Tex.
Occ. Code Section 453.004
Effect of Chapter; Applicability
(a)
This chapter does not restrict the holder of a license issued by another state agency from performing health care services within the scope of the applicable licensing act if the license holder:(1)
does not represent to another that the license holder is a physical therapist;(2)
does not violate Sections 453.201 (License Required; Use of Title)(a) and (c) and 453.304 (Prohibited Practice); and(3)
practices strictly in conformity with the statutes and rules relating to the license holder’s license.(b)
This chapter does not apply to:(1)
a physical therapy aide;(2)
a physical therapy student or physical therapist assistant student:(A)
participating in an accredited physical therapy or physical therapist assistant educational program; and(B)
being supervised by a license holder under this chapter;(3)
a student:(A)
participating in an accredited allied health science program leading to licensure by another state agency; and(B)
being supervised by properly licensed, certified, or registered personnel;(4)
a physical therapist who is licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States if the person is engaging, for not more than 90 days in a 12-month period and under the supervision of a physical therapist licensed in this state, in a special project or clinic required for completion of a post-professional degree in physical therapy from an accredited college or university, and the person notifies the board of the person’s intent to practice in this state; or(5)
a person who practices physical therapy or as a physical therapy assistant and who is:(A)
practicing physical therapy in the United States armed services, United States Public Health Service, or Veterans Administration in compliance with federal regulations for licensure of health care providers;(B)
licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States or credentialed to practice physical therapy in another country if the person:(i)
is teaching, demonstrating, or practicing physical therapy in an educational seminar in this state for not more than 60 days in a 12-month period, and the person notifies the board of the person’s intent to practice in this state; or(ii)
by contract or employment, is practicing physical therapy in this state for not more than 60 days in a 12-month period for an athletic team or organization or a performing arts company temporarily competing or performing in this state; or(C)
licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States, if the person notifies the board of the person’s intent to practice in this state, and:(i)
is practicing physical therapy for not more than 60 days during a declared local, state, or national disaster or emergency; or(ii)
is displaced from the person’s residence or place of employment due to a declared local, state, or national disaster and is practicing physical therapy in this state for not more than 60 days after the date the disaster is declared.
Source:
Section 453.004 — Effect of Chapter; Applicability, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.453.htm#453.004 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
