N.J. Admin. Code § 13:39A-7.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:39A-7.1 - Supervision requirement; licensed physical therapist assistant

(a) A licensed physical therapist assistant shall work only under the direct or general supervision of a licensed physical therapist pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter.

(b) The maximum licensed physical therapist to licensed physical therapist assistant ratio shall be one licensed physical therapist to two licensed physical therapist assistants at any one time.

(c) The supervising licensed physical therapist shall retain responsibility for the physical therapy care of the patient being treated by the licensed physical therapist assistant. The licensed physical therapist assistant shall be responsible for patient care within the limits of his or her scope of practice.

(d) In the event of a change of the supervising licensed physical therapist, the subsequent supervisor shall assume responsibility for the ongoing supervision of any licensed physical therapist assistant(s) providing care to the patient and shall become the designated supervisor.

(e) In an emergency situation which causes the unanticipated absence of the supervising licensed physical therapist, a licensed physical therapist assistant may continue to render services to only those patients for which the licensed physical therapist assistant has previously participated in the intervention for established plans of care not to exceed the regularly scheduled operational hours of that particular day.

(f) Every effort shall be made by the licensed physical therapist and/or the licensed physical therapist assistant to obtain supervision in the care described in (e) above.

(g) A licensed physical therapist shall not provide general supervision of a licensed physical therapist assistant until the licensed physical therapist has practiced, either in New Jersey or in another state, for at least one year. A licensed physical therapist shall ensure that a licensed physical therapist assistant has worked, either in New Jersey or in another state, for at least one year prior to providing general supervision of that licensed physical therapist assistant.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:39A-7.1

Amended by 51 N.J.R. 880(b), effective 6/3/2019