§ 1398.37. Identification and Supervision of Physical Therapist Students and Interns Defined.

(a) When rendering physical therapy services as part of academic training, a physical therapy student shall only be identified as a “physical therapist student.” A person who has completed the required academic coursework may be identified as a “physical therapist intern” when rendering physical therapy services. When rendering physical therapy services, the required identification shall be clearly visible and include his or her name and working title in at least 18-point type.

(b) The “clinical instructor” or the “supervisor” shall be the physical therapist supervising the physical therapist student or intern while practicing physical therapy.

(c) The supervising physical therapist shall provide on site supervision of the assigned patient care rendered by the physical therapist student or intern.

(d) The physical therapist student or intern shall document each treatment in the patient record, along with his or her signature. The clinical instructor or supervising physical therapist shall countersign with his or her first initial and last name all entries in the patient's record on the same day as patient related tasks were provided by the physical therapist student or intern.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 4-16-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 16).

2. Amendment filed 6-29-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 27).

3. Amendment of section heading, section and Note filed 12-23-2002; operative 1-22-2003 (Register 2002, No. 52).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Section 2615, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 2650.1 and 2650.2, Business and Professions Code.