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110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2485
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 14, 2007
Mr. Tester (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Cardin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Physical Therapist Student Loan
Repayment Eligibility Act of 2007
.
National health service corps; participation of physical therapists in loan repayment program
Mission of Corps; Definition of Primary Health Services
Section 331(a)(3)(D)
of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 254d(a)(3)(D)) is amended by striking or mental health,
and inserting mental health, or physical therapy,
.
Loan Repayment Program
Section 338B of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l–1) is amended—
in subsection
(a)(1), by striking and physician assistants;
and inserting
physician assistants, and physical therapists;
; and
in subsection (b)(1)—
in subparagraph
(A), by inserting before the semicolon the following: , or have a
doctoral or master’s degree in physical therapy
;
in subparagraph
(B), by inserting physical therapy,
after mental
health,
; and
in subparagraph
(C)(ii), by inserting physical therapy,
after
dentistry,
.