Tex.
Occ. Code Section 453.201
License Required; Use of Title
(a)
A person may not practice physical therapy or practice as a physical therapist assistant, unless the person is an individual who holds a license issued by the board.(b)
A person, including the person’s employee or other agent or representative, may not extend or provide physical therapy services unless the services are provided by a physical therapist.(c)
A person is considered to be practicing physical therapy if the person:(1)
performs, offers to perform, or attempts to perform physical therapy; or(2)
publicly professes to be or holds the person out to be a physical therapist or as providing physical therapy.(d)
Unless the person is a physical therapist, a person, including the person’s employee or other agent or representative, may not use in connection with the person’s name or business activity:(1)
the words “physical therapy,” “physical therapist,” “physiotherapy,” “physiotherapist,” “licensed physical therapist,” “registered physical therapist,” or “physical therapist assistant”;(2)
the letters “PT,” “PhT,” “LPT,” “RPT,” “DPT,” “MPT,” or “PTA”; or(3)
any other words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying, by any means or in any way, that physical therapy is provided or supplied.(e)
A person may not use the title “Physical Therapist” unless the person is a physical therapist.(f)
A person may not use the title “Physical Therapist Assistant” unless the person is a physical therapist assistant.
Source:
Section 453.201 — License Required; Use of Title, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.453.htm#453.201 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
