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 54.590 - Definitions related to physical therapy
Universal Citation: 12 AK Admin Code 54.590
Current through August 30, 2024
(a) In 12 AAC 54.030 - 12 AAC 54.590,
(1) "continual on-site supervision" means the
supervising physical therapist or physical therapist assistant
(A) is present in the department or facility
where services are being provided;
(B) is immediately available to the
non-licensed personnel being supervised; and
(C) maintains continual oversight of
patient-related duties performed by the non-licensed personnel;
(2) "internship" means
postgraduate on-the-job training of a physical therapist or physical therapist
assistant, approved by the board;
(3) "non-licensed personnel"
(A) means personnel who are
(i) used by a licensed physical therapist or
physical therapist assistant to deliver patient-related duties and non-patient
related duties related to the practice of physical therapy; and
(ii) trained under the direction of a
licensed physical therapist or physical therapist assistant to perform
designated non-patient related duties and patient-related duties related to the
practice of physical therapy;
(B) includes personnel who are referred to as
"aides", "technicians", or "techs";
(4) "non-patient related duties" includes
clerical and maintenance activities and preparation of the work area or
equipment;
(5) "patient-related
duties" means routine tasks that do not require the education, skill, and
training of a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, and for which
the
(A) outcome anticipated for the task is
predictable;
(B) situation of the
patient and the environment is stable and will not require that judgment,
interpretations, or adaptations be made by non-licensed personnel;
and
(C) task routine and process
have been clearly established;
(6) "supervision" means
(A) the licensed physical therapist will be
present whenever a patient is evaluated, a treatment program is established, or
a treatment program is changed; and
(B) the licensed physical therapist is
present to personally review the diagnosis of the condition to be treated, to
authorize the procedure, and before dismissal of the patient, to evaluate the
performance of the treatment given.
(b) In AS 08.84.190, "physical therapy" does not include exercise or activities performed by non-licensed personnel in a home or school setting for the benefit of a patient or student.
Authority:AS 08.84.010
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