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| 1 | 1 | 87R5386 MAW-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Hughes S.B. No. 455 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a | |
| 8 | 8 | referral. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 453.301(a-2), Occupations Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (a-2) A physical therapist may treat a patient under | |
| 13 | 13 | Subsection (a) for not more than 15 consecutive business days if the | |
| 14 | 14 | physical therapist: | |
| 15 | 15 | (1) [who] possesses a doctoral degree described by | |
| 16 | 16 | Subsection (a)(3)(A); and | |
| 17 | 17 | (2) either: | |
| 18 | 18 | (A) has completed a residency or fellowship; or | |
| 19 | 19 | (B) is certified by an entity approved by the | |
| 20 | 20 | board [may treat a patient under Subsection (a) for not more than 15 | |
| 21 | 21 | consecutive business days]. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 2. Not later than November 1, 2021, the Texas Board | |
| 23 | 23 | of Physical Therapy Examiners shall adopt rules necessary to | |
| 24 | 24 | implement Section 453.301(a-2), Occupations Code, as amended by | |
| 25 | 25 | this Act. | |
| 26 | 26 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |