SB13 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tim MelsonSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to physical therapy

Description

Under existing law, physical therapy may only be performed based on a referral from a licensed physician, dentist, chiropractor, physician assistant, or certified registered nurse practitioner, except in limited, enumerated circumstances that allow a licensed physical therapist to perform an initial evaluation or consultation of a screening nature without a referral.

This bill would further provide for the practice of physical therapy by a licensed physical therapist under certain conditions without a referral.

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Subjects

Physical therapy, practice further provided without recent referral under certain conditions by license physical therapist