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.
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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.
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.