Bill > SB0668

This bill amends the Public Health Code to modify the practice of physical therapy. Key provisions include: 1. Defining "physical therapist" and "physical therapist assistant" and clarifying the scope of practice for physical therapy, which does not include medical diagnosis or the practice of medicine, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery. 2. Allowing physical therapists to treat patients without a prescription from a healthcare professional, but requiring them to refer the patient to an appropriate healthcare professional or consult with the patient's primary healthcare professional in certain circumstances. 3. Requiring physical therapists treating patients without a referral to inform the patient of their potential financial liability. 4. Clarifying that the bill does not require new or additional third-party reimbursement or mandate worker's compensation benefits for physical therapy services, but allows third-party payers to require certain benefit requirements such as a medical differential diagnosis, prescription, referral, or preapproval.

Health and Social Services

http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2023-SB-0668