CURRENT CONCEPTS IN FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY …

CURRENT CONCEPTS IN FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY EVALUATION: A Best Practices Guideline (Adopted April 30, 2018). Steve Allison, , DPT, MHS; Jill Galper, PT, MEd.;. David Hoyle, PT, DPT, MA; Jim Mecham, OTR/L, MS. Intent and Scope The primary intent of this document is to provide guidelines for the proper design, administration, and interpretation of FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY Evaluations (FCEs), and to recommend qualification standards for FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY Examiners (Examiner) in order to promote clinical excellence, accountability, and consistency. This document is not meant to be part of the Clinical Practice Guidelines of the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association, part of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain & Process of the American Occupational Therapy Association, or meet specific criteria to be included in the National Guideline Clearinghouse.

This document is intended to be used in conjunction with the most current versions of the APTA Standards of Practice for Physical Therapy1, the APTA Guide to Physical Therapist Practice, the AOTA Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain & Process2, and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health3.

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