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Originally Posted by graciegirl
Thank you. So useful to know. I was recommended to a physical therapist by a doctor that we have since left his practice. Every time I entered the front waiting area I smelled cigarette smoke. The person assigned me was very sweet and not at all skilled or professional which made me wonder if Florida has standards about physical therapy.
P.S. I just searched for Physical Therapy Standards and found that they were updated just recently. A new law was passed in June of last year making it a requirement to have two years training in the field. There was a huge difference in the therapist I was sent to and physical therapy in Ohio where I had lived all of my life. Now at least the field and it's standards are being addressed;
HowEVER......I just reread what I linked and it is from the group of Florida Physical Therapists and I am not at all impressed. I took the link down. I don't KNOW whether physical therapy is overseen and monitored at all in Florida. We need to have all health standards in this state re-evaluated in my opinion. I just saw a sign for a doctor who is still practicing here after being arrested for failing to pay child support. One was practicing here after being stopped from practicing in another State.
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Florida has similar laws governing physical therapy as Ohio. I am licensed in both states. If you feel the care you received was substandard, report it to the board. They can’t fix what they are not made aware of.