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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="13-101" title_number="13" title_name="Physical Therapists" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Board” means the State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b–1">
    <text>“Direct supervision” means supervision provided by a licensed physical therapist who is physically present within the treatment area and immediately available to give aid, direction, and instruction when physical therapy or limited physical therapy procedures or activities are performed.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“License” means, unless the context requires otherwise:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A license issued by the Board to practice:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Physical therapy; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Limited physical therapy; or</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A temporary license issued by the Board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Licensed physical therapist” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a physical therapist who is licensed by the Board to practice physical therapy.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Licensed physical therapist assistant” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a physical therapist assistant who is licensed by the Board to practice limited physical therapy.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>“Physical therapist” means an individual, licensed by the State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, who practices physical therapy and who has passed the national physical therapy licensing examination administered or accepted by the Board.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>“Physical therapist assistant” means an individual licensed by the State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners who practices limited physical therapy and who has passed the national physical therapy licensing examination administered or accepted by the Board.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Practice limited physical therapy” means to implement therapeutic interventions for the purpose of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The prevention of disability in patients or clients; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The physical rehabilitation of patients or clients with a congenital or acquired disability.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Practice limited physical therapy” includes, except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Taking and documenting measurements; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Administering therapeutic interventions that include therapeutic exercise, therapeutic massage, mechanical devices, or therapeutic agents that use the physical, chemical, or other properties of air, water, electricity, sound, or radiant energy.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Practice limited physical therapy” does not include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Interpreting measurements;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Planning treatment programs;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Taking X rays;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Using radioactive substances; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Using electricity for cauterization or surgery.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Practice physical therapy” means to design, implement, and modify therapeutic interventions for the purpose of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The prevention of disability in patients or clients; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The physical rehabilitation of patients or clients with a congenital or acquired disability.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Practice physical therapy” includes:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Performing an evaluation of the physical therapy needs of patients or clients;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Performing and interpreting tests and measurements of neuromuscular and musculoskeletal functions to aid treatment;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Planning treatment programs that are based on test findings; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, administering therapeutic interventions that include therapeutic exercise, therapeutic massage, mechanical devices, or therapeutic agents that use the physical, chemical, or other properties of air, water, electricity, sound, or radiant energy.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Practice physical therapy” does not include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Taking X rays;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Using radioactive substances; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Using electricity for cauterization or surgery.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <text>“Restricted license” means a license issued by the Board under and as limited by § 13–314 of this title to practice physical therapy.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="k">
    <text>“Temporary license” means a license issued by the Board under, and as limited by, § 13–313 of this title to practice:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Physical therapy; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Limited physical therapy.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
