Sec. 453.005. PRACTICE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY

(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.

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