TX Occ Code § 453.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle H - Professions Related to Certain Types of Therapy|Chapter 453 - Physical Therapists|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 453.004. Effect of Chapter; Applicability

Sec. 453.004.  EFFECT OF CHAPTER;  APPLICABILITY.  (a)  This chapter does not restrict the holder of a license issued by another state agency from performing health care services within the scope of the applicable licensing act if the license holder:(1)  does not represent to another that the license holder is a physical therapist;(2)  does not violate Sections 453.201(a) and (c) and 453.304;  and(3)  practices strictly in conformity with the statutes and rules relating to the license holder's license.(b)  This chapter does not apply to:(1)  a physical therapy aide;(2)  a physical therapy student or physical therapist assistant student:(A)  participating in an accredited physical therapy or physical therapist assistant educational program;  and(B)  being supervised by a license holder under this chapter;(3)  a student:(A)  participating in an accredited allied health science program leading to licensure by another state agency; and(B)  being supervised by properly licensed, certified, or registered personnel;(4)  a physical therapist who is licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States if the person is engaging, for not more than 90 days in a 12-month period and under the supervision of a physical therapist licensed in this state, in a special project or clinic required for completion of a post-professional degree in physical therapy from an accredited college or university, and the person notifies the board of the person's intent to practice in this state; or(5)  a person who practices physical therapy or as a physical therapy assistant and who is:(A)  practicing physical therapy in the United States armed services, United States Public Health Service, or Veterans Administration in compliance with federal regulations for licensure of health care providers;(B)  licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States or credentialed to practice physical therapy in another country if the person:(i)  is teaching, demonstrating, or practicing physical therapy in an educational seminar in this state for not more than 60 days in a 12-month period, and the person notifies the board of the person's intent to practice in this state; or(ii)  by contract or employment, is practicing physical therapy in this state for not more than 60 days in a 12-month period for an athletic team or organization or a performing arts company temporarily competing or performing in this state; or(C)  licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States, if the person notifies the board of the person's intent to practice in this state, and:(i)  is practicing physical therapy for not more than 60 days during a declared local, state, or national disaster or emergency; or(ii)  is displaced from the person's residence or place of employment due to a declared local, state, or national disaster and is practicing physical therapy in this state for not more than 60 days after the date the disaster is declared.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1188 (H.B. 3717), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|