45:9-37.19 License required to practice, assist at, physical therapy.
9.No person shall practice physical therapy or act as a physical therapist assistant, whether or not compensation is received or expected, unless the person holds a valid license to practice in this State; however, nothing in this section shall be construed to:
a.Prohibit any student enrolled in a school or post-graduate course of physical therapy or in a course of study for training as a physical therapist assistant that is approved or recognized by the board from performing physical therapy or acting as a physical therapist assistant, as appropriate, which is necessary to his course of study;
b.Prohibit any person licensed to practice in this State under any other law from engaging in the practice for which the person is licensed, provided that: the procedures or duties performed by that person are within the scope of that person's practice as established by law and the accepted standards of practice of the profession for which the person is licensed; and the person does not represent himself as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant; or
c.Prohibit any person employed by an agency, bureau or division of the federal government from practicing physical therapy within the scope of his official duties.
L.1983,c.296,s.9; amended 2003, c.18, s.5.
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