[Pt2026] Email to APTA

[Fish, Anna]

Please look over this email and send it to the addresses below. Add any
personal statements you would like discussing the bill, concussions, or
just physical therapy in general. Thank you for taking the time to send
this email and advocating for our profession. Appreciate you all!


Send to the following addresses:

jim.Burgin at ncleg.gov

Amy.Galey at ncleg.gov

Benton.Sawrey at ncleg.gov

Gladys.Robinson at ncleg.gov

Gale.Adcock at ncleg.gov

Val.Applewhite at ncleg.gov

Lisa.Barnes at ncleg.gov

Danny.Britt at ncleg.gov

Kevin.Corbin at ncleg.gov

Michael.Garrett at ncleg.gov

Ralph.Hise at ncleg.gov

Mark.Hollo at ncleg.gov

Todd.Johnson at ncleg.gov

Michael.Lee at ncleg.gov

Julie.Mayfield at ncleg.gov

Tim.Moffitt at ncleg.gov

Mujtaba.Mohammed at ncleg.gov

Natalie.Murdock at ncleg.gov

Joyce.Waddell at ncleg.gov

Eddie.Settle at ncleg.gov

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Dear Senate Health Committee Chairs Sen Burgin, Sen Galey, and Sen Sawrey,
Advisory Member Sen Robinson, and Other Members,



First, I want to extend thanks to our HB 928 sponsors, Representatives
Chesser, Pyrtle, Cunningham, and Cairns. Second, *I would like to ask for
your support for HB928. *


I am a physical therapy student at Campbell University and I am very
passionate about the passing of this bill. As someone who would like to
practice in my hometown state of North Carolina after graduation, I am
urging you to support HB928. This isn't just about what physical therapists
have the right to do practice in the state of NC, it is about providing
quality healthcare to patients all across the state, without making them
jump through additional hoops.


As Drs. Reeder and Campbell know—and as Rep. White and Rep. Cairns also
understand—no single healthcare profession owns a medical condition or
treatment. Concussion care is shared among several providers.

The Gfeller-Waller Act, passed in 2011, lists five types of providers
allowed to clear student-athletes for return-to-play after concussion:
physicians, neuropsychologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners,
and athletic trainers. Physical therapists (PTs) are not on that list—even
though evaluating and treating concussion is a required part of PT
education and fully within our licensed scope of practice.

In North Carolina, PTs are already evaluating and treating student-athletes
with concussions. We are trained and authorized to determine return-to-play
readiness—yet we cannot sign the required clearance form.

As a result, families must pay for an additional visit with another
provider, delaying return to sport and adding unnecessary costs. All of
this adds an additional burden to families that are already supporting
their child in the recovery process of having a concussion.

It’s time to update the law and add Physical Therapists to the list.

I thank you for your time and consideration and *strongly urge your support
for HB928. *

-- 
Anna Fish, SPT
Doctor of Physical Therapy Student
SGA President - Class of 2026
Campbell University | College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
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