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)
  1910   CSM 2003 (Tampa)

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
         Patellofernoral 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 fat 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 an 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 P-F &
         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 far
         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' Camp 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   Cordiopulmonary: Recertification
  1411   Clinical Eledrophysiology: 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

  1593   APTA National Meetings

Women's Initiatives

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