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GUIDRYALLIED is a free public directory for people entering or practicing occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology (speech therapy) in the United States, including occupational therapy assistants, physical therapist assistants, and speech-language pathology assistants.

We collect official board and certifying-body links, quote a small set of national certification figures only when we have checked the official page, and show compact status only as the official compact sites state it. We are not a licensing board, not a professional association, and not a continuing-education provider. Nothing on this site is legal advice or a guarantee of eligibility, licensure, or certification.

Always confirm current requirements, fees, and application steps on the official site. How sources are used is on Methodology & sources.

Job-duty pages (what they do) quote the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook. To check a national certification or find a state board, use the official tools on verify a credential or find a board. This site does not host or copy any licensee database.

Pages on supervision of assistants, exam retakes, application services, and telepractice quote APTA, ASHA, NBCOT, FSBPT, and the application services’ own pages. They do not state any state’s rules.

Pages on exam day, testing accommodations, fieldwork, observation hours, and moving with a compact privilege quote NBCOT, FSBPT, ETS, ASHA, APTA, BLS, and the compacts’ own pages.

Pages on exam scores, testing before your final transcript, lapsed certification, accreditation status, assistant vs aide, becoming a PT specialist, and internationally educated SLPs quote NBCOT, FSBPT, ASHA, ACOTE, CAPTE, the CAA, BLS, ABPTS, and APTA.

Pages on exam registration, what each exam covers, rescheduling and cancellations, ASHA specialty certification, direct access to physical therapy, working in schools, and how certification CE works quote NBCOT, FSBPT, ETS, ASHA, APTA, BLS, and the U.S. Department of Education’s IDEA regulations.

Pages on professional ethics codes, home health, hospitals, nursing homes, outpatient clinics and private practice, early intervention, and becoming a clinical instructor quote AOTA, APTA, ASHA, NBCOT, ACOTE, CAPTE, the CAA, BLS, Medicare.gov, and the U.S. Department of Education’s IDEA regulations. They do not state any state’s rules.

Pages on AOTA Advanced Certification, the AOTA Fellowship Program, IEPs and IFSPs, comparing the three compacts, inpatient rehabilitation, hospice, and PTA Advanced Proficiency Pathways quote AOTA, APTA, ASHA, the three compacts, Medicare.gov, CMS, eCFR, and the U.S. Department of Education’s IDEA regulations. They copy no fees and do not state any state’s rules.

Pages on HIPAA, Section 504 plans, the National Provider Identifier, Medicare therapy plans of care, skilled maintenance therapy, therapy students and Medicare, and entry-level degrees quote HHS, CMS, eCFR, the U.S. Department of Education, ACOTE, CAPTE, the CAA, APTA, and ASHA. They copy no fees, payment rates, or penalty amounts, and they are not legal or billing advice.

Pages on FERPA, good faith estimates, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, using your credentials, private practice, mental and behavioral health, and Medicare progress reports and treatment notes quote the U.S. Department of Education, HHS, CMS, eCFR, Federal Student Aid, NBCOT, APTA, ASHA, and BLS. They copy no fees, payment rates, penalty amounts, or loan figures, and they are not legal, billing, or financial advice.

Pages on the ADA, the Medicare ABN, therapy at the VA, the Certified Hand Therapist credential, federal loan repayment programs, Medicare appeals, and Section 1557 quote the Department of Justice, CMS, Medicare.gov, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Hand Therapy Certification Commission, HRSA, the Indian Health Service, HHS, and eCFR. They copy no fees, penalty amounts, award amounts, or pay, and they are not legal, billing, or financial advice.

Pages on Medicare enrollment, Medicare group therapy and co-treatment, Medicaid EPSDT, TRICARE therapy coverage, Medicare telehealth, military spouse license portability, and mandated reporting quote CMS, Medicaid.gov, Medicare.gov, TRICARE, the U.S. Code, the Department of Justice, Military OneSource, the three compacts, Child Welfare Information Gateway, ACL, HHS, and eCFR. They copy no fees, copays, payment rates, or penalty amounts, and they are not legal, billing, or financial advice.

Pages on Medicare Advantage appeals, opting out of Medicare, the ADA, Section 504, and IDEA, OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, safe patient handling, the RESNA ATP credential, and Medicare home health therapy rules quote Medicare.gov, CMS, eCFR, ADA.gov, the Department of Education, OSHA, NIOSH, and RESNA. They copy no fees, payment rates, minimum dollar amounts, or penalty amounts, and they are not legal, billing, or compliance advice.

Pages on Medicare SNF therapy rules, Medicare IRF coverage rules, the Medicare KX modifier, the RESNA SMS credential, augmentative and alternative communication, the CLT-LANA credential, and HIPAA breach notification quote CMS, eCFR, RESNA, ASHA, the Department of Education, LANA, and HHS. They copy no fees, payment rates, threshold amounts, or penalty amounts, and they are not legal, billing, or compliance advice.

