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Recently the Alabama Board of PT Licensure passed a rule that authorized only one certifying agency for all continuing education acceptable to meet licensing requirements; that agency is “ProCert”, which is a program from the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT). ALAPTA expressed concern (written and verbally) for three primary reasons: The rule […]

Originally posted:2013-09-09 The September issue of Perspectives, APTA’s magazine for PTs and PTAs in the first 5 years of their careers, has hit the streets. This latest issue includes a story about educating payers on the value of PTA services and a primer about how motions become policy through the APTA House of Delegates process,

Originally posted on: 2013-08-29 The Marilyn Gossman Professionalism in Physical Therapy Award – Barbara Bradford, PT, MPH Government Affairs Award – Steve Foster, PT Physical Therapy Advocate Award – Valley McCurry-Osborne, OTR/L and Chris Eidson, OTR/L

Originally posted: 2013-08-29 Congratulations to those recently elected at the 2013 ALAPTA Fall Conference. Congratulations to those recently elected at the 2013 ALAPTA Fall Conference. Vice President – Dennis Fell, PT, MD Secretary – Heather Wells, PT, DPT Treasurer – Heather Mount, PT, DSc, certMDT, OCS Delegate – Elizabeth Kavanagh, PT Delegate – Bill Ogard, PT,

Originally posted on:2013-01-29 On January 1, 2013, Congress passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (HR 8), which includes an increase in the multiple procedure payment reduction (MPPR) policy that applies to the practice expense portion of therapy codes. Currently set at 20% in private practice and 25% in facilities, the legislation includes a provision that raises the

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Originally posted on: 2013-01-03 Unfortunately the New Year did not bring answers to many of the serious and looming questions that face our profession regarding payment and Medicare benefits. Early this morning, the US Senate passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. The legislation included three Medicare provisions important to the profession: Aversion of the

Originally posted on: 2012-09-14 Price: $39 Member | $59 Nonmember Special Offer! Register by December 31, 2012 and Save! Click here to register!

Originally posted on: 2012-09-07 The ALAPTA Chapter Council voted on August 17, 2012 to assemble a Direct Access Payment Task Force with the charge to: develop and implement a plan to obtain payment for PT services provide without referral. Our charge is to develop recommendations to the Board of Directors related to what action should be taken and/or what

Originally posted on: 2012-09-04 President Ellen Strunk, PT, MS, GCS, CEEAA PT Representative at Large Jill Heitzman, PT, DPT, GCS, CWS PTA Representative at Large David Barnes, PTA Chief Delegate Andrea Johnson, PT, DPT Delegate Don Lein, PT PTA Caucus Representative Lisa Mancill, PTA Nominating Committee Michelle Nesin, PT, OCS, FAAOMPT