Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 38 - BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS › Chapter 10.38.03 - Standards of Practice › Section 10.38.03.01 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this chapter,
				  the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Board" means the Board of Physical
				  Therapy Examiners of Maryland created by Health Occupations Article, §
											13-201, Annotated
				  Code of Maryland.
(2) "Clinical
				  treatment hour" means an hour in which physical therapy or limited physical
				  therapy services are provided at some point during the hour.
(3) "Electronically signed" means an
				  electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a
				  record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the
				  record.
(4) "Evaluations" means
				  procedures which include, but are not limited to:
(a) Testing of strength, sensation, and
				  reflexes;
(b) Goniometric
				  measurements and their interpretation;
(c) Assessments of function, muscle tone,
				  developmental levels, accessory motions, posture, and pain scale.
(5) "Goals" means the expected
				  outcome as the result of therapy.
(6) "Group therapy" means treatment
				  procedures provided simultaneously to two or more patients that:
(a) Require constant attendance, but not
				  one-on-one contact by the physical therapist or physical therapist assistant;
				  and
(b) Can be, but need not be,
				  the same treatment procedures.
(7) "History" means data that is pertinent to
				  the current physical therapy problem.
(8) "Hour" means a 60-minute increment during
				  a calendar day which is calculated by dividing the day into consecutive
				  60-minute increments beginning when the day's first physical therapy or limited
				  physical therapy service starts and ending when the last physical therapy or
				  limited physical therapy service terminates, the last consecutive increment of
				  which may be a fraction of an hour.
(9) "Interpretation" means the analysis of
				  findings for the purpose of establishing and justifying the plan of
				  care.
(10) "License number" means
				  the Maryland physical therapy license number issued by the Board.
(11) "Onset" means the date of occurrence of
				  the condition for which physical therapy is being provided.
(12) "Physical therapy diagnosis" means the
				  condition for which physical therapy is provided if different from the medical
				  diagnosis.
(13) "Plan of care"
				  means the plan of treatment aimed at achieving the anticipated functional
				  goals.
(14) "Progress" means the
				  measurable improvement as related to goals.
(15) "Reevaluation" means a measurement of
				  progress, or lack of it, based on comparisons of tests, measurements, and
				  assessments with previous evaluation or reevaluations.
(16) "Requirements for documentation" means
				  the requirements as set forth in Regulation .02-1 of this chapter and approved
				  by the Board.
(17) "Response to
				  treatment" means a brief statement of the patient's condition at conclusion of
				  treatment.
(18) "Services" means
				  the evaluation or treatment, or both, as appropriate, of a patient.
(19) "Signature and title" means the name of
				  the physical therapist or physical therapist assistant written by that person
				  or electronically signed by that person in accordance with federal and State
				  law and followed by the title "PT" or "PTA" and license number. A stamp of a
				  signature is not acceptable as a signature for documentation.
(20) "Student" means an individual who is
				  currently enrolled in a physical therapy or physical therapist assistant
				  educational program approved by the Board.
(21) "Supervising physical therapist" means a
				  physical therapist who provides ongoing supervision to a physical therapist
				  assistant regarding the care of a patient.
(22) "Supportive personnel" includes aides
				  and other unlicensed personnel.
(23) "Test results" means the measurable and
				  objective findings obtained from the evaluations.