The Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act will improve access to physical therapist services for beneficiaries by eliminating burdensome requirements, such as a physician's referral or certification of the plan of care, as permitted by state law.
Currently, 48 states and the District of Columbia (DC) allow physical therapists to evaluate patients without a prior physician's referral and 46 states and DC improve accessibility further by allowing physical therapists to evaluate and treat, under certain conditions, patients without a referral from a physician.
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