Advancing Physical Therapy in Colorado
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Advocacy 

APTA Colorado advocates for the interests of physical therapists, including Medicaid reimbursement and legislation to advance the profession, allowing physical therapists to best serve patients across Colorado. Advocacy Efforts

Education

Professional physical therapists in Colorado must earn a minimum 30 points of continuing education per year. APTA Colorado provides opportunities for continuing education and resources to advance your career. Start Learning

Connection

APTA Colorado provides opportunities for physical therapists, physical therapist assistants and students of physical therapy from across Colorado to connect through networking, events, special interest groups and more. Get Involved

 

Become an APTA Member

When you become an APTA Colorado member, you also receive a bundled APTA National membership. Being an APTA member gives you access to the resources, education and connection you need to move your career forward.

Membership benefits: 

  • Advocacy. A dedicated team of lobbyists works at the Colorado Capitol to represent physical therapist interests.  
  • Education. Members receive access to free and discounted courses.
  • National Benefits. Colorado members receive a bundled APTA National membership giving you access to online courses, full text access to research and articles from more than 4,500 clinical and academic publications, discounts and more. 
BECOME A MEMBER

 

Get Involved In The Colorado Chapter!

Find Local Resources and Connect with Districts
The APTA Colorado Chapter represents every corner of the state: West Slope, Northeast, Southeast and Mile High. Each district provides local resources to members within their geographic area. Find Your District. 

Join a Special Interest Group
Our chapter has seven statewide Special Interest Groups, or SIGs. They are: CAReSIG (Colorado Acute/Rehab SIG), Clinical Education SIG, Pediatric SIG, Private Practice SIG, PTA SIG, Student SIG and Sports SIG. Join a SIG. 

Serve on a Committee
APTA Colorado members can serve on chapter committees dedicated to advancing the profession. Committees include governmental affairs committee, membership committee, mentoring committee and more. Serve on a Committee. 

COVID-19 Information

While overall risk of catching the disease is low, health care professionals are at higher risk. Check the current COVID dial below. APTA reminds PTs and PTAs to follow precautions for reducing the spread of infectious diseases — an important aspect of health care to be mindful of at all times, not just during periods of high risk 

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 CURRENT COVID DIAL

 

How to Get Your Course Verified by APTA Colorado

APTA Colorado provides professionals in our state with a rigorous course review system. Our system provides therapists and the CEU Providers serving our state with reassurance that courses being verified meet a high standard and will be acceptable as proper course content for the purposes of licensure renewal.  

CEU Providers (of courses) in Colorado can utilize our new CEU Locker system for making course approval applications, maintaining list of credits and submitting payments for all aspects of this process. This CEU Locker system is a shared system for many Physical Therapy Components that provides a fast, convenient centralized location to get approvals in several states by completing and storing your paperwork requirements only one time.

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Donate to Colorado Physical Therapy PAC

We appreciate your donation to the Colorado PT PAC!

The Colorado Physical Therapy PAC is an affiliate organization of the American Physical Therapy Association Colorado Chapter. It is dedicated to raising money to support the campaigns of political candidates. Participating in the Colorado PT PAC creates a way for individuals to collectively support candidates of both political parties who have demonstrated a willingness to consider and support our agenda.

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As a reminder, this donation is not deductible as a charitable or business expense. Also, the donor must not be reimbursed for the expense by their employer, school, or other entity, nor may the donor be a business. Per Colorado law, individuals may contribute a maximum of $575 per House of Representatives election cycle (2 years). There is no minimum donation level.

Colorado is a Direct Access State

Colorado is a direct access state, which means that obtaining a referral by a physician or other health care provider for physical therapy treatment is not necessary in order to receive care from a licensed physical therapist. (Colorado Dept. of Regulatory Agencies, State Physical Therapy Board)

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For The Public

The American Physical Therapy Association has created a website just for patients. To learn more about physical therapy, how to choose your PT, insurance questions, etc., click below.