HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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therapy are added to conform to similar
provisions governing other health occupations in
present Art. 43. See, e.g., as to "attempt" Art.
43, § 489(a), as to podiatrists, and as to
"offer" Art. 43, § 768, as to nursing home
administrators.

As to the referenced exceptions, see §§ 13-102
and 13-301(b) of this title.

13-402. MISREPRESENTATION — PHYSICAL THERAPIST.

(A)  IN GENERAL.

UNLESS LICENSED TO PRACTICE PHYSICAL THERAPY UNDER THIS
TITLE, A PERSON MAY NOT REPRESENT TO THE PUBLIC BY TITLE
THAT THE PERSON IS LICENSED TO PRACTICE PHYSICAL THERAPY IN
THIS STATE.

(B)  CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS PROHIBITED.

UNLESS LICENSED TO PRACTICE PHYSICAL THERAPY UNDER THIS
TITLE, A PERSON MAY NOT USE THE ABBREVIATION "P.T." OR ANY
OTHER WORD, LETTER, OR SYMBOL APPROVED BY THE BOARD WITH THE
INTENT TO REPRESENT THAT THE PERSON PRACTICES PHYSICAL
THERAPY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived in
part from the first sentence of Art. 43, § 612
and the first sentence of § 613, as that sentence
applies to the use of certain words or symbols by
anyone who is not a licensed physical therapist.
It is revised in language similar to that used
throughout this article to express a prohibition
against false representations of authority to
practice a health occupation.

Subsection (b) of this section is derived from
those specific elements of the first sentence of
present Art. 43, § 612 and the first sentence of
present § 613 that are not covered clearly by the
general language of subsection (a) of this
section.

As regards the first sentence of present Art. 43,
§ 612, the affirmative statement that a licensed
physical therapist may use the abbreviation
"'P.T.' or any other words, letters or symbols"
that indicate that the individual is licensed as
a physical therapist in this State is deleted as
unnecessary in light of the prohibitions of this
section.

The balance of the first sentence of present Art.
43, § 613, as that sentence applies to practicing
physical therapy or limited physical therapy
without a license, now appears in §§ 13-401 and
13-403 of this subtitle.