Bill Text: MI HB4603 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Occupations; physical therapists; practice of physical therapy; allow without a prescription from another licensed health professional. Amends secs. 17801, 17820 & 17824 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17801 et seq.) & repeals sec. 17822 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17822).

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-04 - Printed Bill Filed 05/04/2011 [HB4603 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2011-HB4603-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 4603

 

May 3, 2011, Introduced by Reps. O'Brien, Yonker, Price, Heise, Dillon, Oakes, Roy Schmidt, Pscholka, Liss, Horn, Zorn, Glardon, Huuki, Shirkey, Lipton, Rutledge, Hovey-Wright, Meadows and Potvin and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

 

"Public health code,"

 

by amending sections 17801, 17820, and 17824 (MCL 333.17801,

 

333.17820, and 333.17824), sections 17801 and 17820 as amended and

 

section 17824 as added by 2009 PA 55; and to repeal acts and parts

 

of acts.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 17801. (1) As used in this part:

 

     (a) "Physical therapist" means an individual licensed under

 

this article to engage in the practice of physical therapy.

 

     (b) "Physical therapist assistant" means an individual with a

 

health profession subfield license under this part who assists a

 

physical therapist in physical therapy intervention.

 

     (c) "Practice as physical therapist assistant" means the

 

practice of physical therapy performed under the supervision of a

 

physical therapist licensed under this part.

 

     (d) "Practice of physical therapy" means the evaluation of,

 

education of, consultation with, or treatment of an individual by

 

the employment of effective properties of physical measures and the

 

use of therapeutic exercises and rehabilitative procedures, with or

 

without assistive devices, for the purpose of preventing,

 

correcting, or alleviating a physical or mental disability.

 

Physical therapy includes treatment planning, performance of tests

 

and measurements, interpretation of referrals, initiation of

 

referrals, instruction, consultative services, and supervision of

 

personnel. Physical measures include massage, mobilization, heat,

 

cold, air, light, water, electricity, and sound. Practice of

 

physical therapy does not include the identification of underlying

 

medical problems or etiologies, establishment of medical diagnoses,

 

or the prescribing of medical treatment.

 

     (2) In addition to the definitions in this part, article 1

 

contains general definitions and principles of construction

 

applicable to all articles in this code and part 161 contains

 

definitions applicable to this part.

 

     Sec. 17820. (1) A person shall not engage in the practice of

 

physical therapy or practice as a physical therapist assistant

 

unless licensed or otherwise authorized under this part. A person

 

shall engage in the actual treatment of an individual only upon the

 

prescription of an individual holding a license issued under part

 

166, 170, 175, or 180, or the equivalent license issued by another

 

state.

 

     (2) The following words, titles, or letters or a combination

 

thereof, with or without qualifying words or phrases, are

 

restricted in use only to those persons authorized under this part

 

to use the terms and in a way prescribed in this part: "physical

 

therapy", "physical therapist", "doctor of physiotherapy", "doctor

 

of physical therapy", "physiotherapist", "physiotherapy",

 

"registered physical therapist", "licensed physical therapist",

 

"physical therapy technician", "physical therapist assistant",

 

"physical therapy assistant", "physiotherapist assistant",

 

"physiotherapy assistant", "p.t. assistant", "p.t.", "r.p.t.",

 

"l.p.t.", "c.p.t.", "d.p.t.", "m.p.t.", "p.t.a.", "registered

 

p.t.a.", "licensed p.t.a.", "certified p.t.a.", "c.p.t.a.",

 

"l.p.t.a.", "r.p.t.a.", and "p.t.t.".

 

     Sec. 17824. (1) A physical therapist shall refer a patient

 

back to the an appropriate health care professional who issued the

 

prescription for treatment if the physical therapist has reasonable

 

cause to believe that symptoms or conditions are present that

 

require services beyond the scope of practice of physical therapy.

 

     (2) A physical therapist shall consult with the an appropriate

 

health care professional who issued the prescription for treatment

 

if a patient does not show reasonable response to treatment in a

 

time period consistent with the standards of practice as determined

 

by the board.

 

     Enacting section 1. Section 17822 of the public health code,

 

1978 PA 368, MCL 333.17822, is repealed.