Sec. 2. Free choice of therapists for Medicare beneficiaries
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Section 1802(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395a(b) ) is amended— in paragraph (1)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking physician or practitioner and inserting physician, practitioner, therapist, or qualified audiologist ; and in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking physician or practitioner and inserting physician, practitioner, therapist, or qualified audiologist ; in paragraph (2)(B)— in clause (i), by striking physician or practitioner and inserting physician, practitioner, therapist, or qualified audiologist ; in clause (v), by striking physicians or practitioners and inserting physicians, practitioners, therapists, or qualified audiologists ; and in the matter following clause (v), by striking physician or practitioner and inserting physician, practitioner, therapist, or qualified audiologist ; in paragraph (3)— in the heading, by striking and inserting physician or practitioner ; physician, practitioner, therapist, or qualified audiologist in subparagraph (A), by striking physician or practitioner and inserting physician, practitioner, therapist, or qualified audiologist ; in subparagraph (B)— in clause (i), by striking physician or practitioner each place it appears and inserting physician, practitioner, therapist, or qualified audiologist ; and in clause (ii), by striking physician or practitioner and inserting physician, practitioner, therapist, or qualified audiologist ; in subparagraph (C)— in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking physician or practitioner and inserting physician, practitioner, therapist, or qualified audiologist ; in clause (i), by striking physician or practitioner and inserting physician, practitioner, therapist, or qualified audiologist ; and in clause (ii), by striking physician or practitioner and inserting physician, practitioner, therapist, or qualified audiologist ; and in subparagraph (D), by striking physician or practitioner each place it appears and inserting physician, practitioner, therapist, or qualified audiologist ; in paragraph (5)— in the heading, by striking and inserting physicians and practitioners ; physicians, practitioners, therapists, and qualified audiologists in subparagraph (A), by striking physicians and practitioners and inserting physicians, practitioners, therapists, and qualified audiologists ; and in subparagraph (B)— in the manner preceding clause (i), by striking physicians and practitioners and inserting physicians, practitioners, therapists, and qualified audiologists ; in clause (iv), by striking physicians and practitioners and inserting physicians, practitioners, therapists, and qualified audiologists ; and in clause (v), by striking physicians and practitioners and inserting physicians, practitioners, therapists, and qualified audiologists ; and in paragraph (6)— in subparagraph (B), by striking paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and
(4)of ; in subparagraph (D)— in the heading, by striking and inserting physician or practitioner ; and physician, practitioner, therapist, or qualified audiologist by striking physician or practitioner each place it appears and inserting physician, practitioner, therapist, or qualified audiologist ; and by adding at the end the following: The term therapist means a qualified physical therapist (as such term is used in section 1861(p)), a qualified occupational therapist (as such term is used in 1861(g)), or a qualified speech-language pathologist (as defined in 1861(ll)(4)(A)). The term qualified audiologist has the meaning given such term in section 1861(ll)(4)(B). .
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Free choice of therapists for Medicare beneficiaries
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