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Legislation
Thursday, January 16, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) PTA Workers Comp. Letter » VIEW THE FULL LETTER HERE
Friday, February 16, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) UPDATE FROM APTA ON MEDICARE THERAPY CAP AND FEDERAL BUDGET » UPDATE FROM APTA ON MEDICARE THERAPY CAP AND FEDERAL BUDGET Component Leaders, Con...
Thursday, November 30, 2017 (1 Comment - view/add) GOVERNOR CUOMO VETOED THE PTA/WORKERS' COMP BILL » Dear Members, We are deeply disappointed to announce that our bill related to care provided by the physical t...
Monday, November 20, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) LEGISLATIVE ALERT - URGENT ACTION NEEDED – PTA/WORKERS’ COMP BILL » LEGISLATIVE ALERT - URGENT ACTION NEEDED – PTA/WORKERS’ COMP BILL Dear Member, Our bill...
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 (1 Comment - view/add) GOVERNOR SIGNS DPT TITLE PROTECTION BILL INTO LAW » GOVERNOR SIGNS DPT TITLE PROTECTION BILL INTO LAW A Message from NYPTA Leaders Dear NYPTA Member,...
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Public Relations
Friday, May 31, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) What is APTA New York Doing for You? » Click to view the full report!
Friday, June 12, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) New York OSHA Town Hall Webinar Available for Viewing » NYPTA held a virtual Town Hall Meeting on Thursday, June 11, 2020, which was presented by Dr. Deborah Alexander, CHC, CHPC...
Thursday, April 21, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Join the Falls Prevention Workgroup on May 11th » The NYPTA is proud to work in conjunction with the Older Adults Falls Prevention Workgroup. The Falls Workgroup is holding...
Monday, November 9, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Eastern District Wins the Golden Goniometer Award » This fall, the NYPTA Public Relations Committee challenged all NYPTA districts to a PR Contest to promote a number of nati...
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Recent Research Supports NY Met Not Having Surgery » The NY Mets have been riding outstanding pitching most of this season to the top of the National League east standings. Hi...
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Payment
Thursday, April 30, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) CMS issued waivers for PT/OT/SLP to provide Telehealth Services to MC beneficiaries. » “For the duration of the COVID-19 emergency, CMS is waiving limitations on the types of clinical practitioners that can fu...
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) 2016 Fee Schedules » The 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedules (MPFS) are available on https://www.NGSMedicare.com at the Fee Schedule Lookup...
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) LEARN ABOUT ORDERING HOME HEALTH SERVICES FOR MEDICARE BENEIFICARY/PATIENT » This webinar is designed specifically to meet the needs of every entity that may order or monitor home health services, (h...
Thursday, June 5, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Government Accountability Office (GAO) releases report on self referral for physical therapy service » Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE...
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NYPTA in the News
Monday, January 13, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Jacob McPherson on WIVB’s Wake Up! Weekend Show »
Monday, February 26, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) New York’s Physical Therapy Assistants Elevated to Licensed Professionals » Albany, NY (February 20, 2024) – In 2022, at the behest of the New York Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Associa...
Thursday, September 23, 2021 (1 Comment - view/add) NYPTA President Peggy Lynam, PT, DPT Has Great News to Share! » I am excited to formally announce that we are changing our chapter's name! In order to fully align with APTA's n...
Tuesday, August 6, 2019 (3 Comments - view/add) David Faccini, Jr, PTA Receives the Emerging Leader Award » The APTA Board of Directors announced that David was selected by the New York Chapter as a 20...
Tuesday, April 10, 2018 (1 Comment - view/add) NYPTA Now Accepting Participants for Opioid Speakers Bureau » NYPTA is now accepting participants for an Opioid Speakers Bureau. The purpose of this group is to enhance the knowledge b...
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Announcements
Wednesday, July 5, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) APTA New York Announces the Hiring of a New Executive Director! » APTA New York Announces the Hiring of a New Executive Director! APTA New York is pleased to welcome E...
Wednesday, October 20, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Key steps to Rebranding NYPTA to APTA New York » In my last announcement, I excitedly shared that the New York Physical Therapy Association was rebranding to APTA New Yo...
Wednesday, September 1, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Vaccine Mandate Emergency Regulation Information » Information has been added to COVID-19 Resource page regarding the recently enacted COVID-19 vaccine mandate emergency reg...
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) COVID-19 News Alert: HHS Provider Relief Fund Phase 2 General Distribution Now Accepting Additional » Information on additional Provider Relief Fund payments is now available on the NYPTA COVID-19 Resource page.
Friday, June 12, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Direct Access Restored for Physical Therapist Services » DIRECT ACCESS RESTORED FOR PHYSICAL THERAPIST SERVICES Last night, Empire State Development revised its...
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Member Spotlight
Thursday, July 13, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) Student Spotlight: David Love » Student SPOTLIGHT David Love...
Monday, June 12, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Member Spotlight: Jennifer Collins, PT » MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Jennifer Collins, PT...
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) Student Spotlight: Maria Frances Lo, SPTA » MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Maria Franc...
Monday, April 17, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) PT Spotlight: Matthew Smith, PT, DPT, CPRCS » MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Matthew Smit...
Thursday, March 9, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) PTA Spotlight: Carlos Lopez, PTA » MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Carlos Lopez,...
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