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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a |
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referral. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 453.301(a-2), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a-2) A physical therapist may treat a patient under |
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Subsection (a) for not more than 15 consecutive business days if the |
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physical therapist: |
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(1) [who] possesses a doctoral degree described by |
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Subsection (a)(3)(A); and |
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(2) either: |
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(A) has completed a residency or fellowship; or |
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(B) is certified by an entity approved by the |
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board [may treat a patient under Subsection (a) for not more than 15 |
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consecutive business days]. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than November 1, 2021, the Texas Board |
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of Physical Therapy Examiners shall adopt rules necessary to |
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implement Section 453.301(a-2), Occupations Code, as amended by |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |