Re: PT Practice Act--cause for concern
Tony Barr
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Re: PT Practice Act--cause for concern
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Tony Barr
Date:
3/3/2000
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WE have voice and clout now with licensure boards in four states and two
pending national O&P legislation initiatives for medicare providers.
Accountabiliy thru regulation will lead to better quality of services and
patient protection and eventually, better health care O&P coverages! Joe you
are right on target.Continue to encourage advocacy for your collegues and
WE will continue to organize and rally the consumer and ptients rights for
O&P regulation,while George looks for Hoffa!!
----- Original Message -----
From: George Boyer < <Email Address Redacted> >
To: Amputee Information Network < <Email Address Redacted> >
Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: PT Practice Act--cause for concern
>
> OK, Mr. Cardero.....you work with US and we'll work with you, all the way.
> What the amputee needs to correct the problem of 'no voice' is a solid
> organizational representation, like a UNION.....'like' a union I said.
The
> word union has a turn-off quality......let's call it a FEDERATION of
> amputees. The idea is to give us a voice and some clout, neither of which
we
> have now. George Boyer.
> > On 03/03/2000 at 10:50 AM Joseph F. Carideo Jr. wrote:
> >
> > >This is what I've been talking about folks! We have got to investigate
> > >further what the rules and regulations are in our individual states and
> > act
> > >accordingly. I brought up Gary's article some time ago and got many
> > >disparaging comments from practitioners around the country. When the
> > >physical therapists are licensed to provide orthotic & prosthetic
> > services,
> > >those unregulated states will not have a say in what type device is
> > >provided nor how the device be fabricated. Remember this, they will be
the
> > >ones recognized by the state, NOT YOU!!! And if desired, they can have
the
> > >state come in and close you down for operating without a license, which
> > you
> > >are unable to get!!! Get ready for a vicious circle!
> > >
> > >Obviously, the time has come, to come out from under the banner of
> > >protecting the general public. Although this may be true, we need to
> > >educate our state legislators, and those powers that be, that there are
> > >talented professionals out there, educated specifically in orthotics &
> > >prosthetics. We are not simply looking for an extension of our scope of
> > >practice (we don't even have a scope of practice in most states!) We
are
> > >looking to regulate and license what IS our practice - orthotics &
> > >prosthetics.
> > >
> > >Joseph F. Carideo Jr., CP
> > >Newport News, VA, 23606
> > >(757) 873-1984
> > >(757) 873- 9755 FAX
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: <Email Address Redacted> [SMTP: <Email Address Redacted> ]
> > >Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 9:49 PM
> > >To: <Email Address Redacted>
> > >Subject: Re: PT Practice Act--cause for concern
> > >
> > >NATIONAL MODEL PRACTICE ACT FOR PHYSICAL THERAPISTS:
> > >CAUSE FOR CONCERN TO O&P
> > >
> > >There is a movement afoot reportedly in all 50 states to enact
legislation
> > >to
> > >clarify the practice of physical therapy. The intent of such a model
> > >practice act is to create uniformity from one state to the next, rather
> > >than
> > >have a patchwork of diverse scopes of practice as defined by each
separate
> > >state legislature.
> > >
> > >A review of the physical therapy model practice act, however, appears
to
> > be
> > >an encroachment into the scope of practice of prosthetists and
orthotists
> > >across the country. The proposed act states in Article 1D (2): The
> > >'Practice of Physical Therapy' means: ...Alleviating impairments and
> > >functional limitations by designing, implementing and modifying
> > therapeutic
> > >interventions that include, but are not limited to...assistive and
> > adaptive
> > >or
> > >thotic, prosthetic, protective and supportive devices and equipment.
> > >[italics mine] The ambiguity in that language is enough to cause
> > >consternation to all of us in our field.
> > >
> > >In all likelihood, there are some states in which the physical therapy
> > >model
> > >practice act has already been enacted into law. States like Washington
> > >which
> > >retain lobbyists may already be aware of these developments and may
have
> > >been
> > >alerted to the status of the local physical therapy efforts in this
> > regard.
> > >Further, in those states where O&P licensure is already in place, the
O&P
> > >community has greater clout for insisting on providing input regarding
> > any
> > >reference to prosthetics and orthotics in a new state bill that revises
> > the
> > >physical therapy scope of practice.
> > >
> > >If you practice P&O in a state which lacks O&P regulation in the form
of
> > >licensure and your state association does not retain a lobbyist, you
may
> > be
> > >in for a rude surprise. The fact is that a legislative bill codifying
> > that
> > >physical therapists are licensed to design, implement and modify
> > >...orthotic
> > >and prosthetic devices may already have become state statute in you
> > locale
> > >or is about to be. In that scenario, it is not hyperbole to state that
> > >physical therapists will be licensed to perform prosthetics-orthotics
in
> > >your
> > >state while you are not!
> > >
> > >Any legislation pertaining to the implementation of the national
physical
> > >therapy
> > >model practice act in your state may be readily found through a search
of
> > >your state's legislative web site.
