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The KPTA, founded in 1947, is a member-driven organization that promotes the profession of physical therapy in Kentucky and represents more than 1,500 members statewide.
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The Kentucky Physical Therapy Association is pleased to announce its' support of Smoke-Free Kentucky. Smoke-Free Kentucky is a coalition of organizations and individuals who support making all public and work places 100% smoke-free in order to protect citizens and workers from the proven dangers of secondhand smoke. Because physical therapists and physical therapist assistants are affirmed leaders in preventative healthcare, this initiative was unanimously supported by our members who attended the 2012 Spring Conference business meeting. For more information on Smoke-Free Kentucky, please visit their official web site at http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/microsites/smokefreekentucky/partners.html.
KPTA Members, Beth Ennis, PT, EdD, PCS, ATP and David Boyce, PT, EdD, OCS, ECS, have been appointed to the Kentucky Medicaid Therapy Advisory Committee (TAC). The mission of the committee is to provide information to the Medicaid Advisory Committee (MAC) regarding issues with Medicaid services and the managed care organizations as well as advocate for changes and policies. If you have any issues, concerns or postive changes regarding services provided to Medicaid recipients, please contact the TAC at KYMedTAC@gmail.com. The next MAC meeting is June 28, 2012.
Problems with Insurance Companies Not Complying with SB112
First make sure your client's insurance was new or renewed after June 8, 2011. Then make sure it is not a self-funded plan. If both of those check out then go to http://insurance.ky.gov/ and on the left hand side panel there is a button that says file a complaint. You can either file it online or print the documents out and mail them in. The PT can do it on behalf of the patient, just ensure you check the boxes that correspond. The investigation should take no more than 30 days. Make a note on your calendar to follow up with the patient after 30 days. Typically the Kentucky Department of Insurance has been contacting the patient and not the PT with the results of the investigation.
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Find a PT allows you to search a national database of physical therapist members of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) for the purpose of finding a physical therapist who is right for you.
Physical therapists (PTs) who are members of APTA are bound by the Association’s Code of Ethics and are especially committed to providing competent and compassionate care. PTs must be licensed by the state in which they practice.
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