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Sep 20, 2019/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Describes the association's position on the World Confederation for Physical Therapy's Policy Statement: Torture.
House position: Describes the rights of patients and providers in physical therapy in relation to communicable and/or infectious diseases and conditions.
Aug 30, 2018/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Addresses the responsibility of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants to ensure that the best interests of the person remain at the center of services provided.
Jun 3, 2024/Policies & Bylaws
Board policy: Outlines the duty of APTA's Board of Directors as a delegation to the House of Delegates.
Jul 27, 2020/Policies & Bylaws
Board policy: Outlines the role of APTA's Board of Directors during the election process.
Sep 21, 2020/Handouts
Advocate to employers, peers, and the general public on the value of physical therapy in reducing falls.
Aug 8, 2025/Policies & Bylaws
Bylaws of the American Physical Therapy Association, adopted by the House of Delegates, describe the organization's structure and how it is governed.
Jan 1, 2021/White Paper
No lasting gains can be made in the opioid fight until the value of nonpharmacological approaches to chronic pain are recognized.
Mar 1, 2020/Position Paper
H.R. 2143 removes the health care services most susceptible to overutilization and and misaligned incentives from this exception.
Oct 1, 2020/Resource
The general information here is designed to provide suggestions for outpatient operations during the pandemic when caring for patients with or without COVID-19.