Apta
In 2000, the APTA House of Delegates adopted Vision 2020. It’s primarily a vision of where the profession of physical therapy sees itself 17 years from now. This vision has brought members together, put focus onto the more important issues, and acclaimed physical therapy between its workers. The vision 2020 distinctively states that by 2020 physical therapy will be maintained by physical therapists who are doctors of physical therapy and who may be board-certified specialists. Patients will have convenient admittance to physical therapists in all environments for their administration, prevention, and health services. Also physical therapists may be assisted by PTA’s who certified in their field to assist the PT during activities. It was determined at a retreat in the fall of 2000 that to achieve the Vision goal of being an autonomous profession, few fundamental areas needed focus. It is said that every applicant has the legal right to directly approach a PT throughout their lifetime for any analysis, efficiency, or prohibition of health. At least 38 states now have some construction of direct access and its legislation is still continuing in several others today. Some states have advanced their method actions to admit less controlled access. In doing so in committing to this element, the second direct access bill had been introduced while Medicare was the main priority. During this time, there were Seventy eight sponsors in the House of Representatives and eight sponsors in the Senate, and with their help there were two thousand PT’s, PTA’s, and students marching on Capitol Hill, a collection of approximately $1.2 million dollars donated to the PT-PAC. With that, they were ranked third among nonphysician health care PAC’s in the country. The support and endorsements are more than anticipated. Direct Access is definite. One other important aspect is The Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), a clinical doctoral degree that casts the advancement of education and