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The Guide to Physical Therapist Practice 3.0 is now live!

Originally posted on: 2014-09-25 You can view the updated version… The Guide to Physical Therapist Practice 3.0 is now live! You can view the updated version and summary of revisions here.(http://guidetoptpractice.apta.org/) The site is free to the public until September 30, when it becomes accessible only to APTA members or by paid subscription.

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2014 Component Award Winners Announced

This year’s 10 most innovative and outstanding chapters and sections were recognized during the Component Leadership Meeting on Sunday, June 8. The Alabama Chapter was recognized for partnering with APTA’s Learning Center to create an online jurisprudence course, to help licensees fulfill state requirements for license renewal. Andrea Johnson, PT, DPT, ALAPTA Chief Delegate, is accepting the

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RESOURCE DOCUMENTS – ALABAMA PHYSICAL THERAPY LICENSING BOARD RULE CHANGE REGARDING CONTINUING COMPETENCY

Originally posted on: 2014-02-11 The problem: In October 2013 the Alabama Board of Physical Therapy adopted a new rule requiring ALL continuing education courses and activities be reviewed by ProCert. Mandating ProCert as the sole source provider for course approval potentially severely restricts licensees’ access to a wide range of high-quality continuing education opportunities. The restrictions

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BREAKING NEWS

Originally posted on:2014-02-05 ALABAMA PHYSICAL THERAPY LICENSING BOARD RULE CHANGE REGARDING CONTINUING COMPETENCY   On Tuesday, January 14, 2014, The AL Board of PT passed a rule change offered by The Alabama Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association. The Chapter has been communicating with members in recent months regarding the Board of Physical Therapy rule

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Congress Has Less Than 100 Days to Repeal the Medicare Therapy Cap

Originally posted on:2013-12-31 The Medicare therapy cap exceptions process expires on December 31, 2013. Without Congressional action, patients could be faced with a hard cap on outpatient therapy services in 2014. APTA and the Therapy Cap Coalition, a group of almost 50 associations, organizations, patient and consumer groups, are working together to prevent a hard

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