SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.2149
101STGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESHIELDS.
4028H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsections334.530and334.655,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwonewsections
relatingtothepracticeofphysicaltherapy.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Sections334.530and334.655,RSMo,arerepealedandtwonewsections
2enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections334.530and334.655,toreadasfollows:
334.530.1.Acandidateforlicensetopracticeasaphysicaltherapistshallfurnish
2evidenceofsuchperson'seducationalqualificationsbysubmittingsatisfactoryevidenceof
3completionofaprogramofphysicaltherapyeducationapprovedasreputablebytheboardor
4eligibilitytograduatefromsuchaprogramwithinninetydays. Acandidatewhopresents
5satisfactoryevidenceoftheperson'sgraduationfromaschoolofphysicaltherapyapprovedas
6reputablebytheAmericanMedicalAssociationor,ifgraduatedbefore1936,bytheAmerican
7PhysicalTherapyAssociation,orifgraduatedafter1988,theCommissiononAccreditation
8forPhysicalTherapyEducationoritssuccessor,isdeemedtohavecompliedwiththe
9educationalqualificationsofthissubsection.
10 2.Personsdesiringtopracticeasphysicaltherapistsinthisstateshallappearbefore
11theboardatsuchtimeandplaceastheboardmaydirectandbeexaminedastotheirfitnessto
12engageinsuchpractice.Applicantsshallmeetthequalifyingstandardsforsuch
13examinations,includinganyrequirementsestablishedbyanyentitycontractedbythe
14boardtoadministertheboard-approvedexamination.Applicationsforexaminationshall
15beinwriting,onaformfurnishedbytheboardandshallincludeevidencesatisfactorytothe
16boardthattheapplicantpossessesthequalificationssetforthinsubsection1ofthissection
17andmeetstherequirementsestablishedtoqualifyforexamination. Eachapplication
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18shallcontainastatementthatitismadeunderoathoraffirmationandthatitsrepresentations
19aretrueandcorrecttothebestknowledgeandbeliefoftheapplicant,subjecttothepenalties
20ofmakingafalseaffidavitordeclaration.
21 3.Theexaminationofqualifiedcandidatesforlicensestopracticephysicaltherapy
22shalltestentry-levelcompetenceasrelatedtophysicaltherapytheory,examinationand
23evaluation,physicaltherapydiagnosis,prognosis,treatment,intervention,prevention,and
24consultation.
25 4.Theexaminationshallembrace,inrelationtothehumanbeing,thesubjectsof
26anatomy,chemistry,kinesiology,pathology,physics,physiology,psychology,physical
27therapytheoryandproceduresasrelatedtomedicine,surgeryandpsychiatry,andsuch
28othersubjects,includingmedicalethics,astheboarddeemsusefultotestthefitnessofthe
29candidatetopracticephysicaltherapy.
30 5.Nopersonwhohasfailedonsixormoreoccasionstoachieveapassingscore
31ontheexaminationrequiredbythissectionshallbeeligibleforlicensurebyexamination
32underthissection.
33 6.Theapplicantshallpassatestadministeredbytheboardonthelawsandrules
34relatedtothepracticeofphysicaltherapyinMissouri.
334.655.1.Acandidateforlicensuretopracticeasaphysicaltherapistassistantshall
2furnishevidenceoftheperson'seducationalqualifications.Theeducationalrequirementsfor
3licensureasaphysicaltherapistassistantare:
4 (1)Acertificateofgraduationfromanaccreditedhighschooloritsequivalent;and
5 (2)Satisfactoryevidenceofcompletionofanassociatedegreeprogramofphysical
6therapyeducationaccreditedbythecommissiononaccreditationofphysicaltherapy
7educationoreligibilitytograduatefromsuchaprogramwithinninetydays.
8 2.Personsdesiringtopracticeasaphysicaltherapistassistantinthisstateshall
9appearbeforetheboardatsuchtimeandplaceastheboardmaydirectandbeexaminedasto
10theperson'sfitnesstoengageinsuchpractice.Applicantsshallmeetthequalifying
11standardsforsuchexaminations,includinganyrequirementsestablishedbyanyentity
12contractedbytheboardtoadministertheboard-approvedexamination.Applications
13forexaminationshallbeonaformfurnishedbytheboardandshallincludeevidence
14satisfactorytotheboardthattheapplicantpossessesthequalificationsprovidedinsubsection
151ofthissectionandmeetstherequirementsestablishedtoqualifyforexamination. Each
16applicationshallcontainastatementthatthestatementismadeunderoathofaffirmationand
17thatitsrepresentationsaretrueandcorrecttothebestknowledgeandbeliefoftheperson
18signingthestatement,subjecttothepenaltiesofmakingafalseaffidavitordeclaration.
19 3.Theexaminationofqualifiedcandidatesforlicensuretopracticeasphysical
20therapistassistantsshallembraceanexaminationwhichshallcoverthecurriculumtaughtin
HB2149 2 21accreditedassociatedegreeprogramsofphysicaltherapyassistanteducation.Such
22examinationshallbesufficienttotestthequalificationofthecandidatesaspractitioners.
23 4.Theexaminationshallinclude,asrelatedtothehumanbody,thesubjectsof
24anatomy,kinesiology,pathology,physiology,psychology,physicaltherapytheoryand
25proceduresasrelatedtomedicineandsuchothersubjects,includingmedicalethics,asthe
26boarddeemsusefultotestthefitnessofthecandidatetopracticeasaphysicaltherapist
27assistant.
28 5.Nopersonwhohasfailedonsixormoreoccasionstoachieveapassingscore
29ontheexaminationrequiredbythissectionshallbeeligibleforlicensurebyexamination
30underthissection.
31 6.Theapplicantshallpassatestadministeredbytheboardonthelawsandrules
32relatedtothepracticeasaphysicaltherapistassistantinthisstate.
33 [6.]7.Theboardshalllicensewithoutexaminationanylegallyqualifiedpersonwho
34isaresidentofthisstateandwhowasactivelyengagedinpracticeasaphysicaltherapist
35assistantonAugust28,1993.Theboardmaylicensesuchpersonpursuanttothissubsection
36untilninetydaysaftertheeffectivedateofthissection.
37 [7.]8.Acandidatetopracticeasaphysicaltherapistassistantwhodoesnotmeetthe
38educationalqualificationsmaysubmittotheboardanapplicationforexaminationifsuch
39personcanfurnishwrittenevidencetotheboardthatthepersonhasbeenemployedinthis
40stateforatleastthreeofthelastfiveyearsunderthesupervisionofalicensedphysical
41therapistandsuchpersonpossessestheknowledgeandtrainingequivalenttothatobtainedin
42anaccreditedschool.Theboardmaylicensesuchpersonspursuanttothissubsectionuntil
43ninetydaysafterrulesdevelopedbythestateboardofhealingartsregardingphysical
44therapistassistantlicensingbecomeeffective.
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