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TX Occ Code § 453.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle H - Professions Related to Certain Types of Therapy|Chapter 453 - Physical Therapists|Subchapter D. Public Interest Information and Complaint Procedures|Section 453.154. General Rules Involving Complaint Investigation and Disposition

Sec. 453.154.  GENERAL RULES INVOLVING COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION AND DISPOSITION.  (a)  The board shall adopt rules relating to the investigation of a complaint received by the board.  The rules shall:(1)  distinguish between categories of complaints;(2)  ensure that complaints are not dismissed without appropriate consideration;(3)  require that the board be advised of a complaint that is dismissed and that a letter be sent to the person who filed the complaint explaining the action taken on the dismissed complaint;(4)  ensure that the person who filed the complaint has an opportunity to explain the allegations made in the complaint;(5)  prescribe guidelines concerning the categories of complaints that require the use of a private investigator and the procedures for the board to obtain the services of a private investigator;  and(6)  require the board to advise the executive council of complaints that have been disposed of.(b)  The board shall:(1)  dispose of each complaint in a timely manner;  and(2)  establish a schedule for conducting each phase of the investigation of a complaint that is under the control of the board not later than the 30th day after the date the board receives the complaint.(c)  Each party shall be notified of the projected time requirements for the complaint.(d)  Each party to the complaint must be notified of a change in the schedule not later than the seventh day after the date the change is made.(e)  The staff of the executive council shall notify the board of a complaint that is unresolved after the time prescribed by the board for resolving the complaint so that the board may take necessary action on the complaint.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 535 (S.B. 317), Sec. 2.09, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 453.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle H - Professions Related to Certain Types of Therapy|Chapter 453 - Physical Therapists|Subchapter D. Public Interest Information and Complaint Procedures|Section 453.155. Public Participation

Sec. 453.155.  PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.  (a)  The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any issue under the board's jurisdiction.(b)  The board shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English can be provided reasonable access to the board's programs.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 453.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle H - Professions Related to Certain Types of Therapy|Chapter 453 - Physical Therapists|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 453.201. License Required; Use of Title

Sec. 453.201.  LICENSE REQUIRED;  USE OF TITLE.  (a)  A person may not practice physical therapy or practice as a physical therapist assistant, unless the person is an individual who holds a license issued by the board.(b)  A person, including the person's employee or other agent or representative, may not extend or provide physical therapy services unless the services are provided by a physical therapist.(c)  A person is considered to be practicing physical therapy if the person:(1)  performs, offers to perform, or attempts to perform physical therapy;  or(2)  publicly professes to be or holds the person out to be a physical therapist or as providing physical therapy.(d)  Unless the person is a physical therapist, a person, including the person's employee or other agent or representative, may not use in connection with the person's name or business activity:(1)  the words "physical therapy," "physical therapist," "physiotherapy," "physiotherapist," "licensed physical therapist," "registered physical therapist," or "physical therapist assistant";(2)  the letters "PT," "PhT," "LPT," "RPT," "DPT," "MPT," or "PTA"; or(3)  any other words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying, by any means or in any way, that physical therapy is provided or supplied.(e)  A person may not use the title "Physical Therapist" unless the person is a physical therapist.(f)  A person may not use the title "Physical Therapist Assistant" unless the person is a physical therapist assistant.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.2095, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 474 (S.B. 1099), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Occ Code § 453.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle H - Professions Related to Certain Types of Therapy|Chapter 453 - Physical Therapists|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 453.202. License Application

Sec. 453.202.  LICENSE APPLICATION.  (a)  An applicant for a physical therapist license or a physical therapist assistant license must submit to the board a written application on a form provided by the board.(b)  The application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee prescribed by the executive council.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 535 (S.B. 317), Sec. 2.26(2), eff. September 1, 2017.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 535 (S.B. 317), Sec. 2.11, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 535 (S.B. 317), Sec. 2.26(2), eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 453.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle H - Professions Related to Certain Types of Therapy|Chapter 453 - Physical Therapists|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 453.203. Qualifications for Physical Therapist or Physical Therapist Assistant License

Sec. 453.203.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR PHYSICAL THERAPIST OR PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT LICENSE.  (a)  An applicant for a physical therapist license must, in addition to other requirements and qualifications established by the board, present:(1)  evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has completed an accredited physical therapy educational program; or(2)  official documentation from an educational credentials review agency approved by the board certifying that the applicant has completed a program equivalent to a Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education accredited program.(b)  An applicant for a physical therapist assistant license must, in addition to other requirements and qualifications established by the board, present evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has completed an accredited physical therapist assistant program or an accredited physical therapy educational program.(c)  A physical therapy educational program or physical therapist assistant program is an accredited program if the program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 535 (S.B. 317), Sec. 2.12, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 453.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle H - Professions Related to Certain Types of Therapy|Chapter 453 - Physical Therapists|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 453.204. Foreign-Trained Applicants

Sec. 453.204.  FOREIGN-TRAINED APPLICANTS.  (a)  To obtain a license under this chapter, an applicant who is foreign-trained must satisfy the examination requirements of Section 453.208.(b)  Before allowing a foreign-trained applicant to take the examination, the board shall require the applicant to furnish proof of completion of requirements substantially equal to those under Section 453.203.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 535 (S.B. 317), Sec. 2.13, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 453.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle H - Professions Related to Certain Types of Therapy|Chapter 453 - Physical Therapists|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 453.205. License Examination

Sec. 453.205.  LICENSE EXAMINATION.  (a)  The board by rule shall recognize a national testing entity to administer the examination required to obtain a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant license.(b)  The physical therapist examination is a national examination that tests entry-level competence related to physical therapy theory, examination and evaluation, prognosis, treatment intervention, prevention, and consultation.(c)  The physical therapist assistant examination is a national examination that tests for required knowledge and skills in the technical application of physical therapy services.(d)  An applicant for a license must agree to comply with the security and copyright provisions of the national examination.  If the board has knowledge of a violation of the security or copyright provisions or a compromise or attempted compromise of the provisions, the board shall report the matter to the testing entity.(e)  The board may disqualify an applicant from taking or retaking an examination for a period specified by the board if the board determines that the applicant engaged or attempted to engage in conduct that compromises or undermines the integrity of the examination process, including a violation of security or copyright provisions related to the national examination.(f)  If the board enters into a contract with a national testing entity under Subsection (a), the contract must include a provision requiring the national testing entity to provide to the board an examination score report for each applicant for a license under this chapter who took the examination.(g)  The board may require an applicant for a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant license to pass a jurisprudence examination.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 535 (S.B. 317), Sec. 2.14, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 453.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle H - Professions Related to Certain Types of Therapy|Chapter 453 - Physical Therapists|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 453.207. Reexamination

Sec. 453.207.  REEXAMINATION.  (a)  An applicant who fails to pass an examination under Section 453.205 may retake the examination under the policies of the national testing entity.(b)   Before retaking an examination, the applicant must:(1)  submit to the board a reexamination application prescribed by the board; and(2)  pay a nonrefundable application fee prescribed by the executive council.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 535 (S.B. 317), Sec. 2.15, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 453.208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle H - Professions Related to Certain Types of Therapy|Chapter 453 - Physical Therapists|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 453.208. Issuance of License

Sec. 453.208.  ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.  (a)  The board shall issue a license to an applicant who:(1)  passes the examination under Section 453.205;(2)  meets the qualifications prescribed by Section 453.203;  and(3)  has not committed an act that constitutes a ground for denial of a license under Section 453.351.(b)  The board may issue a physical therapist assistant license to a person who has not completed an accredited physical therapist assistant program if the person:(1)  meets the requirements under Section 453.203(a);  and(2)  has not been the subject of disciplinary action in another state or nation.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 453.209 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle H - Professions Related to Certain Types of Therapy|Chapter 453 - Physical Therapists|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 453.209. Provisional License

Sec. 453.209.  PROVISIONAL LICENSE.  (a)  The board may issue a provisional license to an applicant licensed in another state that maintains professional standards considered by the board to be equivalent to and has licensing requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements under this chapter.  An applicant for a provisional license under this section must:(1)  present proof to the board that the applicant is licensed in good standing as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant in that state;(2)  have passed a national examination or other examination recognized by the board relating to the practice of physical therapy;  and(3)  be sponsored by a person licensed under this chapter with whom the provisional license holder may practice.(b)  The board may waive the requirement of Subsection (a)(3) for an applicant if the board determines that compliance with that requirement constitutes a hardship to the applicant.(c)  A provisional license is valid until the date the board approves or denies the provisional license holder's application for a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant license.(d)  The board shall issue a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant license to the provisional license holder if:(1)  the provisional license holder passes a jurisprudence examination, if required;(2)  the board verifies that the provisional license holder has the academic and experience requirements for a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant license;  and(3)  the provisional license holder satisfies any other requirements for a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant license.(e)  The board must complete the processing of a provisional license holder's application for a license not later than the 180th day after the date the provisional license is issued.  The board may extend that deadline if the results on an examination have not been received by the board.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 453.210 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle H - Professions Related to Certain Types of Therapy|Chapter 453 - Physical Therapists|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 453.210. Temporary License

Sec. 453.210.  TEMPORARY LICENSE.  (a)  The board by rule may provide for the issuance of a temporary license.(b)  The holder of a temporary license must practice under the supervision of a physical therapist.(c)  A rule adopted under this section must include a time limit for a person to hold a temporary license.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 453.211 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle H - Professions Related to Certain Types of Therapy|Chapter 453 - Physical Therapists|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 453.211. Inactive Status

Sec. 453.211.  INACTIVE STATUS.  (a)  The board by rule may provide for a license holder to place the holder's license under this chapter on inactive status.(b)  A rule adopted under this section must include a time limit for a license holder's license to remain on inactive status.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 453.212 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle H - Professions Related to Certain Types of Therapy|Chapter 453 - Physical Therapists|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 453.212. Display of License

