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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Allied health services</title>
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  <updated>2013-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/8823</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1705 Rehabilitative Therapy Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1705/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-23:/action/356745</id>
    <updated>2013-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for certain forms of physical therapy under the TRICARE program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1666 Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1666/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-22:/action/356261</id>
    <updated>2013-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients through the establishment of a stakeholder strategic summit, quality of life education and awareness initiative, health care workforce training, an advisory committee, and palliative care focused research, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1148 Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1148/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-13:/action/353068</id>
    <updated>2013-03-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants under the Medicare program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.522 Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s522/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-10:/action/352291</id>
    <updated>2013-03-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to establish, or expand upon, master's degree or doctoral degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1037 Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1037/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-06:/action/352026</id>
    <updated>2013-03-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes of the National Health Service Corps.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6563 Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h6563/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-09-24:/action/342663</id>
    <updated>2012-09-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans jobs corps, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.548 A resolution designating the week beginning September 9, 2012, as &quot;National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week&quot;.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-sr548/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-09-10:/action/339601</id>
    <updated>2012-09-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution designating the week beginning September 9, 2012, as &quot;National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6157 To create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients through the establishment of a stakeholder strategic summit, quality of life education and awareness initiative, health care workforce training, an advisory committee, and palliative care focused research, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h6157/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-07-18:/action/336759</id>
    <updated>2012-07-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients through the establishment of a stakeholder strategic summit, quality of life education and awareness initiative, health care workforce training, an advisory committee, and palliative care focused research, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6008 Vocational Employment and Technical Skills Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h6008/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-20:/action/334455</id>
    <updated>2012-06-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that a State participating in certain grant programs takes into consideration the training received by a veteran while on active duty when granting certain State certifications or licenses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2474 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s2474/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-04-25:/action/326928</id>
    <updated>2012-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4220 Mutual Community Bank Competitive Equality Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h4220/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-19:/action/322836</id>
    <updated>2012-03-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish a pilot program to train public housing residents as home health aides and in home-based health services to enable such residents to provide covered home-based health services to residents of public housing and residents of federally-assisted rental housing, who are elderly and disabled, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2125 Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s2125/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-16:/action/321060</id>
    <updated>2012-02-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the designation of accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, to apply accreditation and licensure requirements to suppliers of such devices and items for purposes of payment under the Medicare program, and to modify the payment rules for such devices and items under such program to account for practitioner qualifications and complexity of care.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3762 To amend the Public Health Service Act to include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes of the National Health Service Corps.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3762/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-19:/action/318228</id>
    <updated>2011-12-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes of the National Health Service Corps.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3032 Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3032/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-09-21:/action/309617</id>
    <updated>2011-09-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2011&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2954 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2954/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-09-14:/action/308835</id>
    <updated>2011-09-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.263 A resolution designating the week beginning September 11, 2011, as &quot;National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week&quot;.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-sr263/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-09-12:/action/308650</id>
    <updated>2011-09-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution designating the week beginning September 11, 2011, as &quot;National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2863 Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2863/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-09-06:/action/308029</id>
    <updated>2011-09-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit physical therapy services to be furnished under the Medicare Program to individuals under the care of a dentist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2853 Emergency Medic Transition (EMT) Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2853/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-09-06:/action/308037</id>
    <updated>2011-09-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2824 Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2824/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-08-18:/action/307575</id>
    <updated>2011-08-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit physical therapy services to be furnished under the Medicare Program to individuals under the care of a dentist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2785 Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2785/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-07-31:/action/307105</id>
    <updated>2011-07-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide improved access to physical medicine and rehabilitation services under part B of the Medicare Program, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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