Physical therapy practice act

A physical therapy practice act is a statute defining the scope and practice of physical therapy within the jurisdiction, outlining licensing requirements for Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants, and establishing penalties for violations of the law. In the United States, each state enacts its own practice act, resulting in some variation among the states, though the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) has drafted a model definition in order to limit this variation. __TOC__ Model definition of physical therapy for state practice acts In 1997, the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) published The Model Practice Act for Physical Therapy: A Tool for Public Protection and Legislative Change as a model framework to serve as a basis for inter-jurisdictional consistency among state physical therapy practice acts. The FSBPT published the 5th edition of this document in 2011. According to the introduction to the Fifth edition, "since 1997 many states have enacted large portions and, in some instances, nearly the entire Model Practice Act as their jurisdiction statute."

List of practice acts +Physical therapy practice acts by jurisdictionState/ JurisdictionStatuteEnactedLicensing AuthorityPractice Act TextAlabama(Title 34, Chapter 24, Article 5)1965State of Alabama Board of Physical TherapyAla. Title 34, Ch. 24, Art. 5Alaska(AS 08.84)State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy BoardStatutes and Regulations: Physical Therapy and Occupational TherapyArizona(Title 32, Ch. 19)Arizona State Board of Physical TherapyArizona Rev. Statutes, Title 32, Ch. 19Arkansas(Ark. Code Ann. Sec. 17-93-403(a)(2)/-404)Arkansas State Board of Physical TherapyArkansas Physical Therapy ActCalifornia(Business and Professions Code, Div. 2, Ch. 5.7)1953Physical Therapy Board of CaliforniaCA Business and Professions Code, Div 2, Chapter 5.7Colorado(Col. Rev. Statutes, Title 12, Art. 41)Colorado State Physical Therapy BoardCol. Rev. Statutes, Title 12, Article 41Connecticut(CT Gen. Statutes, Ch. 376, Sec. 20.66-20.74)CT Dept. of Public HealthCT Gen. Statutes, Ch. 376 (Sec. 20.66-20.74)DelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansas(Kan. Statutes Ann., Ch. 65, Art. 29)1963Kansas State Board of Healing ArtsKansas Statutes Ann. Chapter 65, Article 29KentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusetts(Mass. Gen. Law, Title XVI, Ch. 112, Sec. 23 A-D)Board of Registration in Allied Health ProfessionalsMGL, c.112, §23 A-D, 259 CMR 5.00MichiganMinnesota(MN Stat. Ch. 148, Sec. 65-78)1951Minnesota State Board of Physical TherapyMN Stat. Ch. 148, Sec. 65-78MississippiMissouri(RSMO Title 12, Ch. 334, Sec. 334.500-334.620)1969Missouri Division of Professional RegistrationRSMO Title 12, Ch. 334, Sec. 334.500-334.620MontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasU.S. Virgin IslandsUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming

References

External links APTA List of PT practice acts by state FSBPT List of PT licensing authorities