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APTA of Maryland Practice Act
The act governing physical therapy practice in Maryland. Last updated – April, 2009.

Direct Access
Patient access to physical therapists' services without referral means the removal of the physician referral mandated by state law to access physical therapists' services. Forty-four (44) states and the District of Columbia have granted consumers the freedom to seek physical therapy treatment without a referral.

• Summary of Direct Access Language in State Physical Therapy Practice Acts

Health Care Reform

• What APTA is Doing
• What You Can Do
• Proposed Plans
• What the Government is Doing
• Other Resources

Resources

• 2009 Legislative Calendar