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(b) Except as provided in s. 448.52 (2m), no person may claim to render physical therapy or physiotherapy services unless the person is licensed as a physical therapist under this subchapter.
448.51(2)(c)
(c) A chiropractor licensed under
ch. 446 may claim to render physical therapy or physiotherapy services only as follows:
448.51(2)(c)2.a.
a. If, anytime before October 17, 1995, the chiropractor claimed in an advertisement to render physical therapy or physiotherapy services, the chiropractor may continue to claim to render physical therapy or physiotherapy services in an advertisement until the rules promulgated under
ss. 446.02 (10) and
448.525 take effect.
448.51(2)(c)2.b.
b. The chiropractor may claim to render physical therapy or physiotherapy services in private communications with an individual who is a patient or prospective patient until the rules promulgated under
ss. 446.02 (10) and
448.525 take effect. This
subd. 2. b. also applies to an employee or agent of the chiropractor who claims that the chiropractor renders physical therapy or physiotherapy services.
448.51 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also chs.
PT 1,
3, and
4, Wis. adm. code.
448.52
448.52
Applicability. This subchapter does not require a license under this subchapter for any of the following, if the person does not claim to render physical therapy or physiotherapy services as prohibited under
s. 448.51 (2) (b):
448.52(1)
(1) Any person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license, permit, registration or certification granted by this state or the federal government.
448.52(2)
(2) Any person assisting a physical therapist in practice under the direct, on-premises supervision of the physical therapist.
448.52(3)
(3) A physical therapist assistant assisting a physical therapist in practice under the general supervision of the physical therapist. In this subsection, "physical therapist assistant" means an individual who has graduated from a physical therapist assistant associate degree program approved by the American Physical Therapy Association. The affiliated credentialing board shall promulgate rules defining "general supervision" for purposes of this subsection.
448.52(4)
(4) A physical therapy student practicing physical therapy within the scope of the student's education or training.
448.52(5)
(5) A physical therapist who is licensed to practice physical therapy in another state or country and is providing a consultation or demonstration with a physical therapist who is licensed under this subchapter.
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NOTE: This section is shown below as affected eff. 4-1-04 by
2001 Wis. Act 70.
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448.52 Applicability. (1m) A license is not required under this subchapter for any of the following, if the person does not claim to render physical therapy or physiotherapy services:
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(a) Any person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license, permit, registration or certification granted by this state or the federal government.
448.52 Note
(b) Any person assisting a physical therapist in practice under the direct, on-premises supervision of the physical therapist.
448.52 Note
(c) A physical therapy student assisting a physical therapist in the practice of physical therapy or a physical therapist assistant student assisting a physical therapist in performing physical therapy procedures and related tasks, if the assistance is within the scope of the student's education or training.
448.52 Note
(d) A physical therapist who is licensed to practice physical therapy in another state or country and is providing a consultation or demonstration with a physical therapist who is licensed under this subchapter.
448.52 Note
(2m) A license is not required under this subchapter for any of the following:
448.52 Note
(a) Except as provided in par. (b), a chiropractor licensed under ch. 446 claiming to render physical therapy, if the physical therapy is provided by a physical therapist employed by the chiropractor.
448.52 Note
(b) A chiropractor licensed under ch. 446 claiming to render physical therapy modality services.
448.52 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also ch.
PT 5, Wis. adm. code.
448.522
448.522
Manipulation services. A physical therapist may not claim that any manipulation service that he or she provides is in any manner a chiropractic adjustment that is employed to correct a spinal subluxation.
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NOTE: This section is created eff. 4-1-04 by
2001 Wis. Act 70.
448.522 History
History: 2001 a. 70.
448.525
448.525
Rules concerning claims to render physical therapy or physiotherapy services. 448.525(1)
(1) The affiliated credentialing board and the chiropractic examining board acting under
s. 446.02 (10) shall jointly promulgate rules that establish the circumstances under which and the extent to which a chiropractor licensed under
ch. 446 may claim to render physical therapy or physiotherapy services within the scope of the practice of chiropractic.
448.525(2)
(2) The affiliated credentialing board may promulgate rules relating to the circumstances under which and the extent to which a chiropractor licensed under
ch. 446 may claim to render physical therapy or physiotherapy services within the scope of the practice of chiropractic only as provided under
sub. (1).
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NOTE: This section is repealed eff. 4-1-04 by
2001 Wis. Act 70.
448.527
448.527
Code of ethics. The affiliated credentialing board shall promulgate rules establishing a code of ethics governing the professional conduct of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.
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NOTE: This section is created eff. 4-1-04 by
2001 Wis. Act 70.
448.527 History
History: 2001 a. 70.
448.53
448.53
Licensure of physical therapists. 448.53(1)
(1) The affiliated credentialing board shall grant a license as a physical therapist to a person who does all of the following:
448.53(1)(a)
(a) Submits an application for the license to the department on a form provided by the department.
448.53(1)(c)
(c) Subject to
ss. 111.321,
111.322 and
111.335, submits evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing board that the applicant does not have an arrest or conviction record.
448.53(1)(d)
(d) Submits evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing board that the applicant is a graduate of a school of physical therapy approved by the affiliated credentialing board, unless the affiliated credentialing board waives this requirement under
sub. (3).
448.53(1)(f)
(f) If the person was educated at a physical therapy school that is not in the United States, the person satisfies any additional requirements for demonstrating competence to practice physical therapy that the affiliated credentialing board may establish by rule.
448.53(2)
(2) The affiliated credentialing board may promulgate rules providing for various classes of temporary licenses to practice physical therapy.
448.53(3)
(3) The affiliated credentialing board may waive the requirement under
sub. (1) (d) for an applicant who establishes, to the satisfaction of the affiliated credentialing board, all of the following:
448.53(3)(a)
(a) That he or she is a graduate of a physical therapy school.
448.53(3)(b)
(b) That he or she is licensed as a physical therapist by another licensing jurisdiction in the United States.
448.53(3)(c)
(c) That the jurisdiction in which he or she is licensed required the licensee to be a graduate of a school approved by the licensing jurisdiction or of a school that the licensing jurisdiction evaluated for education equivalency.
448.53(3)(d)
(d) That he or she has actively practiced physical therapy, under the license issued by the other licensing jurisdiction in the United States, for at least 3 years immediately preceding the date of his or her application.
448.53 History
History: 1993 a. 107;
2001 a. 70.
448.53 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also chs.
PT 1,
3, and
4, Wis. adm. code.
448.535
448.535
Licensure of physical therapist assistants. 448.535(1)(1) The affiliated credentialing board shall grant a license as a physical therapist assistant to a person who does all of the following:
448.535(1)(a)
(a) Submits an application for the license to the department on a form provided by the department.
448.535(1)(c)
(c) Subject to
ss. 111.321,
111.322, and
111.335, submits evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing board that the applicant does not have an arrest or conviction record.
448.535(1)(d)
(d) Submits evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing board that the applicant is a graduate of a physical therapist assistant educational program accredited by an agency that is approved by the affiliated credentialing board.
448.535(2)
(2) The affiliated credentialing board may waive a requirement under
sub. (1) (d) or
(e), or both, for an applicant who establishes to the satisfaction of the affiliated credentialing board that he or she is licensed as a physical therapist assistant by another licensing jurisdiction in the United States. The affiliated credentialing board shall promulgate rules for granting a waiver under this subsection. The rules may require an applicant to satisfy additional requirements as a condition for granting a waiver.
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NOTE: This section is created eff. 4-1-04 by
2001 Wis. Act 70.
448.535 History
History: 2001 a. 70.
448.54(1)(1) The affiliated credentialing board shall conduct or arrange for examinations for physical therapist licensure at least semiannually and at times and places determined by the affiliated credentialing board.
448.54(2)
(2) Except as provided in
sub. (3), examinations shall consist of written or oral tests, or both, requiring applicants to demonstrate minimum competency in subjects substantially related to the practice of physical therapy.
