Legislative Session number- 84

Bill Name: SF1993

Modifying certain provisions regulating physical therapists; defining physical
therapist assistant, physical therapy aide, student physical therapist, student
physical therapist assistant, supportive personnel and athletic trainer;
expanding assistant and aide supervision requirements to students and student
assistants; requiring and providing for supervision of athletic trainers,
requiring physical therapists using athletic trainers to file with the board of
physical therapy a physical therapist athletic trainer supervisory agreement
before providing the services of the trainer, requiring board notice to the
physical therapist of agreement receipt; specifying certain agreement content
and signature requirements and providing for modification; specifying certain
physical therapy record documentation and informed consent requirements;
authorizing and providing for cancellation of physical therapy licenses in good
standing by the board under certain conditions, credentials under disciplinary
orders and licenses for nonrenewal, fees paid to be nonrefundable; expanding the
conditions authorizing license denial, suspension or revocation by the board and
authorizing board orders for mental or physical examination under certain
conditions, providing for access to certain medical data and health records;
authorizing board temporary suspension of licenses without a hearing under
certain serious risk of harm conditions
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