Update on SB 586
SB 586, which updates the Physical Therapy Practice Act, has passed through the Senate and will now move to the House of Representatives. The legislative process is step by step and we have just completed a BIG STEP.
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INAPTA President attends APTA Component Leadership Meeting
‘No Bigger Fan’: US Surgeon General Believes the Physical Therapy Profession is a Key Player in the Fight Against Opioid Misuse
Read morePresident’s Message
INAPTA Members, Flying home, after attending the Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) of the American Physical Therapy Association, I reflected on the energy that more than 16,000 physical therapists, physical therapist assistants and students of physical therapy brought to the meeting in Washington, DC. We truly are better together and can accomplish more to support our
Read morePresident’s Message (December 2018)
INAPTA Members, As we approach the end of 2018, I want to thank each of you for your support of INAPTA. Your dedication to the profession, whether by being a member of INAPTA or taking a role in the leadership of our association, has helped us move the profession forward in 2018. Much has been
Read moreINAPTA Lowers Dues by $10 – Please Contribute to the INAPTA PAC
Historically, the INAPTA Political Action Committee (PAC) has been considerably underfunded. The PAC is important as it drives support for different legislative efforts, protecting our profession. One common misunderstanding is that Chapter dues can be allocated to help fund the PAC.
Read morePresident’s Message (October 2018)
INAPTA Members, INAPTA co-hosted a very successful fall conference with the Kentucky Physical Therapy Association on September 21-22, 2018 in Louisville, KY. The joint conference took place on the beautiful campus of Bellarmine University. Over 200 physical therapists, physical therapist assistants and students of physical therapy attended the conference. On Friday evening, there was a
Read moreHealth Promotion of complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in Physical Therapy Survey
Students from the Indiana State University Doctor of Physical Therapy program are conducting an anonymous survey titled, “Health Promotion of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in Physical Therapy”.
Read morePresident’s Message (July 2018)
Welcome summer! It is hard to believe that just a little over three months ago, we held the INAPTA Spring Meeting at Bradford Woods in what best could be called treacherous winter conditions. Several attendees could not make it to the meeting due to the dangerous road conditions, and the flights home for our speaker,
Read more5 Things to Know About the Therapy Cap
When Congress adopted a federal spending package that included the elimination of the hard cap on Medicare therapy services, it didn’t just remove a rule—lawmakers also adopted a new system of payment thresholds and triggers, and a differential payment rate for physical therapist assistants (PTAs) and occupational therapy assistants (OTAs), among other things.
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