APTA's Fax-on-Demand directory.

The APTA Fax-on-Demand service allows you to receive high-demand Association documents within minutes. Simply dial 800/399-2782 and press "1" if you are an APTA member, "2" if you are not a member, or "3" if you would like to join APTA. Then listen to the prompts for further instructions. Documents with an asterisk are for APTA members only. Please have your membership number ready. The following is a partial listing of available documents.

APTA Direct Mail Services

101 Mailing List Information & Order Form

Background Information

  201 Historical Perspective
  202 What Is APTA?
  203 Physical Therapist Professional Profile
  204 Physical Therapist Assistant Profile

Components

  501 Component Contact List
  503 National Assembly of PTAs
  504 Component Meetings List

Conference Audiotapes

  1907 PT 2002 (Cincinnati)

Continuing Education (CE)

  1705 Guidelines for Evaluating a CE Program
  1719 Offering CE Units
  1746 Complete List of CE Series Lessons
  1751 CE Series Participant Evaluation
  1734 "Management of Individual With Pain"
  1735 "Wound Healing and Management"
  1738 "Assessing Similarity of Your Patients and
       Outcomes to Those Described in Studies"
  1739 "Low Back Pain and Nonorganic Findings"
  1743 "Ataxia: If Only I Felt Steadier"
  1748 "Carpal Tunnel Syndrome"
  1749 "Classification and Low Back Pain:
       Review of Literature and Critical
       Analysis of Selected Systems"
  1750 "Recognizing Signs of Child Abuse"
  1752 "Rotator Cuff Impingement Syndrome"
  1756 "Guide in Action: Patient With Total
       Hip Replacement"
  1757 "Shoulder Girdle: Kinesiology Review"
  1758 "Osteopenia"
  1759 "Evidence-Based Practice in Pediatric
       Physical Therapy"
  1760 "Current Concepts in the Management
       of Patients With Vestibular Dysfunction"
  1761 "Differential Diagnosis"
  1762 Who Are Physical Therapists, and
       What Do They Do?
  1763 "Soft Foot Orthotics in Treatment of
       Patellofemoral Pain"
  1764 "Local Sensation Changes and Altered
       Hip Muscle Function Following Severe
       Ankle Sprain"

Education

   701 Career Information
   702 List of Accredited PT Programs
   703 List of Developing PT Programs
   704 List of Accredited PTA Programs
   705 List of Developing PTA Programs
   706 Postprofessional Graduate Programs
   707 Scholarship & Financial Assistance
   709 Evaluative Criteria--PTA Programs
   710 PT Education Abroad
   711 Evaluative Criteria--PT Programs
   712 Frequently Asked Questions

Foundation for Physical Therapy

   901 Background Information

Government Affairs

   802 PT Without Referral (Direct Access)
 * 803 Correct-Coding Initiative
 * 805 1999 Resource-Based Relative Value
       System
 * 808 HCFA National Salary Equivalency Rates
 * 809 Medicare Surety Bonds Requirement
 * 810 Stark II Regulations
 * 811 Prospective Payment System and
       Consolidated Billing Regulations for SNFs
 * 813 $1500 Medicare Cap Program Memo
 * 814 Physician Fee Schedule
 * 815 Medicare Enrollment Process PTPP
 * 816 Home Health Agency Rule on OASIS
 * 817 HCFA Deletes CCI Edits on Manual
       Therapy
 * 818 Interim INS Regulation for Certification
       of Foreign Physical Therapists
 * 819 HCFA Announces Mandatory Use of
       OASIS
 * 820 Highlights of Medicare Balanced Budget
       Refinement Act of 1999
 * 821 HCFA Issues Final SNF PPS Rule (7/00)
 * 824 Student Services and Medicare
       Reimbursement
 * 825 HCFA Issues HHA PPS Final Rule
 * 827 HCFA Issues Outpatient Hospital PPS
       Final Rule
   830 Hospital Medicare Guidelines
   831 Home Health Medicare Guidelines
 * 832 Stark II Laws
 * 833 HCFA Issues 2000 Fee Schedule Final
       Rule
 * 834 OIG Compliance Guide
 * 835 HCFA Issues Stark II Final Rule
 * 838 Coverage Policy for UI Using Biofeedback
 * 839 Coverage for UI Using E-Stim
 * 840 HHA PPS Resolution of Consolidated
       Billing Edits
 * 841 Medicaid Toll-Free Numbers by State
 * 843 AdminiStar Letter on -59 Modifier
 * 844 Medicare Supervision Reqs for PTAs
 * 845 Medicare Program Memo B-01-28
 * 846 Medicare Program Memo AB-00-39
 * 847 Summary of PT in Private Practice

