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APTA Centennial Sponsorships and Giving Prospectus

Jun 17, 2020/Open Access

The centennial is a unique opportunity for our community to engage, celebrate, and serve, as we embrace our rich history and generate momentum toward our exciting future.

Use of 59 or X Modifiers for Code Pairs Decision Tree

Jun 10, 2020/Open Access

Use this decision tree to help you determine if the code combination can be used and whether it requires an X modifier (XE, XP, XS, XU) or modifier 59.

Physical Therapists as Practitioners of Choice to Rehabilitate Persons with Disorders of Vestibular Function Related Balanced Disorders

Sep 23, 2024/Policies & Bylaws

House position: Physical therapists are practitioners of choice for the rehabilitation and management of persons with disorders of vestibular function.

Position Paper: SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act

Mar 3, 2025/Position Paper

APTA strongly supports the SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act (S. 668). The legislation would establish an Office of Falls Prevention within the Veterans Health Administration, tasked with preemptively identifying and treating veterans at risk of falling.

PTs Helping to Heal Survivors of Torture

Nov 1, 2017/Feature

Their numbers in the United States are higher than you might think. Here's what to look for and how best to meet their needs.

New CMS Rule Includes Therapy Codes in Telehealth, Stops Short of Allowing PTs to Conduct Telehealth Services

Mar 31, 2020/News

CMS has announced "sweeping" temporary changes that give a nod to the potential for true telehealth by PTs even though regulatory barriers still prevent that from happening. Could it be a sign of more to come?

CMS: Potential Flexibility for Hospital Outpatient Department PTs and PTAs in Care Delivery; PTAs can Furnish Telehealth in Private Prac...

May 6, 2020/News

CMS representatives say hospitals could opt for a process to designate outpatients' homes as "temporary expansion locations" to allow for remote care.

Preventing Fraud, Abuse, and Waste: A Primer for Physical Therapists

Sep 1, 2017/Resource

This document provides information on how to comply with the relevant laws and regulations by identifying risk areas that could lead to potential liability.

COVID-19 Core Outcome Measures

Jun 29, 2020/Open Access

Cross-academy/section task forces have identified two sets of core outcome measures for patients diagnosed with COVID-19, one for adults and one for children.

2022 APTA Foresight Project Report

Jul 18, 2023/Report

The most prepared associations look far into the horizon to consider how societal changes, economic developments, and technological advancements might impact how they will operate and thrive in the long term. APTA and leaders from its chapters and sections/academies engaged in a foresight project to