WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

(3) "Practice limited physical therapy" does not
include:

(i) Performing and interpreting tests and
measurements of neuromuscular and musculoskeletal functions to
aid treatment;

(ii) Planning treatment programs that are based
on test findings; or

(iii) Using:

1.  X-rays;

2.  Radioactive substances; or

3.  Electricity for cauterization or
surgery.

[(i)] (J) (1) "Practice physical therapy" means to practice
for compensation the health specialty concerned with:

(i) The prevention of disability in
individuals; and

(ii) The physical rehabilitation of individuals
with a congenital or acquired disability.

(2)  "Practice physical therapy" includes:

(i) Performing and interpreting tests and
measurements of neuromuscular and musculoskeletal functions to
aid treatment;

(ii) Planning treatment programs that are based
on test findings; and

(iii) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of
this subsection, administering treatment with therapeutic
exercise, therapeutic massage, mechanical devices, or therapeutic
agents that use the physical, chemical, or other properties of
air, water, electricity, sound, or radiant energy.

(3)  "Practice physical therapy" does not include
using:

(i) X-rays;

(ii) Radioactive substances; or

(iii) Electricity for cauterization or surgery.

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