Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the requirement of a physician's referral for…

Official title: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to permit coverage of outpatient physical therapy services under the medicare and medicaid programs without a physician's referral, and to establish a Physical Therapy Advisory Council in the Department of Health and Human Services.

Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the requirement of a physician's referral for Medicare and Medicaid coverage of certain physical therapy services. Prohibits conditioning Medicare coverage on such a referral. Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services the Physical Therapy Advisory Council to advise the Secretary of Health and Human Services.