Children and young adults under 21 years of age who have certain medical conditions may be eligible for services under the California Children’s Services (CCS). CCS is a Statewide program that serves this specific population that pays for their medical care, equipment and rehabilitation needs. The children served under CCS require essential therapeutic needs which necessitate a full-time Physical Therapist.  
  
The Physical Therapist I will evaluate, plan and implement advanced or specialized therapy treatments in accordance with medical direction. In addition, the incumbent will supervise the administration of physical therapy treatments some of which are neuromuscular facilitation and re-education, assistive orthotic and prosthetic device fabrication fitting and training, hydrotherapy, cryotherapy, thermal therapy and massage. Currently, the County is minimizing the use of agency therapists through Registry, thereby reducing the contract services amount by $170,000 per fiscal year. Increasing the hours of a Physical Therapist I position, reducing the hours of an Occupational Therapist position and canceling a Physical Therapist II position will help the department meet the therapeutic needs of the client it serves.   

If this action is not approved, the department will fall short in its obligations to reduce the use of therapists through Registry.