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1 1 Section 1. Section 148A.2, Code 2001, is amended by adding
1 2 the following new unnumbered paragraph:
1 3 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. A person or business entity,
1 4 including the employees, agents, or representatives of the
1 5 business entity, shall not use in connection with that
1 6 person's name or the name or activity of the business entity,
1 7 the words "physical therapy", "physical therapist",
1 8 "physiotherapy", "licensed physical therapist",
1 9 "physiotherapist", "registered physical therapist", "physical
1 10 therapist assistant", "physiotherapist assistant", "licensed
1 11 physical therapist assistant", "registered physical therapist
1 12 assistant", or the letters "P.T.", "L.P.T.", "R.P.T.",
1 13 "P.T.A.", "L.P.T.A.", "R.P.T.A.", or any other words,
1 14 abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying directly or
1 15 indirectly that physical therapy or physiotherapy is provided
1 16 or supplied, including the billing of services labeled as
1 17 physical therapy or physiotherapy, unless such services are
1 18 provided by or under the direction of a physical therapist
1 19 licensed pursuant to this chapter. A person or entity that
1 20 violates this paragraph is guilty of a serious misdemeanor,
1 21 and a license to practice shall be revoked or suspended by the
1 22 issuing board upon a finding by that board of fraud,
1 23 misrepresentation, or use of untruthful or improbable
1 24 statements in advertisements pursuant to section 147.55.
1 25 Sec. 2. Section 148A.3, subsection 1, Code 2001, is
1 26 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu
1 27 thereof the following:
1 28 1. Persons licensed under any other chapter who are
1 29 engaged in the practice of their profession if that person
1 30 does not represent, imply, or claim that the person is a
1 31 physical therapist, physiotherapist, physical therapist
1 32 assistant, physiotherapist assistant, or a provider of
1 33 physical therapy or physiotherapy.
1 34 Sec. 3. Section 148A.3, subsection 5, Code 2001, is
1 35 amended by striking the subsection.
2 1 EXPLANATION
2 2 This bill provides title restrictions relating to the
2 3 practice of physical therapy. The bill provides that a person
2 4 or business entity, including the employees, agents, or
2 5 representatives of the business entity, shall not use in
2 6 connection with their name or business activity a specified
2 7 list of titles and abbreviations indicating that physical
2 8 therapy or physiotherapy is provided or supplied, including
2 9 the billing of services labeled as physical therapy or
2 10 physiotherapy, unless such services are provided by or under
2 11 the direction of a physical therapist licensed pursuant to
2 12 Code chapter 148A. The bill provides that a person or entity
2 13 that violates this provision is guilty of a serious
2 14 misdemeanor, and that a license to practice shall be revoked
2 15 or suspended pursuant to Code section 147.55 for certain
2 16 violations.
2 17 The bill also provides that persons licensed under any
2 18 other chapter who are engaged in the practice of their
2 19 profession are not restricted by the provisions of Code
2 20 chapter 148A if the person does not represent, imply, or claim
2 21 that they are a physical therapist, physiotherapist, physical
2 22 therapist assistant, physiotherapist assistant, or a provider
2 23 of physical therapy or physiotherapy. The bill additionally
2 24 provides for the deletion of a provision which currently
2 25 specifically exempts massage therapists, massage technicians,
2 26 masseurs and masseuses who administer body massage by Swedish
2 27 or other massage technique, including modalities, in a massage
2 28 establishment, health club, athletic club, or school athletic
2 29 department, from the requirements of Code chapter 148A,
2 30 provided such individuals do not designate themselves to be
2 31 physical therapists.
2 32 LSB 2530SC 79
2 33 rn/gg/8
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