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Public Petition for Rulemaking: Define invasive procedure and define pelvic floor therapy as a non-invasive procedure

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CLOSED     Opened on 5/8/2023 and Ended on 6/7/2023

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Commenters should provide comment on the petition as stated. Commenters should not comment on specific practitioners, disciplinary cases before the Board, or appeals of disciplinary cases. The Board will not consider any comment which references specific disciplinary procedures before the Board, or which threaten Board members or staff, when it considers this petition. 


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91 comments
Comment Title Commenter
Support Defining Invasive Procedure and Define Pelvic Floor Therapy as Non-Invasive Procedure Dr. Joseph Gianfortoni, MD, FACOG  5/8/23  8:18 am
Support Defining Invasive Procedure & Define PFT as Non-Invasive Procedure...DID YOU KNOW Anonymous (216876)  5/8/23  8:36 am
Pelvic Floor Therapy is a NON-INVASIVE therapy Joanne Biddix BSN RN CWCN  5/8/23  11:12 am
Pelvic Floor Therapy Dr. Christine Ressler  5/8/23  12:21 pm
Support of the board listing pelvic floor therapy as non-invasive! Linda M Hogan  5/8/23  1:38 pm
Support Pelvic floor pt noninvasive Pat Kropac  5/8/23  1:44 pm
Support for pelvic floor therapy as NON-invasive Karen McDonald  5/8/23  1:44 pm
Support of the board listing pelvic floor therapy as NON-INVASIVE! Lois DuRant  5/8/23  2:11 pm
I am in support of the board listing pelvic floor therapy as non-invasive Kara Topping  5/8/23  2:25 pm
Support for Pelvic Floor Therapy as NON-Invasive Anne Carr Regan  5/8/23  2:33 pm
Support Jim tait  5/8/23  3:10 pm
Pelvic floor therapy as non invasive Catherine Bredrup  5/8/23  3:17 pm
DO YOU KNOW…facilities the BoPT members either teach or practice list PFT as NON-INVASIVE!! Anonymous (216890)  5/8/23  4:01 pm
I Support the Board To List "Pelvic Floor Therapy" As A Non-Invasive Treatment ALVIN S. PEYTON  5/8/23  5:13 pm
Pelvic Floor Therapy Wanda Lee Jiggetts  5/8/23  7:23 pm
SUPPORT Anonymous (216896)  5/8/23  7:28 pm
Pelvic Floor Therapy India Gail Peters  5/8/23  7:59 pm
PFT is Non-Invasive!!! Anonymous (216898)  5/8/23  8:21 pm
Support as non-invasive Sandra Rutherford  5/8/23  8:58 pm
DID YOU KNOW that not ALL therapists pay attention to their coursework Anonymous (216900)  5/8/23  9:16 pm
Pelvic floor therapy classification Dana Kitchen  5/9/23  8:35 am
Pelvic Floor Therapy-Non Invasive John Green  5/9/23  8:44 am
Pelvic Floor Therapy Non Invasive Phil Armas  5/9/23  12:20 pm
DID YOU KNOW…VDHP testified it does NOT conduct any quality control or oversight for investigations! Anonymous (216920)  5/9/23  12:35 pm
Pelvic floor Anonymous (216928)  5/9/23  1:53 pm
Pelvic Floor Therapy Maureen Roberts  5/9/23  3:40 pm
Pelvic Floor Therapy is Non-Invasive Daniel Arkin, Ph.D.  5/9/23  5:38 pm
Keep Non-invasive! Keith Roberts  5/9/23  9:26 pm
Please Keep Pelvic Floor Therapy Non-Invasive Vinh Tong  5/10/23  9:28 am
DID YOU KNOW that some therapists and physician assistants DON'T KNOW how the body is connected? Anonymous (216943)  5/10/23  9:34 am
DID YOU KNOW some therapists DON’T KNOW the procedures of different positions for PFT Anonymous (216944)  5/10/23  9:42 am
DID YOU KNOW some therapists DON’T KNOW the procedures of different positions for PFT (pt3) Anonymous (216946)  5/10/23  11:20 am
Look…Standing! Anonymous (216948)  5/10/23  11:26 am
DID YOU KNOW…the DPOR and the Board of Nursing violated Title Protection for Physical Therapists! Anonymous (216950)  5/10/23  11:42 am
