North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 61.5 - North Dakota Board of Physical Therapy › Article 61.5-01 - General Administration › Chapter 61.5-01-02 - Definitions › Section 61.5-01-02-01 - Definitions

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Unless specifically stated otherwise, the following
				  definitions are applicable throughout this title:
1. "A school of physical therapy or a program
				of physical therapist assistant training" is a nationally accredited program
				approved by the board.
2. "Board"
				means the North Dakota board of physical therapy.
3. "Consultation by telehealth" means that a
				physical therapist renders professional or expert opinion or advice to another
				physical therapist or professional health care provider via electronic
				communications or computer technology from a distant location. The patient's
				written or verbal consent will be obtained and documented prior to such
				consultation. All records used or resulting from a consultation by means of
				telehealth are part of a patient's record and are subject to applicable
				confidentiality requirements.
4.
				"Continuing competence" is the lifelong process of maintaining and documenting
				competence through ongoing self-assessment, development and implementation of a
				personal learning plan, and subsequent reassessment.
5. "Direct supervision" means the supervising
				physical therapist is physically present on the premises and immediately
				available for direction and supervision, has direct contact with the patient
				during each visit, and completes all components of care requiring skilled
				therapy services. Telehealth does not meet the requirement for direct
				supervision.
6. "Examination" means
				a national examination approved by the board for the licensure of a physical
				therapist or a physical therapist assistant.
7. "General supervision" means the
				supervising physical therapist is onsite and present where services are
				provided or is immediately available to the physical therapist assistant being
				supervised by means of electronic communications, maintains continual
				involvement in the appropriate aspects of patient care, and has primary
				responsibility for all patient care services rendered by a physical therapist
				assistant.
8. "Manual therapy"
				means the use of techniques such as mobilization or manipulation, manual
				lymphatic drainage, and manual traction on one or more regions of the
				body.
9. "Onsite supervision" means
				the supervising physical therapist is onsite and present in the department or
				facility where services are provided, is immediately available to the
				individual being supervised, and maintains continued involvement in appropriate
				aspects of each treatment session in which a student physical therapist or a
				student physical therapist assistant are involved in components of
				care.
10. "Physical therapist"
				means an individual licensed under North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-26.1 or
				holding a North Dakota compact privilege in accordance with North Dakota
				Century Code chapter 43-26.2 to practice physical therapy. The term
				"physiotherapist" is synonymous with "physical therapist" for purposes of these
				rules.
11. "Physical therapist
				assistant" means an individual licensed under North Dakota Century Code chapter
				43-26.1 or holding a North Dakota compact privilege in accordance with North
				Dakota Century Code chapter 43-26.2 who assists a physical therapist in
				selected components of physical therapy intervention.
12. "Physical therapy" means the care and
				services by or under the direction of a physical therapist.
13. "Physical therapy aide" means an
				individual trained under the direction of a physical therapist who performs
				designated and supervised routine tasks related to physical therapy.
14. "Practice of physical therapy" means:
a. Examining, evaluating, and testing
				individuals with mechanical, physiological, and developmental impairments,
				functional limitations in movement and mobility, and disabilities or other
				health-related and movement-related conditions to determine a diagnosis for
				physical therapy, prognosis, and plan of therapeutic intervention, and to
				assess the ongoing effects of intervention.
b. Alleviating impairments, functional
				limitations in movement and mobility, and disabilities by designing,
				implementing, and modifying therapeutic interventions that may include
				therapeutic exercise; neuromuscular education; functional training related to
				positioning, movement, and mobility in self-care and in-home, community, or
				work integration or reintegration; manual therapy; therapeutic massage;
				prescription, application and, as appropriate, fabrication of assistive,
				adaptive, orthotic, prosthetic, protective, and supportive devices and
				equipment related to positioning, movement, and mobility; airway clearance
				techniques; integumentary protection and repair techniques; debridement and
				wound care; physiotherapy; physical agents or modalities; mechanical and
				electrotherapeutic modalities; and patient-related instruction.
c. Engaging as a physical therapist in
				reducing the risk of injury, impairment, functional limitation, and disability,
				including the promotion and maintenance of fitness, health, and wellness in
				populations of all ages.
d.
				Engaging as a physical therapist in administration, consultation, education,
				and research.