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Flanked by Rep. Brenda Shields, R-St. Joseph, at left, and Sen. Karla Eslinger, R-Wasola, Gov. Mike Parson signs SB 51 which allows individuals to seek out a physical therapist without a doctor's reccommendation. Parson commented that the bill has been around a long time and that he handled it when he was a senator.
Missourians will no longer need a prescription or doctor's referral to visit physical therapists.
Beginning Aug. 28, physical therapists with a doctorate or five years of clinical experience can evaluate a patient and initiate treatment under a bill signed into law by Gov.
