Student physical therapist assistant definition

Student physical therapist assistant means a student enrolled in an accredited or candidacy status entry level physical therapist assistant education program who is completing a required clinical education course. Effective January 1, 2020, a student physical therapist assistant shall be at least eighteen years old.
Student physical therapist assistant means a student enrolled in an accredited or candidacy status entry level physical therapist assistant education program who is completing a required clinical education course.
Student physical therapist assistant means a person in a physical therapist assistant educational program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) or a recognized comparable national accrediting agency approved by the board. The student physical therapist assistant, under the direct supervision of the physical therapist, or the direct supervision of the physical therapist and physical therapist assistant, performs physical therapy interventions and assists with coordination, communication, documentation, and patient-client-related instruction. "Direct supervision" means the physical therapist is physically present and immediately available to provide instruction to the student physical therapist assistant.

Examples of Student physical therapist assistant in a sentence

  • D) All student physical therapist assistants shall use one of the following to indicate student status: (1) Student physical therapist assistant; (2) Student PTA; or (3) SPTA.

  • Student physical therapist assistant" means a student enrolled in an accredited or candidacy status entry level physical therapist assistant education program who is completing a required clinical education course.

  • The supervising physical therapist assistant is accountable and responsible at all times for the direction of the actions of the persons supervised, including the: (1) Student physical therapist assistant; (2) Other licensed personnel; and (3) Unlicensed personnel.

Related to Student physical therapist assistant

  • Physical therapist assistant means an individual who is licensed/certified by a state and who assists the physical therapist in selected components of physical therapy.

  • Physical therapist means an individual who is licensed by a state to practice physical therapy.

  • Specialist Physician means a licensed physician who qualifies as an attending physician and who examines a patient at the request of the attending physician or authorized nurse practitioner to aid in evaluation of disability, diagnosis, or provide temporary specialized treatment. A specialist physician may provide specialized treatment for the compensable injury or illness and give advice or an opinion regarding the treatment being rendered, or considered, for a patient’s compensable injury.

  • Physical therapy means services provided by a qualified physical therapist.

  • Nurse means a person who holds a current license from the Oregon Board of Nursing as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse pursuant to ORS chapter 678.