Make it non-invasive Anonymous (216951)  5/10/23  12:13 pm
Make pelvic floor therapy non-invasive Anonymous (216952)  5/10/23  12:28 pm
Support for the petition for making Pelvic Floor Therapy Non-invasive Shelby Latney  5/10/23  12:31 pm
Pelvic Floor Therapy Non-invasive as it has always been. Darleen Eldet  5/10/23  12:59 pm
Pelvic Floor Therapy Anonymous (216956)  5/10/23  1:11 pm
Keep PFT Noninvasive Richard A. Stauffer MD  5/10/23  1:15 pm
PFT Ann Dutton  5/10/23  1:18 pm
Keep pelvic floor PT non-invasive. MIchele Riedel  5/10/23  1:19 pm
Support for “non-invasive” Erin Poston, PA-C  5/10/23  1:59 pm
Pelvic floor therapy Frances Duty  5/10/23  3:04 pm
Pelvic Floor Therapy Treatment Steve Fey  5/10/23  3:40 pm
Pelvic rehab in non-invasive and necessary part of physical and sexual health Panteha Nazari, PT, DPT, BCB-PMD, PRPC, IF  5/10/23  3:54 pm
PFT Anonymous (216968)  5/10/23  4:21 pm
Support Robert Cantermen  5/10/23  7:43 pm
Remain Non-Invasive Anonymous (216976)  5/10/23  10:34 pm
In Full Support to Keep Non-Invasive Anonymous (216977)  5/10/23  10:37 pm
Keep Pelvic Floor Therapy Non-Invasive Anonymous (216985)  5/11/23  12:48 pm
Policy changing Lester Roark  5/11/23  7:25 pm
Support Pelvic Floor therapy to make it noninvasie Anonymous (216987)  5/11/23  9:30 pm
I support pelvic floor therapy remaining noninvasive as it always has been. Rachel  5/11/23  9:51 pm
keep pelvic floor non evasive Anonymous (216989)  5/11/23  10:17 pm
Pelvic Floor Therapy - NON INVASIVE Anonymous (216990)  5/12/23  1:31 pm
Pelvic Floor Therapy Treatment Dr. Jan Evans  5/12/23  1:46 pm
Keep non invasive Anonymous (216992)  5/12/23  6:44 pm
Keep non invasive Keith Roberts  5/12/23  6:45 pm
Pelvic floor therapy keep non invasive Keith  5/12/23  7:09 pm
Pelvic Floor Examination/Treatment Jesse L B Thurlow, PT  5/13/23  4:18 am
Pelvic Floor Therapy Anonymous (216996)  5/13/23  12:20 pm
Scope of Practice for Pelvic PTs. Panteha Nazari  5/14/23  11:46 am
Classification of Pelvic Floor Therapy G. K Barber  5/14/23  1:50 pm
keep pelvic floor non evasive Anonymous (216999)  5/14/23  2:50 pm
Pelvic Floor Anonymous (217000)  5/14/23  2:54 pm
Pelvic Floor Anonymous (217001)  5/14/23  7:59 pm
pelvic floor therapy anonymous (217002)  5/15/23  11:54 am
Support the petition Chris Melton  5/16/23  4:19 pm
Keep PFT Noninvasive Richard A. Stauffer MD  5/16/23  4:25 pm
Keep Pelvic Floor Therapy Non-Invasive Christine Kivett  5/16/23  8:52 pm
Pelvic floor therapy /non invasive Nancy Lech  5/17/23  1:52 pm
Support Anonymous (217012)  5/17/23  3:29 pm
Pelvic floor therapy as non- invasive Maureen J  5/19/23  1:12 pm
Pelvic Floor Therapy Dianne Rife  5/22/23  11:32 am
Pelvic Physical Therapy is a non-invasive therapy Jan Dommerholt  5/22/23  1:05 pm
Pelvic Floor therapy Anonymous (217020)  5/22/23  2:43 pm
pelvic floor therapy barbara Orton  5/24/23  7:21 am
Pelvic Floor Therapy Must STAY Non-Invasive Krystal Johnson  6/7/23  6:21 pm
Pelvic Floor Therapy is Non-Invasive Scott J.  6/7/23  6:36 pm
Pelvic floor therapy Nancy Boykin  6/7/23  7:34 pm
Support both requests Melissa Wyatt  6/7/23  8:25 pm
Pelvic floor therapy Anonymous (217076)  6/7/23  9:28 pm
Pelvic floor is non-invasive Alex  6/7/23  9:43 pm
Pelvic floor is non-invasive Ann Hutch  6/7/23  10:16 pm
See below Helen D. Simpson  6/7/23  10:19 pm
Keep pelvic floor therapy noninvasive Traci McFalls  6/7/23  10:26 pm
Pelvic Floor Therapy RBDJ  6/7/23  11:07 pm
Pelvic Floor Anonymous (217082)  6/7/23  11:27 pm
I support the BoPT defining Pelvic Floor PT as non-invasive David Pong, MD  6/7/23  11:40 pm
Keep PFT Non Invasive Anonymous (217084)  6/7/23  11:59 pm

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