Is It OK to Choose Any Physical Therapy Clinic for Treatment?

Is It OK to Choose Any Physical Therapy Clinic for Treatment?

According to “The Patient’s Bill of Rights” law, you can decide what physical therapy practice you choose for your care.

Although a lot of physicians recommend a physical therapy practice they may prefer, you are under no obligation to go to that clinic. No medical practitioner, insurance company, or other entity can insist you attend a physical therapy clinic. The choice is yours to make!

In addition, thanks to Direct Access laws, you do not need to wait for a physician to send you to the clinic of your choice.

Direct access means, by law, you have access to physical therapy services, including evaluations and treatments. Every state, the District of Columbia, and the US Virgin Islands allow for evaluation and some form of therapy without a physician referral.

To put it another way, you can choose which clinic you want!