Sec. 453.212.  DISPLAY OF LICENSE.  A license holder under this chapter shall display the license holder's license in a conspicuous place in the principal office in which the license holder practices physical therapy.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 867 (H.B. 588), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Occ Code § 453.214 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle H - Professions Related to Certain Types of Therapy|Chapter 453 - Physical Therapists|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 453.214. License by Endorsement

Sec. 453.214.  LICENSE BY ENDORSEMENT.  (a)  The board shall issue a physical therapist license or a physical therapist assistant license, as applicable, to an applicant who holds a current, unrestricted license in another jurisdiction that maintains licensing requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements under this chapter.  An applicant for a license under this section must:(1)  present proof to the board that the applicant is licensed in good standing as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant in that jurisdiction;(2)  provide to the board information regarding the status of any other professional license that the applicant holds or has held in this state or another jurisdiction;(3)  present proof to the board that the applicant has passed a jurisprudence examination required by the board;(4)  meet the qualifications required by Section 453.203 or 453.204, as applicable;(5)  not have committed an act that is grounds for denial of a license under Section 453.351;(6)  submit to the board a current photograph that meets the requirements for a United States passport; and(7)  meet any additional requirements provided by board rule.(b)  The board shall adopt rules for issuing a provisional license under Section 453.209 to an applicant for a license by endorsement who encounters a delay that is outside the applicant's control in submitting to the board the documentation required by this section.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 535 (S.B. 317), Sec. 2.16, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 453.215 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle H - Professions Related to Certain Types of Therapy|Chapter 453 - Physical Therapists|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 453.215. Criminal History Record Information for License Issuance

Sec. 453.215.  CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE.  (a)  The board shall require that an applicant for a license submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the board, to the board or to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.(b)  The board may not issue a license to a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).(c)  The board shall conduct a criminal history record information check of each applicant for a license using information:(1)  provided by the individual under this section; and(2)  made available to the board by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any other criminal justice agency under Chapter 411, Government Code.(d)  The board may:(1)  enter into an agreement with the Department of Public Safety to administer a criminal history record information check required under this section; and(2)  authorize the Department of Public Safety to collect from each applicant the costs incurred by the Department of Public Safety in conducting the criminal history record information check.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 535 (S.B. 317), Sec. 2.16, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 453.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle H - Professions Related to Certain Types of Therapy|Chapter 453 - Physical Therapists|Subchapter F. License Renewal|Section 453.251. License Expiration

Sec. 453.251.  LICENSE EXPIRATION.  (a)  A physical therapist or physical therapist assistant license expires on the later of:(1)  the second anniversary of the date the license is issued; or(2)  another date determined by the board.(b)  The board may adopt a system under which licenses expire on various dates during the year.  For the term in which the license expiration date is changed, license fees shall be prorated on a monthly basis so that each license holder pays only that portion of the license fee that is allocable to the number of months during which the license is valid.  On renewal of the license on the new expiration date, the total license renewal fee is payable.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 535 (S.B. 317), Sec. 2.17, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 453.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle H - Professions Related to Certain Types of Therapy|Chapter 453 - Physical Therapists|Subchapter F. License Renewal|Section 453.252. Renewal of License

Sec. 453.252.  RENEWAL OF LICENSE.  (a)  A person may renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal fee to the executive council before the expiration date of the license.(b)  A person whose license has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the license by paying to the executive council the renewal fee and a late fee set by the executive council in an amount that does not exceed one-half of the amount charged for renewal of the license.  If a person's license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year, the person may renew the license by paying to the executive council all unpaid renewal fees and a late fee set by the executive council in an amount that does not exceed the amount charged for renewal of the license.(c)  A person whose license has been expired for one year or longer must comply with the board's requirements and procedures to reinstate the license and pay a reinstatement fee in the amount set by the executive council.  If the person is unable to comply with the board's requirements to reinstate the license, the person may obtain a new license by submitting to reexamination and complying with the requirements and procedures for obtaining an original license.(d)  At least 30 days before the expiration of a person's license, the executive council shall provide the person with notice of the impending license expiration.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 867 (H.B. 588), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 535 (S.B. 317), Sec. 2.18, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 453.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle H - Professions Related to Certain Types of Therapy|Chapter 453 - Physical Therapists|Subchapter F. License Renewal|Section 453.253. Renewal of Expired License by Out-of-State Practitioner

Sec. 453.253.  RENEWAL OF EXPIRED LICENSE BY OUT-OF-STATE PRACTITIONER.  (a)  The board may renew without reexamination the expired license of a person who was licensed to practice as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant in this state, moved to another state, is currently licensed and in good standing in the other state, and meets the board's requirements for renewal.(b)  The person must pay to the executive council a renewal fee set by the executive council under this section in an amount that does not exceed the renewal fee for the license.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 867 (H.B. 588), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 535 (S.B. 317), Sec. 2.19, eff. September 1, 2017.|