Sec. 453.302.  TREATING PATIENT WITHOUT REFERRAL.  (a)  In this section:
(1)  "Emergency circumstance" means an instance in which emergency medical care is necessary.
(2)  "Emergency medical care" means a bona fide emergency service provided after the sudden onset of a medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity, including severe pain, such that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in:
(A)  serious jeopardy to the patient's health;
(B)  serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part;  or
(C)  serious impairment to bodily functions.
(b)  In an emergency circumstance, including a minor emergency, a physical therapist may provide emergency medical care to a person to the best of the therapist's ability without a referral from a referring practitioner.
(c)  A physical therapist may provide physical assessments or instructions to an asymptomatic person without a referral from a referring practitioner.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.