La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LIV-337

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section LIV-337 - Clinical Instruction of Student PTs and PTAs [Formerly Section 321]

A. A clinical instructor shall provide on-premises supervision to a PT student in all practice settings. A clinical instructor shall provide continuous supervision to a PTA student in all practice settings. A PTA may act as a clinical instructor for a PTA student in all practice settings provided that the PT supervisor of the PTA is available by telecommunication device.

B. A PTA can be a clinical instructor for the PTA student.

C. PT students may perform an initial physical therapy evaluation and create the plan of care on each patient, treat and reassess patients, and write discharge summaries under the supervision of a clinical instructor or Supervising PT of Record.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LIV-337

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, LR 13:750 (December 1987), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, LR 15:388 (May 1989), LR 19:208 (February 1993), LR 24:41 (January 1998), LR 26:1447 (July 2000), LR 28:1980 (September 2002), LR 34:1910 (September 2008), amended by the Physical Therapy Board, LR 37:3053 (October 2011), Amended by the Department of Health, Physical Therapy Board, LR 442183 (12/1/2018), Amended by the Department of Health, Physical Therapy Board, LR 451206 (9/1/2019), Amended by LR 471138 (8/1/2021).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:2418(F) and Act 139 of 2010.