Physical Therapy Practice Act
North Carolina · 90 · §§ 90-270.100 to 90-270.99 · 17 sections
Overview
This act governs the practice of physical therapy, establishing a licensing regime for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants and defining what constitutes the practice of physical therapy. It creates a state physical therapy board — setting its composition, meetings, powers, and duties — and charges it with examining applicants, issuing and renewing licenses, recognizing credentials earned elsewhere through reciprocity and provisions for foreign-trained and military-trained applicants, and collecting fees. The act also restricts use of professional titles, exempts certain persons and situations from its requirements, and gives the board enforcement authority through disciplinary action, penalties, cease and desist orders, and injunctive relief.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
Sections covered
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-270.100Fees
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-270.101Exemptions from licensure; certain practices exempted
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-270.102Unlawful practice
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-270.103Grounds for disciplinary action
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-270.104Enjoining illegal practices
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-270.105Title
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-270.106Osteopaths, chiropractors, and podiatrists not restricted
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-270.90Definitions
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-270.91Board of Examiners
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-270.92Powers of the Board
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-270.93Records to be kept; copies of record
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-270.94Disposition of funds
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-270.95Qualifications of applicants for examination; application; fee
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-270.96Criminal history record checks of applicants for licensure
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-270.97Licensure of foreign-trained physical therapists
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-270.98Certificates of licensure
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-270.99Renewal of license; lapse; revival
Enacted in other states
Alabama, California, Florida, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma
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