Tex. Occupations Code § 453.004
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 453.004, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 453.004. EFFECT OF CHAPTER; APPLICABILITY.
Official statutory text
(a) This chapter does not restrict the holder of a license issued by another state agency from performing health care services within the scope of the applicable licensing act if the license holder:
(1) does not represent to another that the license holder is a physical therapist;
(2) does not violate Sections 453.201(a) and (c) and 453.304; and
(3) practices strictly in conformity with the statutes and rules relating to the license holder's license.
(b) This chapter does not apply to:
(1) a physical therapy aide;
(2) a physical therapy student or physical therapist assistant student:
(A) participating in an accredited physical therapy or physical therapist assistant educational program; and
(B) being supervised by a license holder under this chapter;
(3) a student:
(A) participating in an accredited allied health science program leading to licensure by another state agency; and
(B) being supervised by properly licensed, certified, or registered personnel;
(4) a physical therapist who is licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States if the person is engaging, for not more than 90 days in a 12-month period and under the supervision of a physical therapist licensed in this state, in a special project or clinic required for completion of a post-professional degree in physical therapy from an accredited college or university, and the person notifies the board of the person's intent to practice in this state; or
(5) a person who practices physical therapy or as a physical therapy assistant and who is:
(A) practicing physical therapy in the United States armed services, United States Public Health Service, or Veterans Administration in compliance with federal regulations for licensure of health care providers;
(B) licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States or credentialed to practice physical therapy in another country if the person:
(i) is teaching, demonstrating, or practicing physical therapy in an educational seminar in this state for not more than 60 days in a 12-month period, and the person notifies the board of the person's intent to practice in this state; or
(ii) by contract or employment, is practicing physical therapy in this state for not more than 60 days in a 12-month period for an athletic team or organization or a performing arts company temporarily competing or performing in this state; or
(C) licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States, if the person notifies the board of the person's intent to practice in this state, and:
(i) is practicing physical therapy for not more than 60 days during a declared local, state, or national disaster or emergency; or
(ii) is displaced from the person's residence or place of employment due to a declared local, state, or national disaster and is practicing physical therapy in this state for not more than 60 days after the date the disaster is declared.
(1) does not represent to another that the license holder is a physical therapist;
(2) does not violate Sections 453.201(a) and (c) and 453.304; and
(3) practices strictly in conformity with the statutes and rules relating to the license holder's license.
(b) This chapter does not apply to:
(1) a physical therapy aide;
(2) a physical therapy student or physical therapist assistant student:
(A) participating in an accredited physical therapy or physical therapist assistant educational program; and
(B) being supervised by a license holder under this chapter;
(3) a student:
(A) participating in an accredited allied health science program leading to licensure by another state agency; and
(B) being supervised by properly licensed, certified, or registered personnel;
(4) a physical therapist who is licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States if the person is engaging, for not more than 90 days in a 12-month period and under the supervision of a physical therapist licensed in this state, in a special project or clinic required for completion of a post-professional degree in physical therapy from an accredited college or university, and the person notifies the board of the person's intent to practice in this state; or
(5) a person who practices physical therapy or as a physical therapy assistant and who is:
(A) practicing physical therapy in the United States armed services, United States Public Health Service, or Veterans Administration in compliance with federal regulations for licensure of health care providers;
(B) licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States or credentialed to practice physical therapy in another country if the person:
(i) is teaching, demonstrating, or practicing physical therapy in an educational seminar in this state for not more than 60 days in a 12-month period, and the person notifies the board of the person's intent to practice in this state; or
(ii) by contract or employment, is practicing physical therapy in this state for not more than 60 days in a 12-month period for an athletic team or organization or a performing arts company temporarily competing or performing in this state; or
(C) licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States, if the person notifies the board of the person's intent to practice in this state, and:
(i) is practicing physical therapy for not more than 60 days during a declared local, state, or national disaster or emergency; or
(ii) is displaced from the person's residence or place of employment due to a declared local, state, or national disaster and is practicing physical therapy in this state for not more than 60 days after the date the disaster is declared.
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