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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 148A.7 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
1 2 RESTRICTION.
1 3 Notwithstanding section 148A.3, subsection 1, a person,
1 4 including a licensed health care provider engaged in the
1 5 practice of the provider's profession, shall not advertise or
1 6 represent that the person is providing physical therapy,
1 7 physiotherapy, or use any other words which indicate or
1 8 suggest that the person is a physical therapist,
1 9 physiotherapist, or physical therapist assistant unless that
1 10 person has obtained from the department a license pursuant to
1 11 this chapter.
1 12 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 151.13 PHYSIOTHERAPY – RESTRICTION
1 13 ON REPRESENTATIONS – PENALTY.
1 14 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, a license to
1 15 practice chiropractic shall not authorize the licensee to
1 16 advertise or represent, in any way or in any medium
1 17 whatsoever, that the licensee is practicing physical therapy,
1 18 physiotherapy, or use any other words which indicate or
1 19 suggest that the person is a physical therapist,
1 20 physiotherapist, or physical therapist assistant unless the
1 21 person has obtained from the department a license pursuant to
1 22 chapter 148A.
1 23 2. Pursuant to this section and the restrictions in
1 24 section 148A.7, advertisements or representations in any form
1 25 by a licensee under this chapter shall be limited to the use
1 26 of the phrase "chiropractic physiotherapy procedures".
1 27 3. A violation of this section may result in the
1 28 revocation or suspension of a license to practice chiropractic
1 29 pursuant to section 151.9, and shall result in the imposition
1 30 of a civil penalty of not less than five hundred dollars for a
1 31 first violation, and one thousand dollars and suspension of a
1 32 license to practice for sixty days for each subsequent
1 33 violation. A penalty may be assessed only after an
1 34 opportunity for a contested case hearing under chapter 17A
1 35 regarding either the amount of the penalty or the merits of
2 1 the alleged violation. Penalties imposed pursuant to this
2 2 subsection shall be collected by the board of chiropractic
2 3 examiners and transferred to the board of physical and
2 4 occupational therapy examiners to be used at the discretion of
2 5 the board of physical and occupational therapy examiners.
2 6 EXPLANATION
2 7 This bill relates to authorization to make representations
2 8 or advertisements regarding the practice of physical therapy
2 9 and physiotherapy.
2 10 The bill provides that a person, including a licensed
2 11 health care provider engaged in the practice of the provider's
2 12 profession, shall not advertise or represent that the person
2 13 provides physical therapy or physiotherapy, or use any other
2 14 words to indicate or suggest that the person is a physical
2 15 therapist, physiotherapist, or physical therapist assistant
2 16 unless that person has obtained a license pursuant to Code
2 17 chapter 148A. This provision is added to the physical therapy
2 18 licensure provisions in Code chapter 148A. A similar
2 19 provision is added to the chiropractic licensure provisions in
2 20 Code chapter 151 providing that a license to practice
2 21 chiropractic shall not authorize the licensee to advertise or
2 22 represent, in any way or in any medium whatsoever, that the
2 23 licensee is a physical therapist, physiotherapist, or physical
2 24 therapist assistant unless that person has obtained from the
2 25 department a license pursuant to Code chapter 148A. The bill
2 26 provides, however, that a chiropractor shall be authorized to
2 27 engage in advertisements or representations to the extent they
2 28 are limited to the phrase "chiropractic physiotherapy
2 29 procedures".
2 30 The bill additionally provides that a violation of these
2 31 provisions may result in the revocation or suspension of a
2 32 license to practice chiropractic pursuant to Code section
2 33 151.9, and shall result in the imposition of a civil penalty
2 34 of not less than $500 for a first violation, and $1,000 and
2 35 suspension of a license to practice for 60 days for each
3 1 subsequent violation. The bill provides that a penalty may be
3 2 assessed only after an opportunity for a contested case
3 3 hearing under Code chapter 17A. The bill further provides
3 4 that any penalties imposed shall be collected by the board of
3 5 chiropractic examiners and transferred to the board of
3 6 physical and occupational therapy examiners to be used at the
3 7 discretion of the board of physical and occupational therapy
3 8 examiners.
3 9 LSB 5987SV 78
3 10 rn/as/5
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