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South Central District #PTDOS #ptdayofservice #ptmonth

APTA applauds the announcement by the U.S. Department of Education to expand student loan debt relief by overhauling the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program. APTA will share details as they are provided. More info at: StudentAid.gov/PSLF.

Those who didn’t receive physical therapy early on were associated with a 29% higher risk of opioid use. apta.org/article/2021/1…

More from our Tri-State meeting @Jerry_DurhamPT @DunnSdunn2

Chattanooga District representing at the Tri-State Meeting

Wonderful collegial discussion tonight @tptaTN with @jackiebutch_spt and @Jerry_DurhamPT discussing uncertainty, systems, & solutions based thinking!

Love hearing @DunnSdunn2's passion for our profession and our students! I feel so honored to be able to learn from your experience and expertise. @tptaTN @MSchapterPT #couchsessionswithsharon #studentsession #tristateapta

Who loves you just like you are? Well, those who welcome you just like you are, sans luggage. They even get you swag so you have a fresh change! Thanks @tptaTN for the shirt and @MSchapterPT and @AR_PTA for wonderful the hospitality!

Happy #PTmonth!

Thankful for opportunity to present in Memphis this morning at the @tptaTN @MSchapterPT and Arkansas APTA Tristate Fall meeting.

APTA staff celebrated National Physical Therapy Month and 100 Days of Service by giving back to the local community through our annual blood drive. #PTmonth #APTA100 #ChoosePT #APTAserve

So excited to be in Memphis for the Tri-state PT meeting this weekend! Come find me during poster presentations tomorrow!! And of course, can't wait for our student session with @DunnSdunn2 tomorrow afternoon! @tptaTN @MSchapterPT @Tennessee_CA

Don't forget to use the new ICD-10-CM codes beginning today. M54.5 now requires an additional digit as does R63.3

Congratulations to those elected to lead our association (terms begin Jan 1). THANK YOU to all our candidates for your willingness to serve. apta.org/news/2021/08/2…

APTATN #APTAHOD

🔹check out this video with more information on the PTA differential!🔹 youtube.com/watch?v=CTt8lS…

Governor Bill Lee is re-instituting some of the flexibilities in healthcare due to rise in COVID-19 cases. See Executive Order 83 below: publications.tnsosfiles.com/pub/execorders…

Congratulations to all the newly licensed therapists who have passed the NPTE this week. Welcome to the profession, colleagues!

Advocacy Updates 🔹Proposed 2022 Medicare Fee Schedule with cuts to physical therapy services 🔹PTA differential 🔹Telehealth updates when the health emergency expires 🔹PTA supervision in the outpatient setting