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GA HB1175
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/7/2024
Primary Sponsor
Charles Cannon
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AI Summary
- Removes the existing requirement that self-referred physical therapy patients obtain a physician or osteopath referral after 21 days or 8 visits from the initiation of a physical therapy plan of intervention
- Eliminates the exceptions to the referral time/visit limits for wellness services, neuromuscular/developmental conditions diagnosed within 9 months, and chronic musculoskeletal conditions diagnosed within 90 days, as these exceptions become unnecessary with the removal of the limits themselves
- Removes the additional qualification requirements for physical therapists seeing self-referred patients, including the mandate for a doctorate plus two years of experience, post-graduate certification/board certification/residency, or five years of clinical practice experience
- Eliminates the requirement that physical therapists provide self-referred patients a written disclosure stating that a physical therapy diagnosis is not a medical diagnosis and that services might not be covered by insurance
- Removes the requirement that physical therapists consult with a physician or osteopath before performing dry needling treatment interventions
- Retains the obligation for physical therapists to refer self-referred patients to a physician or osteopath when symptoms or conditions require treatment beyond the physical therapist's scope of practice
Legislative Description
Physical therapists; granting licenses and disciplining licensees; revise provisions
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported
2/20/2024
Committee Referrals
Regulated Industries2/8/2024
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