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...ach person seeking licensure as a physical therapist assistant shall file with the physical therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board an application that includes the following: (1) Name; (2) Current address; (3) Proof of graduation from a professional physical therapist assistant program that is accredited by a national physical therapy accreditation agency...

...eceive a license to practice as a physical therapist, an applicant must pass both of the following: (A) A national physical therapy examination for physical therapists approved by the physical therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board that tests the applicant's knowledge of the basic and applied sciences as they relate to physical therapy and physical therapy the...

...eceive a license to practice as a physical therapist assistant, an applicant must pass both of the following: (A) A national physical therapy examination for physical therapist assistants approved by the physical therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board. (B) A jurisprudence examination approved by the physical therapy section on Ohio's laws and rules governing ...

... 4755.42 of the Revised Code, the physical therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall issue a license, attested by the seal of the board, to the applicant to practice as a physical therapist. The section shall issue a license to practice as a physical therapist in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code, attested by the seal of the board, to an ap...

...4755.421 of the Revised Code, the physical therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall issue a license, attested by the seal of the board, to the applicant to practice as physical therapist assistant. The section shall issue a license to practice as a physical therapist assistant in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code, attested by the seal of t...

...(A) The physical therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall issue to an applicant a license to practice as a physical therapist without requiring the applicant to have passed the national examination for physical therapists described in division (A) of section 4755.43 of the Revised Code within one year of filing an application described in section 4755.42 of...

...(A) The physical therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall issue to an applicant a license as a physical therapist assistant without requiring the applicant to have passed the national examination for physical therapist assistants described in division (A) of section 4755.431 of the Revised Code within one year of filing an application described in section 4...

...A) Every license to practice as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant expires biennially in accordance with the schedule established in rules adopted by the physical therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board under section 4755.411 of the Revised Code. Each individual holding a valid and current license may apply to the physical therapy section to r...

... the patient as sexually demeaning. (26) Failure to notify the physical therapy section of a change in name, business address, or home address within thirty days after the date of change; (27) Except as provided in division (C) of this section: (a) Waiving the payment of all or any part of a deductible or copayment that a patient, pursuant to a health insurance or health care policy, contract, or plan that c...

...(A) An individual whom the physical therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board licenses, certificates, or otherwise legally authorizes to engage in the practice of physical therapy may render the professional services of a physical therapist within this state through a corporation formed under division (B) of section 1701.03 of the Revised Code, a limited liability...

...(A) No person shall employ fraud or deception in applying for or securing a license to practice physical therapy or to be a physical therapist assistant. (B) No person shall practice or in any way imply or claim to the public by words, actions, or the use of letters as described in division (C) of this section to be able to practice physical therapy or to provide physical therapy services, including practice as a ...

...(A) If a physical therapist evaluates and treats a patient without the prescription of, or the referral of the patient by, a person described in division (H)(1) of section 4755.48 of the Revised Code, all of the following apply: (1) The physical therapist shall, upon consent of the patient, inform the relevant person described in division (H)(1) of section 4755.48 of the Revised Code of the evaluation not later than...

...(B) and (C) of this section, a person shall not teach a physical therapy theory and procedures course in physical therapy education without obtaining a license as a physical therapist from the physical therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board. (B) A nonresident person who is registered or licensed as a physical therapist under the laws of another state shall n...

...Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent or restrict the practice of any person who is a licensed health care professional in this state while practicing within the scope of the person's license and according to the standards and ethics of the person's profession, or of any person employed by or acting under the supervision of that licensed health care professional. Services rendered by a person actin...

...ept in the case of a first license renewal, a physical therapist is eligible for renewal of the physical therapist's license only if the physical therapist has completed twenty-four units of continuing education in one or more courses, activities, or programs approved by the physical therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board. On request of the physical therapy s...

...ept in the case of a first license renewal, a physical therapist assistant is eligible for renewal of the physical therapist assistant's license only if the physical therapist assistant has completed twelve units of continuing education in one or more courses, activities, or programs approved by the physical therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board. On request o...

...ter 119. of the Revised Code, the physical therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall adopt rules specifying standards, in addition to the standards specified by division (B) of this section, for approval of continuing education courses, programs, and activities for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. (B) To be eligible for approval by the...

...division (B) of this section, the physical therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall grant continuing education units to a licensed physical therapist or physical therapist assistant as follows: (1) For completing an approved continuing education course, program, or activity, one unit for each hour of instruction received; (2) For teaching as a faculty mem...

...s used in this section: (1) "Governmental health care program" has the same meaning as in section 4731.65 of the Revised Code. (2) "Third-party payer" has the same meaning as in section 3901.38 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, each person and governmental entity, when submitting to a governmental health care program or third-party payer a claim for payment for serv...

...The "Physical Therapy Licensure Compact" is hereby ratified, enacted into law, and entered into by the state of Ohio as a party to the compact with any other state that has legally joined in the compact as follows: PHYSICAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT SECTION 1. PURPOSE The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of physical therapy with the goal of improving public access to physical therapy...

...later than ninety days after the "Physical Therapy Licensure Compact" is entered into under section 4755.57 of the Revised Code, the physical therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall select an individual to serve as a delegate to the physical therapy compact commission created under the compact. The physical therapy section shall fill a vacancy in this posi...

...trainer" means a person who meets the qualifications of this chapter for licensure and is authorized to engage in the activities described in section 4755.621 or 4755.622 of the Revised Code. (B) "Licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs" or "prescriber" has the same meaning as in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code. (C) "Physician" means an individual authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revis...

... trainers section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall: (1) Adopt rules, not inconsistent with this chapter, for the licensure of athletic trainers, including rules that specify the application form and educational course work and clinical experience requirements for licensure and rules that prescribe requirements for criminal records checks of applicants under s...

...(A) No person shall claim to the public to be an athletic trainer or imply by words, actions, or letters that the person is an athletic trainer, or otherwise engage in the practice of athletic training, unless the person is licensed as an athletic trainer pursuant to this chapter. (B) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of section 4755.65 of the Revised Code, no educational institution, partnership, associ...

...ns the judgment made after examining, evaluating, assessing, or interpreting symptoms presented by a patient to establish the cause and nature of the patient's injury, emergent condition, or functional impairment and the plan of care for that injury, emergent condition, or functional impairment within the scope of athletic training. "Athletic training diagnosis" does not include a medical diagnosis. (B) A person li...