Insurance Plans & Financial Programs

   301 How to Be an Educated Consumer of
       Insurance & Financial Products
   302 APTA-Endorsed Programs for PT &
       PTA Members
   303 APTA-Endorsed Programs for Student
       Members

Membership

  1001 Benefits of APTA Membership
  1002 Membership Qualifications
  1003 Membership Application
  1004 Membership in APTA's Specialty
       Sections
  1006 Membership Information for the
       Foreign-Trained Applicant
  1007 Installment Dues Form

Periodicals

  1101 Advertising Rates & Policies
  1102 Physical Therapy Information for Authors
  1103 PT Magazine Writer Guidelines
  1104 Subscription Information

Practice

* 1214 Frequently Asked Practice Questions
  1005 Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
  1201 Direction & Supervision in Physical
       Therapy Services
  1205 Working in the US: Guidelines for
       International PTs
  1206 Credentials Evaluation Services
  1207 Licensure Examination Candidate
       Resources
  1208 APTA-Trained Faculty for Guide to
       Physical Therapist Practice
  1209 How to Obtain a Test or Find Information
       About a Test
 * 1210 Emerging PT Practice: Health Clubs
 * 1211 Women's Health
 * 1212 Occupational Health PT
 * 1213 Consulting With Insurers
 * 1215 Emergency/Urgent Care
 * 1216 Collaboration With Veterinarians
 * 1217 Enhancement Programs for Golfers
 * 1218 School Sports

Reimbursement

* 1802 Rehabilitation Alliances & Networks
* 1803 Workers' Comp Module
* 1804 Managed Care Reimbursement Issues
  Curriculum
* 1805 Physical Therapy Coding for Wound
       Care Services
* 1806 How to Select a PT Provider Network
* 1807 Tactics for Private Practice PT
* 1809 Starting Your Own Private Practice
* 1810 Fee Determination & Collection Tips
* 1811 Reimbursement Reprints
* 1812 Claims Audits by National Recovery
       Services
  1813 Shopping for Practice Management
       Software
* 1814 2002 Coding and Reimbursement
       Information
  1818 Different Charges, Same Services
  1819 Means and Models for Pricing PT Services

Research/Demographics

  1315 How to Find Research-Related
       Information
  1316 Conducting a Literature Search
  1317 Sources of Information on APTA History
       and Physical Therapy History
  1318 Sources of Information on Research
       Grants
  1603 Demographic Description of Active
       Members
  1604 Demographic Description of Affiliate
       Members

Specialist Certification Requirements
& General Information

  1401 Cardiovascular/Pulmonary: Minimum
       Eligibility Requirements (MERs)
  1402 Clinical Electrophysiology: MERs
  1403 Geriatrics: MERs
  1404 Neurology: MERs
  1405 Orthopaedics: MERs
  1406 Pediatrics: MERs
  1407 Sports Physical Therapy: MERs
  1408 Descriptions of Advanced Clinical
       Practice/Competencies
  1409 General Questions & Answers
  1410 Cardiopulmonary: Recertification
  1411 Clinical Electrophysiology: Recertification
  1412 Geriatrics: Recertification
  1413 Neurology: Recertification
  1414 Orthopaedics: Recertification
  1415 Pediatrics: Recertification
  1416 Sports Physical Therapy: Recertification
  1417 Recertification Questions & Answers
  1418 What's New in Clinical Specialization

Upcoming Activities & Events

  1552 PT 2003 Exhibitor Information
  1593 APTA National Meetings

Women's Initiatives

  1306 Women's Issues in Physical Therapy
* 1573 Members Mentoring Members/
       Speakers' Bureau Application Form
  1590 "Domestic Violence: Listening for the
       Truths That Patients Are Afraid to Tell"