Topic: Town Hall Meeting on RC3-11 (Physical Therapist Responsibility and Accountability for the Delivery of Care)

A new APTA position passed in June 2011 by the House of Delegates will help support physical therapists practicing under new health care delivery and payment systems. Aimed at meeting the needs of patients and clients, the position recognizes that the physical therapist is responsible for the direction of physical therapy service and provides physical therapy service, or directs and supervises physical therapy interventions provided by appropriate support personnel.

The position will take effect July 1, 2012, following a thorough, collaborative investigation of models of service delivery, beyond the current model in which the PT and the PTA are the only providers of physical therapy and are assisted by the PT aide. This investigation will be conducted by a Task Force consisting of members of the 2011 House, members of the Board of Directors, appropriate chapter and section representatives, other experts, and APTA staff and will also address any associated changes in current APTA positions.

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District Chair and Delegate Elections

District Chair Eligibility: A District Chair shall be a Physical Therapist, Life Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Life Physical Therapist Assistant, Retired Physical Therapist, or Retired Physical Therapist Assistant member in good standing. A District Chair shall have been an Association member for at least two (2) years and a Chapter member for at least one (1) year immediately preceding the election. 

Delegate Eligibitly: Only Physical Therapist members who have been Association members in good standing in any category of membership for no fewer than the two years immediately preceding the start of the House session may serve as a delegate.

Southern District members in attendance will be eligible to vote in this election. If you are interested in this position, please contact Lauri Jacobson, Executive Director, at 800/306-5596 or aptamd@aptamd.org. Nominations will also be taken from the floor.