La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LIV-323

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section LIV-323 - Use of Titles and terms; Restrictions [Formerly Section 307]

A. A PT shall use the letters "P.T." in connection with his name or place of business to denote licensure. A PTA shall use the letters "P.T.A." in connection with his name to denote licensure.

B. A PT student who is pursuing a course of study leading to a degree as a PT in a professional education program approved by the board and is satisfying supervised clinical education requirements related to his physical therapy education shall use the letters "S.P.T." in connection with his name while participating in this program. A PTA student who is pursuing a course of study leading to a degree as a PTA in a professional education program approved by the board and is satisfying supervised clinical education requirements related to his physical therapist assisting education shall use the letters "S.P.T.A." in connection with his name while participating in this program.

C. No person or business entity, its employees, agents, or representatives shall use in connection with that person's name or the name or activity of the business, the words "physical therapy", "physical therapist", "physiotherapy", "physiotherapist", "registered physical therapist", "licensed physical therapist", "doctor of physical therapy", the letters "PT", "DPT", "LPT", "RPT", "physical therapist assistant", "P.T.A.", "physiotherapist assistant", or any other words, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying directly or indirectly that physical therapy is provided or supplied, unless such services are provided by or under the direction of a PT licensed pursuant to the Practice Act.

D. No person or business entity shall advertise or otherwise promote another person as being a "physical therapist", "physiotherapist", "P.T.", "physical therapist assistant", "physiotherapist assistant", or "P.T.A" unless the individual so advertised or promoted is licensed as a PT or PTA under the Practice Act. No person or business entity shall offer, provide, or bill any person for "physical therapy" or "physiotherapy" unless the individual performing those services is licensed pursuant to the Practice Act.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LIV-323

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, LR 13:749 (December 1987), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Physical Examiners, LR 21:395 (April 1995), LR 24:40 (January 1998), LR 26:1447 (July 2000), LR 34:1909 (September 2008), amended by the Physical Therapy Board, LR 37:3050 (October 2011).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with La R.S. 37:2419 and Act 535 of 2009.