About OPTA

The Ohio Physical Therapy Association (OPTA) is non-profit professional association representing physical therapists, physical therapist assistants who are licensed in Ohio, and Ohio physical therapist students and physical therapist assistant students. OPTA represents approximately 2,700 therapists and therapy students in Ohio.

OPTA is an affiliate of the American Physical Therapy Association, a national professional organization representing more than 80,000 members.

Goals

The Goals of the OPTA are to:

1. Advocate for health and governmental policies that advance the physical therapy practice
2. Establish and implement a campaign to increase public awareness of the practice of physical therapy
3. Improve the reimbursement climate for physical therapy services
4. Recruit, mentor, and retain members and leaders
5. Provide premiere professional development and programming
6. Advance the science of physical therapy practice
7. Advance the financial plan & organizational structure to provide resources necessary to achieve OPTA's goals