the 75% Rule members only area
Links to Federal Legislative Information

– Status of Federal Legislation

– Leadership/Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives

– Key Committees and Members

– White House News, Activities and Scheduling

– Federal Committees of Jurisdiction On Health Care Issues

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State

 

State PM&R Society Presidents

  Directory of State & Specialty Society Legislative Contacts (PDF File) members only area
  State Society Presidents Listserv Information members only area
 

Presidents Council Contact Information members only area

 

Contact Information for State Legislatures
Need a telephone number to check on the status of a bill in your state? Have a question that can be answered through your state legislature's Web site?  This directory provides you with telephone numbers and links to Web sites (where available) for all 50 states.

 

Links to State Legislatures

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