Section 12.54.520. Supervision of non-licensed personnel.

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	(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 therapy assistant, and shall document that training.  
	(d)  The supervising physical therapist or physical therapy assistant shall provide continual on-site supervision of non-licensed personnel who are performing patient-related duties.

Authorities

08.84.010

Notes

Authority
 AS 08.84.010  
History Eff. 9/26/91, Register 119; am 4/16/2004, Register 170; am 6/10/2010, Register 194

                    
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