> > >
> > >David Varnau, LPO, CPO
> > >
> > >
pending national O&P legislation initiatives for medicare providers.
Accountabiliy thru regulation will lead to better quality of services and
patient protection and eventually, better health care O&P coverages! Joe you
are right on target.Continue to encourage advocacy for your collegues and
WE will continue to organize and rally the consumer and ptients rights for
O&P regulation,while George looks for Hoffa!!
----- Original Message -----
From: George Boyer < <Email Address Redacted> >
To: Amputee Information Network < <Email Address Redacted> >
Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: PT Practice Act--cause for concern
>
> OK, Mr. Cardero.....you work with US and we'll work with you, all the way.
> What the amputee needs to correct the problem of 'no voice' is a solid
> organizational representation, like a UNION.....'like' a union I said.
The
> word union has a turn-off quality......let's call it a FEDERATION of
> amputees. The idea is to give us a voice and some clout, neither of which
we
> have now. George Boyer.
> > On 03/03/2000 at 10:50 AM Joseph F. Carideo Jr. wrote:
> >
> > >This is what I've been talking about folks! We have got to investigate
> > >further what the rules and regulations are in our individual states and
> > act
> > >accordingly. I brought up Gary's article some time ago and got many
> > >disparaging comments from practitioners around the country. When the
> > >physical therapists are licensed to provide orthotic & prosthetic
> > services,
> > >those unregulated states will not have a say in what type device is
> > >provided nor how the device be fabricated. Remember this, they will be
the
> > >ones recognized by the state, NOT YOU!!! And if desired, they can have
the
> > >state come in and close you down for operating without a license, which
> > you
> > >are unable to get!!! Get ready for a vicious circle!
> > >
> > >Obviously, the time has come, to come out from under the banner of
> > >protecting the general public. Although this may be true, we need to
> > >educate our state legislators, and those powers that be, that there are
> > >talented professionals out there, educated specifically in orthotics &
> > >prosthetics. We are not simply looking for an extension of our scope of
> > >practice (we don't even have a scope of practice in most states!) We
are
> > >looking to regulate and license what IS our practice - orthotics &
> > >prosthetics.
> > >
> > >Joseph F. Carideo Jr., CP
> > >Newport News, VA, 23606
> > >(757) 873-1984
> > >(757) 873- 9755 FAX
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: <Email Address Redacted> [SMTP: <Email Address Redacted> ]
> > >Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 9:49 PM
> > >To: <Email Address Redacted>
> > >Subject: Re: PT Practice Act--cause for concern
> > >
> > >NATIONAL MODEL PRACTICE ACT FOR PHYSICAL THERAPISTS:
> > >CAUSE FOR CONCERN TO O&P
> > >
> > >There is a movement afoot reportedly in all 50 states to enact
legislation
> > >to
> > >clarify the practice of physical therapy. The intent of such a model
> > >practice act is to create uniformity from one state to the next, rather
> > >than
> > >have a patchwork of diverse scopes of practice as defined by each
separate
> > >state legislature.
> > >
> > >A review of the physical therapy model practice act, however, appears
to
> > be
> > >an encroachment into the scope of practice of prosthetists and
orthotists
> > >across the country. The proposed act states in Article 1D (2): The
> > >'Practice of Physical Therapy' means: ...Alleviating impairments and
> > >functional limitations by designing, implementing and modifying
> > therapeutic
> > >interventions that include, but are not limited to...assistive and
> > adaptive
> > >or
> > >thotic, prosthetic, protective and supportive devices and equipment.
> > >[italics mine] The ambiguity in that language is enough to cause
> > >consternation to all of us in our field.
> > >
> > >In all likelihood, there are some states in which the physical therapy
> > >model
> > >practice act has already been enacted into law. States like Washington
> > >which
> > >retain lobbyists may already be aware of these developments and may
have
> > >been
> > >alerted to the status of the local physical therapy efforts in this
> > regard.
> > >Further, in those states where O&P licensure is already in place, the
O&P
> > >community has greater clout for insisting on providing input regarding
> > any
> > >reference to prosthetics and orthotics in a new state bill that revises
> > the
> > >physical therapy scope of practice.
> > >
> > >If you practice P&O in a state which lacks O&P regulation in the form
of
> > >licensure and your state association does not retain a lobbyist, you
may
> > be
> > >in for a rude surprise. The fact is that a legislative bill codifying
> > that
> > >physical therapists are licensed to design, implement and modify
> > >...orthotic
> > >and prosthetic devices may already have become state statute in you
> > locale
> > >or is about to be. In that scenario, it is not hyperbole to state that
> > >physical therapists will be licensed to perform prosthetics-orthotics
in
> > >your
> > >state while you are not!
> > >
> > >Any legislation pertaining to the implementation of the national
physical
> > >therapy
> > >model practice act in your state may be readily found through a search
of
> > >your state's legislative web site.
> > >
> > >David Varnau, LPO, CPO
> > >
> > >
Citation
Tony Barr, “Re: PT Practice Act--cause for concern,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 8, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/213932.
