Advocacy Day
Advocacy Day 2027 – TBA
Each year APTA SC holds an Advocacy Day event each spring to get an inside look at the legislative process in our state and how to advocate for our profession. This annual event is free for members and connects students, PTAs, and PTs across the state with their legislators to build grassroots advocacy efforts throughout South Carolina. This event also offers CEU credit which can be applied toward licensee’s ethics and jurisprudence requirement for licensure renewal.
Advocacy Day 2026 was sponsored by:
Take a look at what we did in 2026!
APTA SC 2026 Legislative Day took place on 2/25/26 and saw nearly 300 PT, PTA, SPT, and SPTA advocates visit the State House in Columbia to advocate for H.3842. APTA SC was joined by APTA Director Colleen Chandler PhD, MHS, PT and State Affairs Specialist Maryam Emory, JD as part of the 2025-2026 APTA Road Show Initiative.
APTA SC is currently advocating for H.3842: Medical Authorization of Handicap Placards to allow for Physical Therapist’s to provide authorization to issue a temporary handicap placard. Read the bill.
List of recent legislative successes:
– Reduced restrictions on Direct Access for Physical Therapists
– PT Compact Bill
Telehealth Updates
The Legislative Committee is staying apprised of the current Telehealth updates throughout the state. APTA SC has signed on in support of efforts by the South Carolina Telehealth Legislation Alliance and Palmetto Care Connections in their work to call for legislation that would require health insurance payers to continue covering health care delivered virtually in South Carolina. These efforts are ongoing.