Pages on IDEA Child Find, the ADED CDRS credential, fall prevention with CDC’s STEADI, swallowing disorders, and workplace violence in healthcare quote the Department of Education, ADED, CDC, ASHA, and OSHA. They copy no fees, and they are not legal, medical, or compliance advice.

Pages on Medicare wheelchair and power mobility coverage, federal workers’ compensation (FECA), concussion, stroke rehabilitation, autism, and the federal health care worker certificate quote CMS, Medicare.gov, the Department of Labor, CDC, NINDS, the eCFR, and USCIS. They copy no fees or payment amounts, and they are not legal, medical, billing, or immigration advice.

Pages on Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, ALS, spinal cord injury rehabilitation, aphasia, and stuttering quote NINDS and NIDCD, both part of NIH. They are not medical advice and recommend no treatment or product.

Pages on traumatic brain injury rehabilitation, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, hip replacement recovery, low back pain, voice disorders, and pressure ulcer prevention quote NINDS, NIAMS, NCCIH, NIDCD, and AHRQ. They are not medical advice and recommend no treatment or product.

Pages on osteoporosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, balance disorders, lymphedema after cancer, apraxia of speech, and Medicaid school-based services quote NIAMS, NIDCD, NCI, and CMS. They are not medical, legal, or billing advice and copy no payment rates.

Pages on Down syndrome, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, limb loss, and pulmonary and cardiac rehabilitation quote NICHD, NINDS, CDC, the VA, MedlinePlus, NHLBI, Medicare.gov, and the eCFR. They are not medical, legal, or billing advice and copy no costs.

Pages on Guillain-Barré syndrome, Huntington’s disease, dystonia, essential tremor, peripheral neuropathy, and cleft lip and palate quote NINDS, NIDCR, and CDC. They are not medical advice.

Pages on sports injuries, rotator cuff injuries, and plantar fasciitis quote NIAMS and MedlinePlus. They are not medical advice.

Speech-language pathology pages on developmental language disorder, speech sound disorders, dysarthria, selective mutism, laryngectomy, and Medicare and speech generating devices quote NIDCD, ASHA, MedlinePlus, and CMS. They are not medical or billing advice and copy no costs.

Pages on social communication disorder, resonance disorders, dementia, right hemisphere disorder, and cerebral palsy quote ASHA and NINDS. All speech topics are listed on one page. They are not medical advice.

Pages on written language disorders, spoken language disorders, late language emergence, deaf and hard of hearing children, and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease quote ASHA and NINDS. They are not medical advice.

Pages on orofacial myofunctional disorders, pediatric traumatic brain injury, scoliosis, fibromyalgia, and juvenile idiopathic arthritis quote ASHA and NIAMS. They are not medical advice.

Pages on knee replacement, developmental coordination disorder, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, gender affirming voice, and head and neck cancer quote MedlinePlus and ASHA. They are not medical advice.

Pages on POTS, frozen shoulder, Colles wrist fracture, tracheostomy and ventilator dependence, and inducible laryngeal obstruction quote NINDS, MedlinePlus, and ASHA. They are not medical advice.

Pages on refractory chronic cough, executive function deficits, intellectual disability, accent modification, and tennis elbow quote ASHA and MedlinePlus. They are not medical advice.

For speech-language pathologists, maintaining the ASHA CCC-SLP quotes ASHA, and SLP license renewal by state covers Texas, Florida, Washington, Virginia, Minnesota, Ohio, California, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Kentucky, Colorado, New York, Tennessee, Michigan, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Illinois, Maryland, Indiana, South Carolina, Oregon, Iowa, Alabama, Utah, Oklahoma, New Hampshire, Nevada, Idaho, New Mexico, Louisiana, Delaware, Missouri, Nebraska, West Virginia, Rhode Island, North Dakota, and South Dakota from official board, rule, and statute pages. The SLP state board directory lists each verified licensing board.

For occupational and physical therapy, OT license renewal by state and PT license renewal by state cover Virginia, Washington, Florida, New York, Texas, California, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Oregon, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Idaho, Colorado, New Mexico, Iowa, Utah, Alabama, New Hampshire, Tennessee, South Dakota, North Dakota, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Oklahoma, and Missouri for OT and Virginia, Washington, Florida, New York, Texas, California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, South Carolina, Kentucky, Missouri, Nevada, Idaho, Colorado, New Mexico, Iowa, Michigan, Utah, Alabama, Tennessee, South Dakota, North Dakota, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Minnesota, and Louisiana for PT, from official board, rule, and statute pages.

Cross-profession pages: CE requirements by state, clinic and documentation software, travel vs local jobs, assistive technology basics, and federal therapy jobs, each from official federal or certification-body pages.

By state: state hubs gather each covered state’s OT, PT, and SLP pages, board entries, and compact status.

Team care and early career: interprofessional practice, temporary permits for new graduates, clinical education minimums, and job and license finders.

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