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Legislative intent of the Is to ensure every PT practitioner practicing in the
physical therapy board state meets minimum requirements for safe practice
Is the intent that persons can and are entitled to do so if qualified
desiring to engage in any
lawful profession
Professions should be The preservation of health, safety, welfare of the
regulated only public.
Unregulated practice may cause harm to the public
Professions shall be
and that potential for harm outweighs the impact of
regulated when
regulation.
Unreasonably restrict or deter qualified people from
Neither of the department
licensure or competition/create regulation that affects
nor the board may
job creation or retention unreasonably.
Cost effective, maximize competition, minimize
Policies made should be
licensure costs, maximize public access to meetings.
Unless expressly Change to the scope of physical therapy practice.
specifically granted in
statute, duties do not
include
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The performance and physical therapy assessments
"Practice of physical
and treatment of any disability, injury, disease, or other
therapy"
health condition of humans or prevention of such.
Physical, chemical, other air properties, exercise,
massage, acupuncture only by board of med
Physical therapist treat by
compliance with no skin penetration, UV, visible,
use of
infrared rays, ultrasound, water, neuromuscular test
only when following the board of medicine.
If physical therapist may A practitioner of record or advanced practice RN.
implement a plan of
treatment provided
A PT shall refer to our The condition is outside the scope of practice.
consult with a practitioner
of record if
If PT treatment required The PT must have plan of care signed by practitioner
beyond 30 days and not record.
previously assessed by a
practitioner of record
The patient has been physically examined by a doctor
The PT does not need to
in a different state, the patient has been diagnosed by
have a plan of care signed
physician is having a condition needing PT, and the PT
within 30 days when
is treating that condition.
The use of roentgen rays Not within the PT scope of practice.
and radium for diagnosis is
The physical therapist in Any chiropractic medicine including spinal
Florida is not authorized manipulation.
to perform
The subsection does not The patient is being treated within the hospital, a.k.a.
authorize the PTA to not in an outpatient setting.
implement a plan of
treatment when
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The definition of a physical Referring to persons who practice and our license to
therapist within this practice physical therapy.
document is
The physical therapy Physical therapists and physical therapy assistants that
practitioner includes are licensed and currently practice.
It's a license to perform patient related activities
If physical therapy including physical agents whose license is in good
assistant is one who standing in the activities are performed under the
direction of a physical therapist.
A PTA working under a Supervision by a physical therapist as required
board-certified ortho doc although does not need to be on site.
or a physiatrist do or do
not still need PT
supervision?
A document of authorization granted by board and
"License"
issued by department to practice PT.
Supervision by licensed PT. (Except in emergencies)
"Direct supervision" the PT must be on site for consult and direction of a
PT or PTA working with a temporary license.
A licensee may only Their license is in "active" status.
practice if
At the time of licensure Renewal, active, inactive, retired status.
renewal, the board allows
four choices. What are
they?
The board may impose a Active or in active status licenses.
fee for renewal of
Renewal fees for an active Exceed the fee of active license renewal.
license may not
When can a licensee At any time however if outside the general renewal
change the status of their time, they may need to pay a change of license fee.
license?
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