Texas Occupations Code

§ 453.005 — PRACTICE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY

OC § 453.005Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part H. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN TYPES OF THERAPY · Ch. 453. PHYSICAL THERAPISTS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)The practice of physical therapy requires that a person practicing have education, training, and experience in physical therapy.

(b)The practice of physical therapy includes:

(1)measurement or testing of the function of the musculoskeletal, neurological, pulmonary, or cardiovascular system;

(2)rehabilitative treatment concerned with restoring function or preventing disability caused by illness, injury, or birth defect;

(3)treatment, consultative, educational, or advisory services to reduce the incidence or severity of disability or pain to enable, train, or retrain a person to perform the independent skills and activities of daily living; and

(4)delegation of selective forms of treatment to support personnel while a physical therapist retains the responsibility for caring for the patient and directing and supervising the support personnel.

Legislative history

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.