Title 20 — Title 20: Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards

Sec. 20-50a. Requirements for surgery. Podiatric surgery requiring an anesthetic other than a local anesthetic shall be performed in a facility accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations or a freestanding surgery center accredited by the Accre…

Sec. 20-51. Examining board: Appointment and qualifications. The Connecticut Board of Examiners in Podiatry shall consist of five members. The Governor shall appoint three members of said board who shall be resident practicing podiatrists of good standing in their profession and …

Secs. 20-52 and 20-53. Removals from examining board. Organization and rules. Sections 20-52 and 20-53 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4554, 4555; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 16; P.A. 77-510; 77-614, S. 376, 609, 610; P.A 80-484, S. 175, 176.)

Sec. 20-54. Qualifications for general practice, medical and nonsurgical treatment of the ankle and surgical treatment of the ankle. Licensure. Exception for surgery under the direct supervision of a physician or surgeon. Effect of license on hospital privileges. (a) No person ot…

Sec. 20-54a. Convening of panel to establish protocol for permitting certain licensed podiatrists to perform total ankle replacement surgery. Report. (a) The cochairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public hea…

Sec. 20-55. Examinations. Fees. The Department of Public Health shall hold examinations under the supervision of the board at least once each year and on such other days and at such time and place as the department may designate. Candidates shall be examined in the following subj…

Sec. 20-56. List of practitioners to be filed. The board shall file with the department a list of the practitioners of podiatry, which list said department shall keep on file until replaced by a new list established by the board. (1949 Rev., S. 4564; P.A. 77-614, S. 378, 610; P.A…

Sec. 20-57. Licensure without examination. The Department of Public Health may accept a certificate issued by the National Board of Podiatry Examiners or the license of any state board of podiatry examiners or duly authorized licensing agency of any state in the United States or …

Sec. 20-58. Transmittal of certificate to Department of Health Services. License. Section 20-58 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4563; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 19; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 175, 176.)

Sec. 20-58a. Professional liability insurance required, when. Amount of insurance. Reporting requirements. (a) Each person licensed to practice podiatric medicine under the provisions of section 20-54 or 20-57 who provides direct patient care services shall maintain professional …

Sec. 20-59. Disciplinary action by board; grounds. The board may take any of the actions set forth in section 19a-17 for any of the following reasons: (1) Procurement of a license by fraud or material deception; (2) conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction, either within o…

Secs. 20-60 to 20-62. Jurisdiction of charges against practitioner; hearing; revocation or suspension of license. Appeal. Restoration of right to practice upon reversal of conviction. Sections 20-60 to 20-62, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4560–4562; 1971, P.A. 101; 870,…

Sec. 20-63. Title “Doctor” not to be used. No person granted a certificate under this chapter shall display or use the title “Doctor” or its synonym without the designation “Podiatrist” or “Podiatric Medicine” and shall not mislead the public as to the limited professional scope …

Sec. 20-64. Ownership or operation of office. Section 20-64 is repealed. (1949, Rev., S. 4566; P.A. 80-484, S. 175, 176.)

Sec. 20-65. Penalty. Any person, except a licensed podiatrist, a licensed naturopathic physician or a physician or surgeon licensed under the provisions of chapter 370, who practices or attempts to practice podiatry, or any person who buys, sells or fraudulently obtains any diplo…

Secs. 20-65a to 20-65e. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 20-65f. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Athletic training” means (A) the application, with the consent and under the direction of a health care provider, of care for an athletic injury, including the application or provision of (i) principles, methods and procedur…

Sec. 20-65g. License required for practice and use of title. (a) Except as provided in section 20-65i, no person may practice athletic training unless such person is licensed pursuant to section 20-65k. (b) No person may use the title “licensed athletic trainer” or make use of an…

Sec. 20-65h. Referral to licensed health care provider. (a) Each person who practices athletic training under standing orders shall make a written or oral referral to a licensed health care provider of any physically active individual who has an athletic injury whose symptoms hav…

Sec. 20-65i. Exceptions to licensing requirement. A license to practice athletic training shall not be required of: (1) A practitioner who is licensed or certified by a state agency and is performing services within the scope of practice for which such person is licensed or certi…

Sec. 20-65j. Qualifications for licensure. Licensure by endorsement. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an applicant for a license to practice athletic training shall have: (1) A baccalaureate or graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution of h…

Sec. 20-65k. License to practice athletic training. Temporary permit. Fees. (a) The commissioner shall grant a license to practice athletic training to an applicant who presents evidence satisfactory to the commissioner of having met the requirements of section 20-65j. An applica…

Sec. 20-65l. Regulations. Administration within available appropriations. The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The commissioner shall administer the provisions of this chapter within available appropri…

Sec. 20-65m. Disciplinary action. Grounds. The Department of Public Health may take any action set forth in section 19a-17 if a person issued a license pursuant to section 20-65k fails to conform to the accepted standards of the athletic trainer profession, including, but not lim…

Sec. 20-66. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Physical therapist” means a person licensed to practice physical therapy in this state; (2) “Physical therapy” means the evaluation and treatment of any person by the employment of the e…

Sec. 20-67. Board of Examiners for Physical Therapists. The Connecticut State Board of Examiners for Physical Therapists shall consist of three physical therapists and two public members, appointed by the Governor, subject to the provisions of section 4-9a. The Governor may appoi…

Sec. 20-68. Meetings. Powers and duties of board, its members and Department of Public Health. The Board of Examiners for Physical Therapists shall meet at least once during each calendar quarter and at such other times as the chairman deems necessary at a time and place to be de…

Sec. 20-69. Salaries and expenses. Section 20-69 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4401; 1953, S. 2205d; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 20.)

