Current through October 17, 2024
Section 12 AAC 54.520 - Supervision of non-licensed personnel(a) Regardless of the practice setting, a licensed physical therapist is solely responsible for the treatment and management of all aspects of physical therapy care of the patient.(b) A licensed physical therapist or physical therapy assistant may use non-licensed personnel in the delivery of patient-related duties and non-patient related duties. Patient-related duties performed by non-licensed personnel are not considered the practice of physical therapy.(c) A licensed physical therapist shall assure the training of non-licensed personnel under the supervision of the physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, and shall document that training.(d) A supervising physical therapist or physical therapist assistant shall provide continual on-site supervision of non-licensed personnel who are performing patient-related duties.Eff. 9/26/91, Register 119; am 4/16/2004, Register 170; am 6/10/2010, Register 194; am 3/27/2024, Register 249, April 2024