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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist |
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without a referral. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 453.301(a-1) and (b), Occupations Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a-1) A [Except as provided by Subsection (a-2), a] physical |
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therapist may treat a patient under Subsection (a) for not more than |
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20 [10] consecutive business days. |
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(b) The physical therapist must obtain a referral from a |
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referring practitioner before the physical therapist may continue |
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treatment that exceeds treatment authorized under Subsection (a-1) |
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[or (a-2), as applicable]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 453.301(a-2), Occupations Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2025, the Texas Board |
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of Physical Therapy Examiners shall adopt rules necessary to |
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implement Section 453.301, Occupations Code, as amended by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |