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In the United States there are two ways to gain access to Physical Therapy services, by referral of by direct access. By referral is the traditional method and it means that a physician, surgeon, nurse practitioner, or physician's assistant writes a prescription for Physical Therapy services. By direct access means going directly to a Physical Therapist first without meeting with another clinician for a prescription.<ref>American Physical Therapy Association. Understand Access to and Payment for Physical Therapy Services. Available from https://www.choosept.com/health-tips/understanding-payment-physical-therapy-services (accessed 20 Jan, 2023)</ref> | |||
Currently, all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and the US Virgin Islands allow direct access in some form. Each specific state stipulates the parameters of direct access.<ref>American Physical Therapy Association. Levels of Patient Access to Physical Therapist Services in the U.S. Available from https://www.choosept.com/globalassets/choosept/assets/pdf-downloadables/direct-access-by-state-map.pdf (accessed 20 Jan, 2023)</ref> | |||
According to the American Physical Therapy Association, as of February of 2021, there were 20 states that allowed direct access with no parameters or restrictions, 27 states plus the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Island that allowed direct access with some form of parameters or restrictions, and 3 states that allowed direct access only under specific c | |||
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Patient Access to Physical Therapy Services / Entry Point[edit | edit source]
In the United States there are two ways to gain access to Physical Therapy services, by referral of by direct access. By referral is the traditional method and it means that a physician, surgeon, nurse practitioner, or physician's assistant writes a prescription for Physical Therapy services. By direct access means going directly to a Physical Therapist first without meeting with another clinician for a prescription.[1]
Currently, all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and the US Virgin Islands allow direct access in some form. Each specific state stipulates the parameters of direct access.[2]
According to the American Physical Therapy Association, as of February of 2021, there were 20 states that allowed direct access with no parameters or restrictions, 27 states plus the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Island that allowed direct access with some form of parameters or restrictions, and 3 states that allowed direct access only under specific c
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- ↑ American Physical Therapy Association. Understand Access to and Payment for Physical Therapy Services. Available from https://www.choosept.com/health-tips/understanding-payment-physical-therapy-services (accessed 20 Jan, 2023)
- ↑ American Physical Therapy Association. Levels of Patient Access to Physical Therapist Services in the U.S. Available from https://www.choosept.com/globalassets/choosept/assets/pdf-downloadables/direct-access-by-state-map.pdf (accessed 20 Jan, 2023)
