Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-13-201

Legislative purpose

Known as the Occupational and Physical Therapy Practice Act

The act spans §§ 63–63 (40 sections).

Acts 1984, ch. 921, § 3; T.C.A., § 63-13-301; Acts 1999, ch. 415, § 2.

(1) This part is enacted to: Safeguard the public health, safety and welfare;

(2) Protect the public from being misled by incompetent, unscrupulous and unauthorized persons;

(3) Assure the highest degree of professional conduct on the part of occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants; and

(4) Assure that the available occupational therapy services are of high quality to persons in need of such services.

(5) It is the purpose of this part to provide for the regulation of persons offering occupational therapy services to the public.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.