Ohio

United States Physical Therapy Practice Acts

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Temporary License Requirements/Availability

• Currently there is no temporary Physical Therapy license in Ohio.

Supervision

• The supervising physical therapist is accountable and responsible at all times for the direction of the actions of
  the persons supervised, including the:
  (1) Physical therapist assistant;
  (2) Student physical therapist;
  (3) Student physical therapist assistant;
  (4) Other licensed personnel; and
  (5) Unlicensed personnel.
• Supervision for a physical therapist assistant does not require the supervising physical therapist to be
  on-site or on location. The supervising physical therapist must be available by telecommunication at all times and
  able to respond appropriately to the needs of the patient.
• Supervision of other licensed personnel: direct supervision from the supervising physical therapist or supervising physical therapist assistant is required whenever the other licensed personnel is performing patient interventions.

Physical Therapy Students

• The Physical Therapy Student may only be supervised by a licensed Physical Therapist who must be on-site to respond immediately to the needs of the patient when the student is performing examinations, evaluations, and interventions.

Continued Competence

• Physical Therapists practicing in the state of Ohio are required to complete a minimum of 24 contact hours per renewal cycle except for the first renewal cycle. (1 contact hour is one clock hour spent in a continuing education activity).
• Each renewal cycle is to be completed by the 31st of January in each even numbered year.

Is there anything unusual about this act?

• The definition of Physical Therapy specifically states that Physical Therapy does not include the use of Roentgen rays or
  radium for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes, or the use of electricity for cauterization or other surgical purposes.

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