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Jul 7, 2025/News
APTA’s latest advocacy resource helps members improve patient access, payment, and consumer awareness of direct access to PT services.
Feb 4, 2026/Article
Efforts from APTA members and staff led to 26 million-plus people having direct access to physical therapist services – and that's just one of the 21 regulatory policy changes APTA staff advocated for in 2025. In 2025, APTA members and staff successfully advocated for meaningful payment reforms with
Jun 3, 2015/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Describes the designation of individuals with intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities, or both, as a medically under-served population.
Nov 1, 2021/Policies & Bylaws
Board policy: Staff shall be authorized to make such editorial corrections and shall be charged to notify the Board of Directors of corrections made.
Sep 20, 2019/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Describes the association's position on firearms-related injuries and deaths in the United States.
Jan 25, 2021/Resource
Clear communication is a prerequisite to providing responsible care, ensuring patient safety, and optimizing outcomes.
Aug 1, 2020/Feature
PTs explain what the two disciplines are, how they’re related, and their importance to all PTs and PTAs, and their patients.
Jul 22, 2024/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Describes the association's position on education that promotes psychological safety within the workplace and learning environments.
Oct 4, 2023/Policies & Bylaws
House position: APTA's support for primacy of jurisdictional statues and regulations over policies or rules of third-party payers.