Code of Alabama
Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.
Article 5 - Physical Therapists.

Division 1 - General Provisions.

Section 34-24-190 - Short Title. - This article may be cited as the Physical Therapy Practice...

Section 34-24-191 - Definitions. - (a) For the purposes of this article, the following words...

Section 34-24-192 - Board of Physical Therapy - Generally. - (a) Composition; appointment and terms of members. The Board of...

Section 34-24-193 - Board of Physical Therapy - Powers and Duties; Certification Fee; Administrative Fines; Impaired Practitioner Program. - (a) It shall be the duty of the board to...

Section 34-24-194 - Complaint Charging Violation of Article; Hearing; Subpoenas; Judicial Review of Revocation or Refusal of License. - (a) Any person may file a complaint with the board...

Section 34-24-195 - Physical Therapist Fund. - All fees collected by the board shall be paid into...

Section 34-24-196 - Penalties. - (a) Each violation of Section 34-24-210 shall be punishable by...

Division 2 - Registration and Licenses.

Section 34-24-210 - Required. - (a) License required. No person shall practice nor hold himself...

Section 34-24-210.1 - Evaluation and Treatment by Physical Therapist. - (a) Without prescription or referral, a licensed physical therapist may...

Section 34-24-211 - Application; Fee; Criminal History Background Check. - (a) An applicant for licensure as a physical therapist or...

Section 34-24-212 - Examinations. - (a) Generally. The board shall give an appropriate examination to...

Section 34-24-213 - Issuance of License - Applicants Passing Examination. - The board shall issue a license to each applicant who...

Section 34-24-214 - Issuance of License - Without Examination. - On payment to the board of a fee set by...

Section 34-24-215 - Temporary Licenses. - (a) On payment to the board of a fee set...

Section 34-24-216 - Renewal of License; Continuing Education. - (a) All licenses issued by the board to physical therapists...

Section 34-24-217 - Grounds for Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation of License. - (a) The board shall refuse to issue a license to...

Division 3 - Physical Therapy Licensure Compact

Section 34-24-220 - Purpose. - (a) This article shall be known and may be cited...

Section 34-24-220.01 - Definitions. - As used in this article, and except as otherwise provided,...

Section 34-24-220.02 - State Participation in Compact. - (a) To participate in the compact, a state shall do...

Section 34-24-220.03 - Compact Privilege. - (a) To exercise the compact privilege under the terms and...

Section 34-24-220.04 - Active Duty Military Personnel or Their Spouses. - A licensee who is active duty military or is the...

Section 34-24-220.05 - Adverse Actions. - (a) A home state shall have exclusive power to impose...

Section 34-24-220.06 - Establishment of the Physical Therapy Compact Commission. - (a) The compact member states shall create and establish a...

Section 34-24-220.07 - Data System. - (a) The commission shall provide for the development, maintenance, and...

Section 34-24-220.08 - Rulemaking. - (a) The commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant to...

Section 34-24-220.09 - Oversight, Dispute Resolution, and Enforcement. - (a) Oversight. (1) The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of...

Section 34-24-220.10 - Date of Implementation of the Interstate Commission for Physical Therapy Practice and Associated Rules, Withdrawal, and Amendment. - (a) This compact shall come into effect on the date...

Section 34-24-220.11 - Construction and Severability. - This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate...

Section 34-24-220.12 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2021 Regular Session, Effective June 1, 2021. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement. - Except as to judicial proceedings for the enforcement of this...