A physical therapy aide is one, other than a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, who is employed to assist a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant by performing only designated physical therapy tasks under direct supervision of a licensee as approved by the board by rule or regulation.
History. Code 1981, § 43-33-13.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2434, § 8; Ga. L. 1997, p. 715, § 1.
Administrative rules and regulations.
Physical therapy aides: definition and requirements, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia State Board of Physical Therapy, Chapter 490-8.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 43 - Professions and Businesses
Chapter 33 - Physical Therapists
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 43-33-2. Declaration of Purpose
§ 43-33-5. Appointment of Board Members; Terms; Vacancies; Removal
§ 43-33-6. Qualifications of Board Members
§ 43-33-7. Conduct of Business by Telephone or Other Digital Means
§ 43-33-8. Reimbursement of Board Members
§ 43-33-9. Division Director as Secretary of Board; Subpoena Power; Service of Process and Documents
§ 43-33-10. General Powers and Duties of Board
§ 43-33-12. Requirements for License to Practice Physical Therapy
§ 43-33-13. Requirements for License to Practice as Physical Therapist Assistant
§ 43-33-13.1. Physical Therapy Aide
§ 43-33-14. Determining Competence of Applicants
§ 43-33-19. Unlicensed Practice as Constituting Public Nuisance; Injunctions