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HUGE congratulations to Chris Noland, PTA, BS, for being selected by the APTA Board of Directors for the OUTSTANDING PTA AWARD!    

Nominate a colleague for one of the ALAPTA Awards:   Marilyn Gossman Professionalism in Physical Therapy Award Purpose: To honor a Chapter Member demonstrating outstanding professionalism in any of the areas of physical therapy service, practice, education and/or research.   Governmental Affairs Award Purpose: To recognize the Chapter Member most effective in positively representing the

The following positions will be elected in 2020. Please consider nominating yourself or a colleague and indicate which position you are submitting a nomination for.   President (1 position for a 2-year term) PT Representative-at-Large (1 position for a 2-year term) PTA Representative-at-Large (1 position for a 2-year term) Delegate (1 position for a 2-year

PTAs are officially approved providers of TRICARE benefits!  Now it’s up to TRICARE contractors to do the same within approximately 30 days.  However, if claims are denied, they may need to be resubmitted if the claims are sent to contractors before they fully implement the change. Don’t forget to use the CQ modifier for PTA

A change in TRICARE coverage long advocated by APTA officially launches on April 16 — but that doesn’t mean claims will be accepted right away.

Ready to share what you know with PTs, PTAs and Students in Alabama? The proposal submission deadline has been extended! ALAPTA is seeking proposal submissions for the 2020 ALAPTA ANNUAL CONFERENCE scheduled for August 7-8, 2020 in Birmingham. Proposals for 3-hour sessions are now being accepted. Proposals for sessions lasting less than 3 hours will

Details are still emerging around exactly how CMS intends to walk back a decision to change coding methodologies that prevented PTs from billing an evaluation performed on the same day as therapeutic activities and/or group therapy activities. But we know a little more now: namely, that the decision is retroactive to January 1 of this year, the

Due to APTA’s extensive advocacy efforts, the NCCI contractor has notified APTA that CMS will resolve the CPT coding change that prevented certain eval and activity codes from being furnished and billed on the same day for the same patient. CMS to provide further details. Stay tuned!

Thank you to Senator Doug Jones for cosponsoring the Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access bill (HR 2802/S 970). Senator Jones is the first Alabama Senator to cosponsor a bill that supports physical therapy in our State! The National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program is needed in Alabama to ensure access to necessary Services

Thank you to Representative Terri Sewell (D-7) for signing onto a letter to Seema Verma, Administrator of CMS, to voice concern over the proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Rule that proposes a policy that would significantly impact the services provided by PTs and PTAs in the State of Alabama. The 2020 PFS proposes to