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Died SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. SB 1262

Physical Therapy Treatment Plans
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SPONSOR
DiCeglie
FILED BY
Nick DiCeglie — District 18, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Health Policy

Filed under Healthcare.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Physical Therapy Treatment Plans; Exempting specified services from the requirement that a physical therapist have a practitioner of record review and sign a plan of treatment, etc.

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Plain English Summary

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Exempts wellness and fitness physical therapy from physician sign-off.

Physical therapists must normally get a practitioner of record -- a physician, osteopathic physician, chiropractor, podiatrist, or dentist in active practice -- to review and sign a treatment plan for any condition not already assessed by one.

Physical therapy services provided for health promotion, injury prevention, wellness, or fitness no longer need that sign-off at all under a new exemption, joining the existing exemption for out-of-state diagnoses.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Exempts wellness and fitness services from the physician sign-off rule majors. 486.021

AIA physical therapist no longer needs a practitioner of record to review and sign a treatment plan when the services are provided for health promotion, injury prevention, wellness, or fitness, rather than treating a diagnosed medical condition.

“To services provided for purposes of health promotion, injury prevention, wellness, or fitness” bill text, line 53 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Health Policy
1/13/2026
Introduced
1/12/2026
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and...
1/6/2026
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 486.021
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