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FPTA
October
is National Physical Therapy Month
APTA invites members to e-mail your event photo and
description for consideration for the National Physical Therapy Month Web page
and/or PT Magazine. For the National Physical Therapy Month Web page, please
e-mail an event photo (300 dpi minimum) and description (75 words) to stephanieblock@apta.org.
The deadline is : Friday, November 30. To be considered for PT Magazine, please
send a photo (300 dpi minimum) and short event description (75 words) to maryanndigiacomo@apta.org.
That deadline is: Monday, October 15.
Go to APTA for more on National
Physical Therapy Month activities
October President's
Message
SPECIAL OLYMPICS VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED
Tom Fischer is looking for volunteers
for the November 2nd and 3rd Special Olympics at the Disney Wide World of Sports
complex in Orlando. There will also be a "train the trainer" program
for those interested. For more information contact Tom
Fisher, FPTA Special Olympics Chair, at 772/370-1098.
Private Practice Manual
on CD Rom
NEW! Private Practice Manual on CD Rom is now
available to members @ $21.45, tax and shipping included. This 60 + page manual
was produced primarily through the efforts of William J. Hanney, PT, DPT, ATC/L,
MTC, CSCS. The primary focus of this manual is for practitioners who are starting
a new private practice or those considering opening a private practice for the
first time. To order, call the FPTA office at 850/222-1243 and be please provide
your APTA membership id number when ordering.
Reimbursement
Committee Requests Assistance
The FPTA reimbursement committee is planning
an Insurance Payer Forum. We need names and contact information of people you
know and do business with in the insurance industry. Please forward names, titles
and contact information to the FPTA Reimbursement chair, Tom Zeller, PT, at
wallabypt@aol.com.
Board of Directors Minutes
To see the minutes of the the Board of Directors
Meetings of February 10, 2007 and March 16, 2007, Please click here.
Annual Conference Board Minutes of August 9,
2007 and August 12, 2007 now available here.
Assembly of Representative
Minutes
2007
Assembly Minutes
House
Releases PIP Draft Bill
State Repersentative Ellyn Bogdanoff has released a house bill
draft that would reinstitute the provisions of no-fault insurance and PIP, but
there is no agreement to include the issue in the Legislative Special Session.
The bill does include some non-emergency medical care services such as physical
therapy, but only if the services are provided in a hospital owned facility,
a physician-owned clinic, or a licensed health care facility with a physician
medical director, licensed as health care facility under AHCA. No Fault and
PIP will sunset on October 1, if no action is taken by the legislature prior
to that date.
 Become
A Key Contact
First, you must find your state legislator(s). Go to this web address and enter
your zip code + four digit extension and learn your district and who your Senator/Representative
is.
Click
here to find your state legislators
Once you know who your legislator is -- e-mail
FPTA Key Contact Chair Ken Jacobs at: kenjac858@comcast.net
and let him know that you want to be an FPTA Key Contact for your Senator and/or
Representative.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Looking for Continuing Education Applications
for Credit
Click
Here for Course Provider Application
Click
Here for Individual Approval Application
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