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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 453.001. Definitions - Sec. 453.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...
Section 453.002. Application of Sunset Act - Sec. 453.002. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas Board of...
Section 453.003. Conflict With Other Law - Sec. 453.003. CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAW. To the extent of...
Section 453.004. Effect of Chapter; Applicability - Sec. 453.004. EFFECT OF CHAPTER; APPLICABILITY. (a) This chapter does...
Section 453.005. Practice of Physical Therapy - Sec. 453.005. PRACTICE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY. (a) The practice of...
Section 453.006. Practice of Medicine - Sec. 453.006. PRACTICE OF MEDICINE. (a) A person may not...
Subchapter B. Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
Section 453.051. Board Membership - Sec. 453.051. BOARD MEMBERSHIP. (a) The Texas Board of Physical...
Section 453.052. Purpose of Board - Sec. 453.052. PURPOSE OF BOARD. The board shall regulate the...
Section 453.053. Public Member Eligibility - Sec. 453.053. PUBLIC MEMBER ELIGIBILITY. A person is not eligible...
Section 453.054. Membership Restrictions - Sec. 453.054. MEMBERSHIP RESTRICTIONS. (a) In this section, "Texas trade...
Section 453.055. Terms; Vacancy - Sec. 453.055. TERMS; VACANCY. (a) Members of the board serve...
Section 453.056. Grounds for Removal - Sec. 453.056. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground...
Section 453.057. Per Diem Reimbursement - Sec. 453.057. PER DIEM REIMBURSEMENT. (a) A member of the...
Section 453.058. Officers - Sec. 453.058. OFFICERS. (a) The governor shall designate a member...
Section 453.059. Meetings - Sec. 453.059. MEETINGS. (a) A special meeting of the board:...
Section 453.060. Training - Sec. 453.060. TRAINING. (a) A person who is appointed to...
Section 453.061. Civil Liability - Sec. 453.061. CIVIL LIABILITY. A member of the board is...
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 453.101. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 453.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. Except as provided by...
Section 453.102. Rules - Sec. 453.102. RULES. (a) The board may adopt rules necessary...
Section 453.103. Rules Regarding Advertising or Competitive Bidding - Sec. 453.103. RULES REGARDING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) The...
Section 453.104. Fees - Sec. 453.104. FEES. (a) The board may recommend to the...
Section 453.105. Employees; Division of Responsibilities - Sec. 453.105. EMPLOYEES; DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES. (a) The board may...
Section 453.106. List of License Holders - Sec. 453.106. LIST OF LICENSE HOLDERS. (a) The secretary shall...
Section 453.1061. Place of Employment - Sec. 453.1061. PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. The board may require that...
Section 453.107. Board Duties Regarding Complaints - Sec. 453.107. BOARD DUTIES REGARDING COMPLAINTS. (a) The board by...
Section 453.108. Prosecuting Violations - Sec. 453.108. PROSECUTING VIOLATIONS. The board shall assist the proper...
Section 453.109. Negotiated Rulemaking; Alternative Dispute Resolution - Sec. 453.109. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. (a) The board...
Subchapter D. Public Interest Information and Complaint Procedures
Section 453.151. Public Interest Information - Sec. 453.151. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION. (a) The board shall prepare...
Section 453.152. Complaints - Sec. 453.152. COMPLAINTS. A license holder shall at all times...
Section 453.153. Record of Complaints - Sec. 453.153. RECORD OF COMPLAINTS. (a) The board shall keep...
Section 453.154. General Rules Involving Complaint Investigation and Disposition - Sec. 453.154. GENERAL RULES INVOLVING COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION AND DISPOSITION. (a)...
Section 453.155. Public Participation - Sec. 453.155. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. (a) The board shall develop and...
Subchapter E. License Requirements
Section 453.201. License Required; Use of Title - Sec. 453.201. LICENSE REQUIRED; USE OF TITLE. (a) A person...
Section 453.202. License Application - Sec. 453.202. LICENSE APPLICATION. (a) An applicant for a physical...
Section 453.203. Qualifications for Physical Therapist or Physical Therapist Assistant License - Sec. 453.203. QUALIFICATIONS FOR PHYSICAL THERAPIST OR PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT...
Section 453.204. Foreign-Trained Applicants - Sec. 453.204. FOREIGN-TRAINED APPLICANTS. (a) To obtain a license under...
Section 453.205. License Examination - Sec. 453.205. LICENSE EXAMINATION. (a) The board by rule shall...
Section 453.207. Reexamination - Sec. 453.207. REEXAMINATION. (a) An applicant who fails to pass...
Section 453.208. Issuance of License - Sec. 453.208. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE. (a) The board shall issue...
