4. Can I accept an evaluation/reevaluation from a PT who works for a different company?
The PT who is treating and/or delegating and supervising the treatment of a patient holds the primary responsibility for all of the ensuing physical therapy treatment that is rendered. Professional responsibilities of that PT include, but are not limited to, the performance and documentation of the initial physical therapy examination/evaluation of the patient, the development […]
3. When a patient is hospitalized during a treatment cycle, does a PT need to see the patient before the next treatment?
Section 322.1(b)(2) states that a patient receiving treatment must be reevaluated by a PT: 1) at least once every 60 days, or at a higher frequency as established by the PT; 2) or in response to a change in the patient’s medical status that affects physical therapy treatment, when a change in the physical therapy […]
2. A PTA is treating a patient and it has been 60 days since the last reevaluation. The doctor has authorized two more treatments. Does the PT have to reevaluate the patient before those two treatments can be provided by the PTA?
Yes. The PT must reevaluate the patient at a minimum of every 60 days before provision of physical therapy treatment by a PTA or PT Aide can continue, even if it is only for 2 more treatments. See PT Rule §322.1(d). (updated 3/01/15)
1. Does the PT have to make “last visit”?
The “last visit” is not addressed in the Board’s rules. The rules do say that there must be a reevaluation prior to a planned discharge, which indicates that the PT must see the patient at some point prior to the last visit. The PTA may make the last visit and collect final data to report […]