About this initiative: The Michigan chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association needs your help. We are working hard to convince our legislators in Lansing of the value of unrestricted direct access to Physical Therapy. If passed, this would allow individuals in our state to be evaluated and treated by a physical therapist without a referral from their physician. Several other states in the country already allow unrestricted direct access. Ultimately, this can help the patient return to their prior level of function faster and cheaper than the current process allows.