Section 453.209. Provisional License - Sec. 453.209. PROVISIONAL LICENSE. (a) The board may issue a...
Section 453.210. Temporary License - Sec. 453.210. TEMPORARY LICENSE. (a) The board by rule may...
Section 453.211. Inactive Status - Sec. 453.211. INACTIVE STATUS. (a) The board by rule may...
Section 453.212. Display of License - Sec. 453.212. DISPLAY OF LICENSE. A license holder under this...
Section 453.214. License by Endorsement - Sec. 453.214. LICENSE BY ENDORSEMENT. (a) The board shall issue...
Section 453.215. Criminal History Record Information for License Issuance - Sec. 453.215. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE. (a)...
Subchapter F. License Renewal
Section 453.251. License Expiration - Sec. 453.251. LICENSE EXPIRATION. (a) A physical therapist or physical...
Section 453.252. Renewal of License - Sec. 453.252. RENEWAL OF LICENSE. (a) A person may renew...
Section 453.253. Renewal of Expired License by Out-of-State Practitioner - Sec. 453.253. RENEWAL OF EXPIRED LICENSE BY OUT-OF-STATE PRACTITIONER. (a)...
Section 453.254. Continuing Competence - Sec. 453.254. CONTINUING COMPETENCE. (a) The board by rule shall:...
Section 453.255. Criminal History Record Information Requirement for License Renewal - Sec. 453.255. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL....
Subchapter G. Practice by License Holder
Section 453.301. Practice by Physical Therapist - Sec. 453.301. PRACTICE BY PHYSICAL THERAPIST. (a) A physical therapist...
Section 453.302. Treating Patient Without Referral - Sec. 453.302. TREATING PATIENT WITHOUT REFERRAL. (a) In this section:...
Section 453.303. Prohibited Use of Certain Procedures - Sec. 453.303. PROHIBITED USE OF CERTAIN PROCEDURES. In practicing physical...
Section 453.304. Prohibited Practice - Sec. 453.304. PROHIBITED PRACTICE. It is a violation of this...
Subchapter H. Disciplinary Action and Procedure
Section 453.351. Grounds for Denial of License or Discipline of License Holder - Sec. 453.351. GROUNDS FOR DENIAL OF LICENSE OR DISCIPLINE OF...
Section 453.352. Procedure for License Denial or Disciplinary Action; Schedule of Sanctions - Sec. 453.352. PROCEDURE FOR LICENSE DENIAL OR DISCIPLINARY ACTION; SCHEDULE...
Section 453.3525. Schedule of Sanctions - Sec. 453.3525. SCHEDULE OF SANCTIONS. (a) The board by rule...
Section 453.353. Subpoenas - Sec. 453.353. SUBPOENAS. (a) The board may request or compel...
Section 453.354. Temporary License Suspension - Sec. 453.354. TEMPORARY LICENSE SUSPENSION. (a) The board may temporarily...
Section 453.355. Reissuance of License; Issuance of License After Denial - Sec. 453.355. REISSUANCE OF LICENSE; ISSUANCE OF LICENSE AFTER DENIAL....
Section 453.356. Informal Proceedings - Sec. 453.356. INFORMAL PROCEEDINGS. (a) The board by rule shall...
Subchapter I. Administrative Penalty
Section 453.401. Imposition of Penalty - Sec. 453.401. IMPOSITION OF PENALTY. The board may impose an...
Section 453.402. Amount of Penalty - Sec. 453.402. AMOUNT OF PENALTY. (a) The amount of an...
Section 453.403. Administrative Procedure - Sec. 453.403. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. (a) The board shall adopt rules...
Subchapter J. Other Penalties and Enforcement Procedures
Section 453.451. Injunctive Relief - Sec. 453.451. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. The attorney general, a district attorney,...
Section 453.452. Monitoring of License Holder - Sec. 453.452. MONITORING OF LICENSE HOLDER. The board by rule...
Section 453.453. Civil Penalty - Sec. 453.453. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person found by a...
Section 453.454. Recovery of Costs and Fees - Sec. 453.454. RECOVERY OF COSTS AND FEES. A person other...
Section 453.455. Criminal Offense - Sec. 453.455. CRIMINAL OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense...
Subchapter K. Physical Therapy Licensure Compact
Section 453.501. Physical Therapy Licensure Compact - Sec. 453.501. PHYSICAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT. The Physical Therapy Licensure...
Section 453.502. Administration of Compact - Sec. 453.502. ADMINISTRATION OF COMPACT. The board is the Physical...
Section 453.503. Rules - Sec. 453.503. RULES. The board may adopt rules necessary to...
Section 453.504. Physical Therapy Licensure Compact; Disclosure of Personal Information - Sec. 453.504. PHYSICAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT; DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION....