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House File 2496

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  1  1                                            HOUSE FILE 2496
  1  2                                    
  1  3                             AN ACT
  1  4 RELATING TO THE USE OF TITLES PERTAINING TO PHYSICAL THERAPY 
  1  5    AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
  1  6 
  1  7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  1  8 
  1  9    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  148A.7  FALSE USE OF TITLES
  1 10 PROHIBITED.
  1 11    A person or business entity, including the employees,
  1 12 agents, or representatives of the business entity, shall not
  1 13 use in connection with that person's or business entity's
  1 14 business activity the words "physical therapy", "physical
  1 15 therapist", "licensed physical therapist", "registered
  1 16 physical therapist", "doctor of physical therapy", "physical
  1 17 therapist assistant", "licensed physical therapist assistant",
  1 18 "registered physical therapist assistant", or the letters
  1 19 "P.T.", "L.P.T.", "R.P.T.", "D.P.T.", "P.T.A.", "L.P.T.A.",
  1 20 "R.P.T.A.", or any other words, abbreviations, or insignia
  1 21 indicating or implying that physical therapy is provided or
  1 22 supplied, unless such services are provided by or under the
  1 23 direction and supervision of a physical therapist licensed
  1 24 pursuant to this chapter.  Notwithstanding section 147.74, a
  1 25 person or the owner, officer, or agent of an entity that
  1 26 violates this section is guilty of a serious misdemeanor, and
  1 27 a license to practice shall be revoked or suspended pursuant
  1 28 to section 147.55.  This section shall not apply to the use of
  1 29 the term "physiotherapy" by a provider licensed under this
  1 30 chapter, chapter 151, or by an individual under the direction
  1 31 and supervision of a provider licensed under this chapter or
  1 32 chapter 151.
  1 33    Sec. 2.  Section 148A.6, subsection 1, Code 2003, is
  1 34 amended by striking the subsection.  
  1 35 
  2  1 
  2  2                                                             
  2  3                               CHRISTOPHER C. RANTS
  2  4                               Speaker of the House
  2  5 
  2  6 
  2  7                                                             
  2  8                               JEFFREY M. LAMBERTI
  2  9                               President of the Senate
  2 10 
  2 11    I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
  2 12 is known as House File 2496, Eightieth General Assembly.
  2 13 
  2 14 
  2 15                                                             
  2 16                               MARGARET THOMSON
  2 17                               Chief Clerk of the House
  2 18 Approved                , 2004
  2 19 
  2 20 
  2 21                            
  2 22 THOMAS J. VILSACK
  2 23 Governor
     

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