Sec. 453.301. TREATING PATIENT UNDER PRIOR REFERRAL

(a) A physical therapist may treat a patient for an injury or condition that was the subject of a prior referral if the physical therapist:

(1) has been licensed to practice physical therapy for at least one year;

(2) notifies the referring practitioner of the therapy not later than the fifth business day after the date therapy is begun;

(3) begins any episode of treatment before the first anniversary of the referral by the referring practitioner;

(4) for physical therapy episodes subsequent to the episode which was initiated by the referral, treats the patient for not more than 20 treatment sessions or 30 consecutive calendar days, whichever occurs first; and

(5) satisfies any other requirement set by the board.

(b) The physical therapist must confer with the referring practitioner before the physical therapist may continue treatment that exceeds treatment authorized under Subsection (a)(4).

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