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May 2, 2000

Medical Aides Are Qualified To Do Therapy

SACRAMENTO - Doctors may use medical assistants to perform certain basic tasks that would otherwise be handled by physical therapists, the 5th District Court of Appeal has ruled.

By Peter Blumberg
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SACRAMENTO - Doctors may use medical assistants to perform certain basic tasks that would otherwise be handled by physical therapists, the 5th District Court of Appeal has ruled.
        In a 3-0 decision, the Fresno-based panel ...

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