Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Therapy Act of 2023

HR 6110, the Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Therapy Act of 2023, would change how Medicare determines eligibility for inpatient rehabilitation therapy. It restores physicians' authority to modify a patient's therapy plan after admission to include additional medically necessary services - such as recreational or respiratory therapy - beyond the current four required therapies (physical, occupational, speech therapy, and orthotics/prosthetics). This applies to Medicare beneficiaries in inpatient rehabilitation facilities who already meet the initial requirement of needing at least two of the core therapies at admission. The change takes effect after December 31, 2023, allowing treatment teams to tailor care more flexibly based on patient needs.