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      RS 37:2408     

  

§2408.  License required; limitations

A.  No person shall practice, or in any way hold himself out, or designate himself, as a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant unless licensed by the board.

B.  A person employed as a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant by the United States government, or any department, agency, or bureau thereof, shall not be required to obtain a license under the provisions of this Chapter.  However, such person may engage in the practice of physical therapy outside the course and scope of such federal employment only after obtaining a license in accordance with this Chapter.

C.  A license issued pursuant to this Chapter does not authorize the diagnosis of disease.

Acts 1990, No. 708, §1; Acts 2009, No. 535, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.



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