Ch. 860                            MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 1763

therapist OR AS A PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT.

613.

Subject to the provisions of this subtitle, no person shall practice as a physical
therapist OR AS A PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT as defined herein,
nor use the abbreviation "P.T." OR "P.T.A.", or any other words, letters or
symbols approved by the State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners indicating
that he or she is a licensed physical therapist OR PHYSICAL THERAPIST
ASSISTANT in this State unless licensed as herein provided. Any person violating
any provision of this subtitle shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon
conviction, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). The
State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners shall cause to be presented to the
State's Attorney of Baltimore City or of the county wherein any violation occurs,
evidence of such violation and may incur any necessary expense in the performance
of such duty; such expense to be paid out of the receipts of said Board.

614.

All laws or parts of laws inconsistent herewith are repealed to the extent of such
inconsistency, but nothing herein contained shall be construed to apply to students
in the fulfillment of a physical therapy educational program of a school of physical
therapy which is approved by the Board if the students are under the direct
supervision of a licensed physical therapist, OR BE CONSTRUED TO APPLY
TO PERSONS EMPLOYED AS AIDES, ATTENDANTS, ORDERLIES OR
SIMILAR OCCUPATIONAL TITLES WHO WORK UNDER THE DIRECT
SUPERVISION OF A LICENSED PHYSICAL THERAPIST, or be construed
to amend the laws relating to the practice of chiropractic, osteopathy, dentistry,
chiropody, nursing, optometry, medicine and surgery, except as specifically
provided in this subtitle. Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to prohibit
chiropractors from practicing physical therapy in their practice as chiropractors; or
to apply to the practice of beauty culture, hairdressing, or in the operation of
health clubs, so far as nonmedical treatments are concerned; or to prohibit or
prevent the advertising of health clubs as health clubs. Neither shall any section
[action] be taken under the authority of this subtitle to accomplish any of these
results.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1973.

Approved May 24, 1973.

CHAPTER 861
(House Bill 1317)

AN ACT to add new Section 10B 1/2 to Article 25 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1966 Replacement Volume and 1972 Supplement), title "County
Commissioners," subtitle "General Provisions," to follow immediately after
Section 10B thereof, to provide [[for]] that the County Commissioners of
Carroll County [[, to ]] may levy assessments on developers in that county, to
create and generally relate to a Development Assessment Advisory Commission
in that county and [[provisions relating generally thereto]] generally relating to
certain acts of the County Commissioners of Carroll County.