Physical Therapy Direct Access Bills Starting To Move

IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED Earlier this week, Senate Bill S.3169a and Assembly Bill A.5622a, legislation that would grant physical therapists “direct access” in New York state were amended to “A” prints and started to move. The former Senate Bill, S.3169, contained protections penned into the legislation by the NYSCA and the Medical Society in the Fall of 2002. These protections have been completely discarded in the “A” print of S.3169 – now S.3169a. The companion legislation in the state Assembly, A. 5622a, has been amended to mirror the Senate legislation making the possibility of passage of Physical Therapy Direct Access more probable. YOU NEED TO ACT NOW. For more information, click on the link below.