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Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-13-302

Referrals — Ethical standards

Known as the Occupational and Physical Therapy Practice Act

The act spans §§ 63–63 (40 sections).

Acts 1999, ch. 528, § 13.

(1) A physical therapist shall refer persons under the physical therapist's care to appropriate health care practitioners, after consultation with the referring practitioner, if the physical therapist has reasonable cause to believe symptoms or conditions are present that require services beyond the scope of practice or when physical therapy treatment is contraindicated.

(2) Physical therapists shall adhere to the recognized standards of ethics of the physical therapy profession and as further established by rule.

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.