Alaska Administrative Code
Title 12 - Professional Regulations
Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing
Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board
Article 4 - Physical Therapy Standards of Practice
12 AAC 54.510 - Supervision of physical therapist assistants

(a) A physical therapist assistant shall work under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist.

(b) A licensed physical therapist is responsible for and shall participate in a patient's care.

(c) Except as specified in 12 AAC 54.500(e), a physical therapist may supervise a maximum of three physical therapist assistants.

(d) A licensed physical therapist assistant shall have written treatment plans formulated by the licensed physical therapist in possession for each patient under the care of the physical therapist assistant. Treatment plans must be revised following periodic evaluations by the licensed physical therapist.

(e) At least once a month, a supervising physical therapist shall provide periodic supervision to a physical therapist assistant while the physical therapist assistant being supervised implements a treatment plan with a patient. Supervision shall be conducted on site or by video or teleconference when in-person supervision is not reasonably practicable. The supervising physical therapist shall be available for consultation with the physical therapist assistant by telephone, verbally, or in writing.

(f) Nothing in this chapter restricts public health service or military personnel engaged in the practice of physical therapy in programs administered by federal agencies.

(g) If a licensed physical therapist agrees to supervise a physical therapist assistant, the supervising physical therapist shall