* As of March 13, medicare therapy providers may begin to obtain
exceptions to the $1740.00 cap that went into effect January 1, 2006.

* APTA held an audio conference on The New Therapy Cap Exception
Process on March 15. If you were unable to participate you may obtain
a copy of the session on disc after March 31. Please access the APTA
website to obtain this valuable information.

* Trailblazer Health Enterprises will host a physical therapy
teleconference to educate providers further on the Medicare Therapy
Cap Exception Process on March 21, 2006, 2:00 pm EST. There is no
registration required. The access number is 1-800-726-4717.

* Trailblazer Health Enterprises has established a new toll free fax
number for reopening and manual extension requests.
1-800-592-0536.

* Keep in mind, the APTA website is a fabulous resource for all
members as they strive to understand this arduous process. I encourage
you to take advantage of the wonderful legwork our national
association has done for us.