Section 12-285-203 - Limitations on authority(1) Nothing in this part 2 authorizes a physical therapist assistant to perform any of the following acts: (a) Practice of medicine, surgery, or any other form of healing except as authorized by this part 2; or(b) Use of roentgen rays and radioactive materials for therapeutic purposes, use of electricity for surgical purposes, or diagnosis of disease.(2) A physical therapist assistant shall not practice physical therapy unless the assistant works under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist.(3) A physical therapist assistant:(a) Shall not perform sharp wound debridement;(b) May perform general wound care and nonsharp debridement, including mechanical, autolytic, enzymatic, and maggot, under the supervision of a physical therapist when debridement is consistent with the scope of physical therapy practice.Amended by 2024 Ch. 421,§ 9, eff. 8/7/2024.Renumbered from C.R.S. § 12-41-203 and amended by 2019 Ch. 136, § 1, eff. 10/1/2019.This section is similar to former § 12-41-203 as it existed prior to 2019.
2024 Ch. 421, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).