The bill provides direct access to physical therapist services for fitness, wellness, prevention, and for patients who have a previous diagnosis. The direct access bill, HB 801, was sponsored by Representative Tom McCall (R-District 30) and was signed into law yesterday by Governor Sonny Perdue.
Direct Access Health Care Legislation in Georgia
Eliminates the physician referral requirement; allows direct access to physical therapy services
Patients in Georgia who need physical therapist services can now go directly to their physical therapist without having to wait to receive a referral from a physician. Georgia is the 41st state to pass "direct access" legislation that eliminates, under certain conditions, the physician referral requirement for patients needing physical therapist services.
The bill provides direct access to physical therapist services for fitness, wellness, prevention, and for patients who have a previous diagnosis. The direct access bill, HB 801, was sponsored by Representative Tom McCall (R-District 30) and was signed into law yesterday by Governor Sonny Perdue.
The bill provides direct access to physical therapist services for fitness, wellness, prevention, and for patients who have a previous diagnosis. The direct access bill, HB 801, was sponsored by Representative Tom McCall (R-District 30) and was signed into law yesterday by Governor Sonny Perdue.
