Cal. Code Regs. tit. 16 § 1398.37

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section 1398.37 - Identification and Supervision of Physical Therapist Students Defined

(a) When rendering physical therapy services as part of academic training, a physical therapy student shall only be identified as a "physical therapist student." When rendering physical therapy services, the required identification shall be clearly visible and include his or her name and working title in at least 18-point type.

(b) The "clinical instructor" or the "supervisor" shall be the physical therapist supervising the physical therapist student while practicing physical therapy.

(c) The supervising physical therapist shall provide on-site supervision of the assigned patient care rendered by the physical therapist student.

(d) The physical therapist student shall document each treatment in the patient record, along with his or her signature. The clinical instructor or supervising physical therapist shall countersign with his or her first initial and last name all entries in the patient's record on the same day as patient related tasks were provided by the physical therapist student.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 1398.37

1. New section filed 4-16-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 16).
2. Amendment filed 6-29-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 27).
3. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE filed 12-23-2002; operative 1-22-2003 (Register 2002, No. 52).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending section heading, section and NOTE filed 9-21-2015 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2015, No. 39).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 7-6-2017 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2017, No. 27).

Note: Authority cited: Section 2615, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 2633.7, Business and Professions Code.

1. New section filed 4-16-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 16).
2. Amendment filed 6-29-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 27).
3. Amendment of section heading, section and Note filed 12-23-2002; operative 1-22-2003 (Register 2002, No. 52).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending section heading, section and Note filed 9-21-2015 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2015, No. 39).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending Note filed 7-6-2017 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2017, No. 27).