Congress Working Toward Inclusion of Occupational Therapy Practitioners in Hazard Pay Legislation

Before debate on the fourth COVID-19 response package began, there was a growing desire by members of Congress to provide essential workers with hazard pay. Two members introduced a hazard pay for frontline workers bill, but this bill did not include any of the therapy professionals as eligible for hazard pay. As Congress has begun to work on the 4th package, your advocacy efforts before and during the pandemic are having a major impact. The bill sponsors have