Sec. 20-70. Qualifications for examination for licensure. Practice pending examination results. Reexamination. (a)(1) Any person who is a graduate of a school of physical therapy approved by the Board of Examiners for Physical Therapists, with the consent of the Commissioner of P…

Sec. 20-70a. Practice pending examination results for graduates of foreign physical therapy schools. Any applicant for examination for licensure as a physical therapist whose application is based on a diploma issued to the applicant by a foreign physical therapy school shall furn…

Sec. 20-71. Licensure without examination. Physical therapists and physical therapy assistants. Exceptions. (a) The Department of Public Health may issue a license to practice physical therapy without examination, on payment of a fee of two hundred twenty-five dollars, to an appl…

Sec. 20-72. List of registrants. Section 20-72 is repealed. (1953, S. 2211d; 1963, P.A. 143, S. 2.)

Sec. 20-73. Licensure required for practice and use of title. Practice regulated. Fraud in obtaining licensure. Revocation of license. (a)(1) No person may practice as a physical therapist unless licensed pursuant to this chapter. No person may use the term “Registered Physical T…

Sec. 20-73a. Charges against licensee, verification, hearing. Grounds for disciplinary action. Appeal. (a) The Board of Examiners for Physical Therapists shall have jurisdiction to hear all charges of conduct that fails to conform to the accepted standards of the practice of phys…

Sec. 20-73b. Continuing education requirements. Waivers and extensions. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, each physical therapist licensed pursuant to this chapter shall complete a minimum of twenty hours of continuing education during each registration period. Fo…

Sec. 20-73c. Prohibited use of chiropractic terms. No physical therapist or physical therapist assistant licensed to practice under the provisions of this chapter may use the term “chiropractic adjustment” or “chiropractic manipulations” to indicate or imply the application of th…

Sec. 20-73d. Professional liability insurance required. Reports from insurance companies. (a) Each person licensed to practice physical therapy under the provisions of this chapter who provides direct patient care services shall maintain professional liability insurance or other …

Sec. 20-73e. Physical Therapy Licensure Compact. The Physical Therapy Licensure Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the state of Connecticut with any and all jurisdictions legally joining therein in accordance with its terms. The compact is substantially as fol…

Sec. 20-73f. State and national fingerprint-based criminal records check for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. The Commissioner of Public Health shall require each person applying for licensure as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant to submit…

Sec. 20-74. Construction. Administration by commissioner. (a) No provision of this chapter shall confer any authority to practice medicine or surgery, nor shall this chapter prohibit the incidental care of the sick by domestic servants or by persons principally employed as housek…

Sec. 20-74a. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Occupational therapy” means the evaluation, planning and implementation of a program of purposeful activities to develop or maintain adaptive skills necessary to achieve the maximal physical and mental functioning of the ind…

Sec. 20-74aa. Definitions. As used in subsection (c) of section 19a-14 and sections 20-74aa to 20-74cc, inclusive, and 20-74ee: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health. (2) “Department” means the Department of Public Health. (3) “Medical x-ray system” means an …

Sec. 20-74b. Licensing examination. Any person who (1) if an applicant for licensure as an occupational therapist, has attained a bachelor's degree and has graduated from an educational program accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association, or has completed educatio…

Sec. 20-74bb. Qualifications for licensure. Scope of practice. License renewal. Practice pending examination. (a) No person shall operate a medical x-ray system unless such person has obtained a license as a radiographer from the department pursuant to this section. Operation of …

Sec. 20-74c. License by endorsement. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 20-74b, the commissioner may grant a license by endorsement to an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant who presents evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that the applicant is l…

Sec. 20-74cc. Disciplinary action. The department may take any action set forth in section 19a-17 if a person issued a license pursuant to section 20-74bb fails to conform to the accepted standards of the radiographer profession, including, but not limited to, the following: Conv…

Sec. 20-74d. Temporary permit; practice pending examination results. The department may issue a temporary permit to an applicant who is a graduate of an educational program in occupational therapy who meets the educational and field experience requirements of section 20-74b and h…

Sec. 20-74dd. Performance of venipuncture and administration of medication. A radiologic technologist licensed by the Department of Public Health may perform venipuncture and administer medication for diagnostic procedures. (P.A. 93-296, S. 9, 10; 93-381, S. 9, 39; 93-435, S. 59,…

Sec. 20-74e. Exempt activities. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services or activities of: (1) Any person licensed in this state by any other law from engaging in the profession or occupation for which he is licensed; (2) …

Sec. 20-74ee. Construction of chapter. (a)(1) Nothing in subsection (c) of section 19a-14, sections 20-74aa to 20-74cc, inclusive, and this section shall be construed to require licensure as a radiographer or to limit the activities of a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 370…