Sec. 453.005.  PRACTICE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY.  (a)  The practice of physical therapy requires that a person practicing have education, training, and experience in physical therapy.
(b)  The practice of physical therapy includes:
(1)  measurement or testing of the function of the musculoskeletal, neurological, pulmonary, or cardiovascular system;
(2)  rehabilitative treatment concerned with restoring function or preventing disability caused by illness, injury, or birth defect;
(3)  treatment, consultative, educational, or advisory services to reduce the incidence or severity of disability or pain to enable, train, or retrain a person to perform the independent skills and activities of daily living;  and
(4)  delegation of selective forms of treatment to support personnel while a physical therapist retains the responsibility for caring for the patient and directing and supervising the support personnel.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.