California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.2 - Physical Therapy Board of California › Article 7 - Practice by Applicants › Section 1399.12 - Supervision of Physical Therapist Assistant License Applicants

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Pursuant to Section
				  2639 of the code, a physical
				  therapist assistant license applicant whose application for license has been
				  filed and reviewed by the board may assist in the provision of physical therapy
				  services if he or she is under the direct and immediate supervision of a
				  physical therapist licensed by the board. "Direct and immediate" means a
				  supervisor shall at all times be responsible for and provide adequate
				  supervision of the work performed by the applicant and shall be in close
				  proximity to the location where the applicant is assisting in the provision of
				  physical therapy treatment. The physical therapist assistant license applicant
				  shall document each treatment in the patient record, along with his or her
				  signature. A supervising physical therapist shall countersign with his or her
				  first initial and last name in the patient's record on the same day as patient
				  related tasks were provided by the physical therapist assistant license
				  applicant. A supervising physical therapist will conduct a weekly case
				  conference and document it in the patient record.
A supervising physical therapist shall document receipt of
				  the letter authorizing physical therapist assistant license applicant status
				  and record the expiration date of such status in the employee record. A
				  supervising physical therapist shall require the applicant to provide
				  documentation of the license issued at the conclusion of the physical therapist
				  assistant license applicant status. If the applicant fails to pass the
				  licensing examination all privileges to work as a physical therapist assistant
				  license applicant shall terminate.
Authorizing the physical therapist assistant license
				  applicant to work after the conclusion of physical therapist assistant license
				  applicant status constitutes unprofessional conduct.
1. New section
				  filed 3-20-78; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 78, No.
				  12).
2. Amendment filed 10-19-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter
				  (Register 83, No. 43).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending
				  section filed 9-11-97 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 97, No. 37).
4. Amendment of section heading
				  and NOTE filed 3-8-2000; operative 4-7-2000 (Register 2000, No.
				  10).
5. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 12-19-2002; operative
				  1-18-2003 (Register 2002, No. 51).
6. Amendment of section heading,
				  section and NOTE filed 12-23-2002; operative 1-22-2003 (Register 2002, No.
				  52).
7. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed
				  9-21-2015 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2015, No. 39).
8. Change without regulatory
				  effect amending first paragraph filed 4-13-2022 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2022, No. 15).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 2615,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 2622,
					 Business and Professions Code.