448.54(3)
(3) The affiliated credentialing board may not require an applicant to take an oral examination or an examination to test proficiency in the English language for the sole reason that the applicant was educated at a physical therapy school that is not in the United States if the applicant establishes, to the satisfaction of the affiliated credentialing board, that he or she satisfies the requirements under
s. 448.53 (3).
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NOTE: This section is shown below as affected eff. 4-1-04 by
2001 Wis. Act 70.
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448.54 Examination. (1) The affiliated credentialing board shall conduct or arrange for examinations for physical therapist and physical therapist assistant licensure at least semiannually and at times and places determined by the affiliated credentialing board.
448.54 Note
(2) (a) Except as provided in sub. (3), examinations for physical therapist licensure shall consist of written or oral tests, or both, requiring applicants to demonstrate minimum competency in subjects substantially related to the practice of physical therapy.
448.54 Note
(b) Examinations for physical therapist assistant licensure shall consist of written or oral tests, or both, requiring applicants to demonstrate minimum competency in the technical application of physical therapy services.
448.54 Note
(3) Notwithstanding s. 448.53 (1) (f), the affiliated credentialing board may not require an applicant for physical therapist licensure to take an oral examination or an examination to test proficiency in the English language for the sole reason that the applicant was educated at a physical therapy school that is not in the United States if the applicant establishes, to the satisfaction of the affiliated credentialing board, that he or she satisfies the requirements under s. 448.53 (3).
448.54 History
History: 1993 a. 107;
2001 a. 70.
448.54 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also ch.
PT 2, Wis. adm. code.
448.55
448.55
Issuance of license; expiration and renewal. 448.55(1)(1) The department shall issue a certificate of licensure to each person who is licensed under this subchapter.
448.55(2)
(2) The renewal dates for licenses granted under this subchapter, other than temporary licenses granted under rules promulgated under
s. 448.53 (2), are specified under
s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall include the renewal fee specified in
s. 440.08 (2) (a).
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NOTE: Sub. (2) is amended eff. 4-1-04 by
2001 Wis. Act 70 to read:
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(2) The renewal dates for licenses granted under this subchapter, other than temporary licenses granted under rules promulgated under s. 448.53 (2), are specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall include the renewal fee specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a) and proof of compliance with the requirements established in any rules promulgated under sub. (3).
448.55(3)
(3) The affiliated credentialing board shall promulgate rules that require an applicant for renewal of a license to demonstrate continued competence as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant.
448.55 History
History: 1993 a. 107;
2001 a. 70.
448.55 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also ch.
PT 8, Wis. adm. code.
448.56
448.56
Practice requirements. 448.56(1)
(1)
Written referral. Except as provided in this subsection and
s. 448.52, a person may practice physical therapy only upon the written referral of a physician, chiropractor, dentist or podiatrist. Written referral is not required if a physical therapist provides services in schools to children with disabilities, as defined in
s. 115.76 (5), pursuant to rules promulgated by the department of public instruction; provides services as part of a home health care agency; provides services to a patient in a nursing home pursuant to the patient's plan of care; provides services related to athletic activities, conditioning or injury prevention; or provides services to an individual for a previously diagnosed medical condition after informing the individual's physician, chiropractor, dentist or podiatrist who made the diagnosis. The affiliated credentialing board may promulgate rules establishing additional services that are excepted from the written referral requirements of this subsection.
448.56(1m)(a)(a) A physical therapist shall refer a patient to an appropriate health care practitioner if the physical therapist has reasonable cause to believe that symptoms or conditions are present that require services beyond the scope of the practice of physical therapy.
448.56(1m)(b)
(b) The affiliated credentialing board shall promulgate rules establishing the requirements that a physical therapist must satisfy if a physician, chiropractor, dentist, or podiatrist makes a written referral under
sub. (1). The purpose of the rules shall be to ensure continuity of care between the physical therapist and the health care practitioner.
