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ADVOCACY DAY 2019 CELEBRATES HB 131 ENACTMENT
It was more than business as usual at OPTA’s Advocacy Day 2019 . In addition to the numerous legislative visits to discuss physical therapy versus opioid interventions for pain management, OPTA members celebrated the passage and enactment of HB 131, OPTA’s diagnosis legislation . Signed by Governor Kasich on Dec . 19, 2018 and enacted into law March 2019, the legislation clarifies that PTs diagnose as a component of the evaluation
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process to determine how to treat the patient and to ensure that a patient’s condition is within the scope of physical therapy and, if not, to refer the patient to another health care provider . The act modernizes the PT Practice Act to reflect current practice and aligns the profession with other healthcare professionals that are currently able to make a diagnosis of a patient’s condition .
Members were treated to #ChoosePT t-shirts, upscale appetizers and a champagne toast by Rep. Jay Edwards (R-94) to cap off the busy day! Thank you to
all our engaged and passionate members who continue to show up to advocate for the profession!