Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 58-24b-503 - Lawful and unlawful use of titles and terms - Unlawful advertising or promotion(1) A person who is a licensed physical therapist shall use the letters "PT" in connection with the person's name or business in order to indicate that the person is a licensed physical therapist.(2) A person who is a licensed physical therapist assistant shall use the letters "PTA" in connection with the person's name or business in order to indicate that the person is a licensed physical therapist assistant.(3) It is unlawful for a person who is not a licensed physical therapist, a licensed physical therapist assistant, or a person described in Subsection 58-24b-304(1)(e) to: (a) use, in connection with the person's name or business, any of the following words or abbreviations: (i) physical therapy, except to the extent that the word is used to describe conduct that a person is licensed to engage in under another law of the state;(iii) any other word, abbreviation, or insignia, indicating or implying, directly or indirectly, that the person practices physical therapy; or(b) offer, provide, or bill a person for: (i) physical therapy services or anything that is characterized as physical therapy services; or(ii) physiotherapy services or anything that is characterized as physiotherapy services.(4) It is unlawful for a person who is not a licensed physical therapist to: (a) except as provided in Subsection (6), use, in connection with the person's name or business, any of the following words or abbreviations: (vi) any other word, abbreviation, or insignia, indicating or implying, directly or indirectly, that the person is a physical therapist or physiotherapist;(b) advertise that a person who is not a licensed physical therapist is a physical therapist or physiotherapist; or(c) promote a person who is not a licensed physical therapist as a physical therapist or physiotherapist.(5) It is unlawful for a person who is not a licensed physical therapist assistant to: (a) use, in connection with the person's name or business, any of the following words or abbreviations: (i) physical therapist assistant;(ii) physiotherapist assistant;(iv) any other word, abbreviation, or insignia, indicating or implying, directly or indirectly, that the person is a physical therapist assistant or a physiotherapist assistant;(b) advertise that a person who is not a licensed physical therapist assistant is a physical therapist assistant or a physiotherapist assistant; or(c) promote a person who is not a licensed physical therapist assistant as a physical therapist assistant or physiotherapist assistant.(6) Subsection (4)(a) does not prohibit a person from using a word or abbreviation described in Subsection (4)(a) in connection with the person's business, if the person employs a physical therapist at the person's business.Enacted by Chapter 220, 2009 General Session.