(1) The Board shall:(1) Evaluate the qualifications of physical therapist and physical therapist assistant applicants for licensure;(2) Provide for the examination of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants;(3) Issue licenses to persons who meet the qualifications of this subchapter;(4) Regulate the practice of physical therapy by interpreting and enforcing this subchapter;(5) Issue advisory opinions upon request regarding this subchapter;(6) Adopt and revise rules consistent with this subchapter. Such rules, when lawfully adopted, have the effect of law;(7) Establish mechanisms for assessing the continuing professional competence of physical therapists to practice physical therapy;(8) Establish mechanisms for assessing the continuing professional competence of physical therapist assistants to practice physical therapy;(9) Establish and collect fees for sustaining the necessary operation and expenses of the Board;(10) Maintain a current list of all persons regulated under this subchapter. This information includes the person’s name, current business and residential address, email address, telephone numbers, and license number;(11) Provide information to the public regarding the complaint process;(12) Report final disciplinary action taken against a licensee to a national disciplinary database recognized by the Board or as required by law;(13) Report information of alleged unlawful conduct by licensees, unlicensed individuals, other health care providers and entities to the appropriate county, state or federal authority; and(14) Publish, at least annually, Board rulings, opinions, and interpretations of statutes or rules in order to guide persons regulated pursuant to this subchapter.
(1) Evaluate the qualifications of physical therapist and physical therapist assistant applicants for licensure;
(2) Provide for the examination of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants;
(3) Issue licenses to persons who meet the qualifications of this subchapter;
(4) Regulate the practice of physical therapy by interpreting and enforcing this subchapter;
(5) Issue advisory opinions upon request regarding this subchapter;
(6) Adopt and revise rules consistent with this subchapter. Such rules, when lawfully adopted, have the effect of law;
(7) Establish mechanisms for assessing the continuing professional competence of physical therapists to practice physical therapy;
(8) Establish mechanisms for assessing the continuing professional competence of physical therapist assistants to practice physical therapy;
(9) Establish and collect fees for sustaining the necessary operation and expenses of the Board;
(10) Maintain a current list of all persons regulated under this subchapter. This information includes the person’s name, current business and residential address, email address, telephone numbers, and license number;
(11) Provide information to the public regarding the complaint process;
(12) Report final disciplinary action taken against a licensee to a national disciplinary database recognized by the Board or as required by law;
(13) Report information of alleged unlawful conduct by licensees, unlicensed individuals, other health care providers and entities to the appropriate county, state or federal authority; and
(14) Publish, at least annually, Board rulings, opinions, and interpretations of statutes or rules in order to guide persons regulated pursuant to this subchapter.