June 24-26, 2013 | Salt Lake City, Utah
The House of Delegates (House) is an APTA policy-making body comprised of voting chapter delegates, the Board of Directors, and non-voting section, assembly, and PTA Caucus delegates, and consultants.
The House meets annually for 3 successive days each spring, during which time delegates make decisions on issues that may have far-reaching implications for the association and for the profession of physical therapy.
The House begins with an opening ceremony and ends with a closing ceremony. Elections for the national offices of APTA are held while the House is in session.
Introduction to 2013 Motions by Speaker of the House Shawne E. Soper
2013 Motions
Business of the House is conducted through the introduction of motions, which may amend APTA's bylaws, direct a course of action, articulate an association attitude on the physical therapy needs of the public or the needs of members, or describe a goal the association wishes to achieve.
Motions are developed by delegates and reviewed by the Reference Committee before being published in Packet I in late April. Motions may then go through numerous revisions before being voted on by the House, including potential revisions during House discussion.
Below are the motions proposed for the 2013 House. APTA members are encouraged to review the following motions and provide feedback to their delegates.
Additionally, members and nonmembers may exchange thoughts on this year's motions by leaving comments on the webpages listed below and/or joining the discussion on Twitter using motion-specific hashtags. Members should not consider these comment pages a substitute for direct discussion with their delegates.
Delegates are welcome to comment on the webpages listed below, but are encouraged to discuss motions with one another using the House of Delegates Packet I discussion forum. (Only the Chief, Section, Assembly Delegates or their designees may post messages on the House discussion forum on behalf of their delegations. When posting a delegation's official opinion, Chief, Section, Assembly Delegates or their designees should identify themselves at the end of their message as "Chief of the XX component.")
- RC 1: Amend: Bylaws of the American Physical Therapy Association, Article V. Components: Chapters, Sections, and Assemblies, Section 1: Chapters, D. Structure
- RC 2: Amend: Bylaws of the American Physical Therapy Association to Grant the Academic Council Component Status as the American Council of Academic Physical Therapy
- RC 3: Amend: Bylaws of the American Physical Therapy Association, Article VIII. House of Delegates of the American Physical Therapy Association, Section 2: Composition, B. Consultants
- RC 4a: Amend: Bylaws of the American Physical Therapy Association and Standing Rules of the American Physical Therapy Association to Establish the Privilege of Section Delegates to Vote
- RC 4b: Amend: Bylaws of the American Physical Therapy Association and Standing Rules of the American Physical Therapy Association to Establish the Privilege of Section Delegates to Vote
- RC 5: Amend: Bylaws of the American Physical Therapy Association, Article IX. Board of Directors of the American Physical Therapy Association, Section 4: Tenure
- RC 6: Amend: Bylaws of the American Physical Therapy Association, Article IX. Board of Directors of the American Physical Therapy Association, Section 1: Composition
- RC 7: Amend: Bylaws of the American Physical Therapy Association, Article VIII. House of Delegates of the American Physical Therapy Association, Section 1: General Powers
- RC 8: Amend: Bylaws of the American Physical Therapy Association, Article IX. Board of Directors of the American Physical Therapy Association, Section 5: Duties
- RC 9: Amend: Bylaws of the American Physical Therapy Association to Revise the Composition of the Reference Committee and its Role as House Consultant
- RC 10: Amend: Standing Rules of the American Physical Therapy Association, 14. Reference Committee
- RC 11: Amend: Standing Rules of the American Physical Therapy Association, Insert New Standing Rule Titled Main Motion Criteria
- RC 12: Amend: Standing Rules of the American Physical Therapy Association, Insert New Standing Rule Entitled Background Paper Development
- RC 13: Amend: Standing Rules of the American Physical Therapy Association, 9. Component Delegates
- RC 14: Amend: APTA Vision Sentence for Physical Therapy 2020 and APTA Vision Statement for Physical Therapy 2020 (HOD P06-00-24-35)
- RC 15: Adopt: Guiding Principles to Achieve the Vision
- RC 16: Amend: Principles and Objectives for the United States Health Care System
- RC 17: Amend: Standards of Practice for Physical Therapy
- RC 18: Integration of Episode/Conclusion of Care Terminology
- RC 19: Adopt: Public Policy Efforts to Improve Consumer Access to Physical Therapists
- RC 20: Rescind: Direct Access and Attainment of "Physician-Status" as Applied Under the Medicare Program (HOD P06-05-16-08)
- RC 21: Adopt: Preferred Nomenclature for the Provision of Physical Therapy
- RC 22: Adopt: Physical Therapist's Role in the Prevention and Management of Pediatric Overuse Injuries
- RC 23: Plan to Achieve Physical Therapist's Role in the Prevention and Management of Pediatric Overuse Injuries
- RC 24: Adopt: Physical Therapy Documentation Reform
- RC 25: Adopt: The Role of Physical Therapy in Health Management for People with Chronic Disability
- RC 26: Physical Therapy Health Management Model for People with Chronic Disability
- RC 27: Adopt: Physical Therapists as Authorized Providers of Durable Medical Equipment
- RC 28: Plan to Achieve Physical Therapists as Authorized Providers of Durable Medical Equipment
- RC 29: Training Program for Physical Therapists to Perform Peer Review
- RC 30: Election To Honorary Membership In the American Physical Therapy Association: John Stackpole
Related Resources
About the Motion Development Process 
Delegate Roster
House of Delegates Packet I Discussion Forum
Attending the House of Delegates
Any APTA member with a current membership card may attend the House by sitting in its gallery (an area behind the ropes of the House proper). Contact your delegate to learn more about the House and/or to become a part of your component's delegation. The House of Delegates occurs immediately before APTA Conference. Attendees can use the housing and travel information on that site to arrange your stay.
(Delegates should utilize the resources in the House of Delegates community.)
Schedule
All times local to Salt Lake City:
June 24: 6:00 pm-7:30 pm
June 25: 8:30 am-12:00 pm (break: 10:00 am-10:30 am) | 2:00 pm-6:30 pm (break: 4:00 pm-4:30 pm)
June 26: 7:30 am-11:30 am (break: 9:00 am-9:30 am) | 1:00 pm-4:00 pm (Closing Ceremonies: 3:00 pm-4:00 pm)
Other events of interest are detailed in the more expansive schedule posted in the House of Delegates community.