Medicare Patient Choice Act

(1) in paragraph (1)—

(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking physician or practitioner and inserting physician, practitioner, therapist, or qualified audiologist; and

(B) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking physician or practitioner and inserting physician, practitioner, therapist, or qualified audiologist;

(2) in paragraph (2)(B)—

(A) in clause (i), by striking physician or practitioner and inserting physician, practitioner, therapist, or qualified audiologist;

(B) in clause (v), by striking physicians or practitioners and inserting physicians, practitioners, therapists, or qualified audiologists; and

(C) in the matter following clause (v), by striking physician or practitioner and inserting physician, practitioner, therapist, or qualified audiologist;

(3) in paragraph (3)—

(A) in the heading, by striking physician or practitioner and inserting physician, practitioner, therapist, or qualified audiologist;

(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking physician or practitioner and inserting physician, practitioner, therapist, or qualified audiologist;

(C) in subparagraph (B)—

(i) in clause (i), by striking physician or practitioner each place it appears and inserting physician, practitioner, therapist, or qualified audiologist; and

(ii) in clause (ii), by striking physician or practitioner and inserting physician, practitioner, therapist, or qualified audiologist;

(D) in subparagraph (C)—

(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking physician or practitioner and inserting physician, practitioner, therapist, or qualified audiologist;

(ii) in clause (i), by striking physician or practitioner and inserting physician, practitioner, therapist, or qualified audiologist; and

(iii) in clause (ii), by striking physician or practitioner and inserting physician, practitioner, therapist, or qualified audiologist; and

(E) in subparagraph (D), by striking physician or practitioner each place it appears and inserting physician, practitioner, therapist, or qualified audiologist;

(4) in paragraph (5)—

(A) in the heading, by striking physicians and practitioners and inserting physicians, practitioners, therapists, and qualified audiologists;

(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking physicians and practitioners and inserting physicians, practitioners, therapists, and qualified audiologists; and

(C) in subparagraph (B)—

(i) in the manner preceding clause (i), by striking physicians and practitioners and inserting physicians, practitioners, therapists, and qualified audiologists;

(ii) in clause (iv), by striking physicians and practitioners and inserting physicians, practitioners, therapists, and qualified audiologists; and

(iii) in clause (v), by striking physicians and practitioners and inserting physicians, practitioners, therapists, and qualified audiologists; and

(5) in paragraph (6)—

(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of;

(B) in subparagraph (D)—

(i) in the heading, by striking physician or practitioner and inserting physician, practitioner, therapist, or qualified audiologist; and

(ii) by striking physician or practitioner each place it appears and inserting physician, practitioner, therapist, or qualified audiologist; and

(C) 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).