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Organization, Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Organization, Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation [Abstract]  
Organization, Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation
1. Organization, Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation


The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”). All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.


The Company operates its business through two reportable business segments. The Company’s reportable segments include the physical therapy operations segment and the industrial injury prevention services segment. The Company’s physical therapy operations consist of physical therapy and occupational therapy clinics that provide pre-and post-operative care and treatment for orthopedic-related disorders, sports-related injuries, preventive care, rehabilitation of injured workers and neurological injuries. Services provided by the industrial injury prevention services segment include onsite injury prevention and rehabilitation, performance optimization and ergonomic assessments. Prior to the second quarter of 2020, the Company operated as a single segment. All prior year segment information has been reclassified to conform to the current segment presentation. See Note 12 - Segment Information.



During the last three years we completed the acquisitions of seven multi-clinic practices and three industrial injury prevention businesses as detailed below.


Acquisition
 
Date
 
% Interest
Acquired
 
Number of
Clinics
December 2021 Acquisition
 
December 31, 2021
 
75%
 
3
November 2021 Acquisition
 
November 30, 2021
 
70%
 
*
September 2021 Acquisition
 
September 30, 2021
 
100%
 
*
June 2021 Acquisition
 
June 30, 2021
 
65%
 
8
March 2021 Acquisition
 
March 31, 2021
 
70%
 
6
November 2020 Acquisition
 
November 30, 2020
 
75%
 
3
September 2020 Acquisition
 
September 30, 2020
 
70%
 
**
February 2020 Acquisition
 
February 27, 2020
 
65% ***
 
4
September 2019 Acquisition
 
September 30, 2019
 
67%
 
11
April 2019 Acquisition
  April 11, 2019
  100%
  *



*
Industrial injury prevention business
** The business includes six management and services contracts which have been in place for a number of years. As of the date acquired, the contracts had a remaining term of five years.
*** The four clinics are in four separate partnerships. The Company's interest in the four partnerships range from 10.0% to 83.8%, with an overall 65.0% based on the initial purchase transaction.

Physical Therapy Operations


The physical therapy operations segment primarily operates through subsidiary clinic partnerships, in which the Company generally owns a 1% general partnership interest in all the Clinic Partnerships. Our limited partnership interests typically range from 10% to 99% in the Clinic Partnerships. The managing therapist of each clinic owns, directly or indirectly, the remaining limited partnership interest in most of the clinics (hereinafter referred to as “Clinic Partnerships”). To a lesser extent, the Company operates some clinics, through wholly-owned subsidiaries, under profit sharing arrangements with therapists (hereinafter referred to as “Wholly-Owned Facilities”).


The Company continues to seek to attract for employment physical therapists who have established relationships with physicians and other referral sources, by offering these therapists a competitive salary and incentives based on the profitability of the clinic that they manage. For multi-site clinic practices in which a controlling interest is acquired by the Company, the prior owners typically continue on as employees to manage the clinic operations, retain a non-controlling ownership interest in the clinics and receive a competitive salary for managing the clinic operations. In addition, the Company has developed satellite clinic facilities as part of existing Clinic Partnerships and Wholly-Owned Facilities, with the result that a substantial number of Clinic Partnerships and Wholly-Owned Facilities operate more than one clinic location.


Besides the multi-clinic acquisitions referenced in the table above, during 2021and 2020, we purchased the assets and business of five and  three physical therapy clinics, respectively, in separate transactions.
 

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company sold two clinics. The aggregate sales price was $0.1 million. During the year ended December 31, 2020, we sold 14 previously closed clinics. The aggregate sales price was $1.1 million, of which $0.7 million was paid in cash and $0.4 million in a note receivable due in two equal installments of principal and any accrued interest. The first payment was received in June 2021 and the next payment is due on June 15, 2022.


Clinic Partnerships


For non-acquired Clinic Partnerships, the earnings and liabilities attributable to the non-controlling interests, typically owned by the managing therapist, directly or indirectly, are recorded within the balance sheets and income statements as non-controlling interest—permanent equity. For acquired Clinic Partnerships with redeemable non-controlling interests, the earnings attributable to the redeemable non-controlling interests are recorded within the consolidated balance sheets and income statements as redeemable non-controlling interesttemporary equity.


Wholly-Owned Facilities


For Wholly-Owned Facilities with profit sharing arrangements, an appropriate accrual is recorded for the amount of profit sharing due the clinic partners/directors. The amount is expensed as compensation and included in clinic operating costs—salaries and related costs. The respective liability is included in current liabilities—accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheets.

Industrial Injury Prevention Services


Services provided in the industrial injury prevention services segment include onsite injury prevention and rehabilitation, performance optimization, post offer employment testing, functional capacity evaluations, and ergonomic assessments. The majority of these services are contracted with and paid for directly by employers, including a number of Fortune 500 companies. Other clients include large insurers and their contractors. The Company performs these services through Industrial Sports Medicine Professionals, consisting of both physical therapists and specialized certified athletic trainers (ATCs).


Impact of COVID-19


As previously disclosed in a series of filings with the SEC and further described in detail in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the first three quarters of 2020 and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company’s results were negatively impacted by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. For 2021 periods as compared to 2020 periods, the increase in revenues and expenses are primarily due to the Company returning to and now exceeding pre-pandemic results.


The Company has put preparedness plans in place at our facilities to maintain continuity of operations, while also taking steps to keep employees and patients safe. In line with recommendations to reduce large gatherings and increase social distancing, the Company has continued to allow a large number of office-based employees to work remotely. The Company is continuing to monitor the situation and will adjust work environments accordingly.


In March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government approved the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). The CARES Act provides numerous tax provisions and other stimulus measures, including temporary changes regarding the prior and future utilization of net operating losses, temporary changes to the prior and future limitations on interest deductions, temporary suspension of certain payment requirements for the employer portion of Social Security taxes, technical corrections from prior tax legislation for tax depreciation of certain qualified improvement property, and the creation of certain payroll tax credits associated with the retention of employees.


Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Program (“MAAPP Funds”)
 

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government approved the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). The CARES Act allowed for qualified healthcare providers to receive advanced payments under the MAAPP Funds during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under this program, healthcare providers could choose to receive advanced payments for future Medicare services provided. The Company applied for and received approval from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) in April 2020. The Company recorded the $14.1 million in advance payments received as a liability. During the first quarter of 2021, the Company repaid the MAAPP Funds of $14.1 million rather than applying them to future services performed.

Relief Funds


On March 27, 2020, the CARES Act was enacted. The CARES Act provided additional waivers, reimbursement, grants and other funds to assist health care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic, including $100.0 billion in appropriations for the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund, also referred to as the Provider Relief Fund, to be used for preventing, preparing, and responding to the coronavirus, and for reimbursing eligible health care providers for lost revenues and health care related expenses that are attributable to COVID-19.


For the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries recorded income of approximately $4.6 million and $13.5 million, respectively, from payments under the CARES Act (“Relief Funds”). Under the Company’s accounting policy, these payments were recorded as Other income – Relief Funds. These funds are not required to be repaid upon attestation and compliance with certain terms and conditions, which could change materially based on evolving grant compliance provisions and guidance provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Currently, the Company can attest and comply with the terms and conditions.  The Company will continue to monitor the evolving guidelines and may record adjustments as additional information is released.