148A.1 - DEFINITIONS -- REFERRAL -- AUTHORIZATION.
148A.1 DEFINITIONS -- REFERRAL -- AUTHORIZATION.
1. a. As used in this chapter, "board" means the board of
physical and occupational therapy created under chapter 147.
b. As used in this chapter, "physical therapy" is that
branch of science that deals with the evaluation and treatment of
human capabilities and impairments. Physical therapy uses the
effective properties of physical agents including, but not limited
to, mechanical devices, heat, cold, air, light, water, electricity,
and sound, and therapeutic exercises, and rehabilitative procedures
to prevent, correct, minimize, or alleviate a physical impairment.
Physical therapy includes the interpretation of performances, tests,
and measurements, the establishment and modification of physical
therapy programs, treatment planning, consultative services,
instructions to the patients, and the administration and supervision
attendant to physical therapy facilities.
2. Physical therapy evaluation and treatment may be rendered by a
physical therapist with or without a referral from a physician,
podiatric physician, dentist, or chiropractor, except that a hospital
may require that physical therapy evaluation and treatment provided
in the hospital shall be done only upon prior review by and
authorization of a member of the hospital's medical staff. Section History: Early Form
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 148A.1] Section History: Recent Form
84 Acts, ch 1268, § 1; 86 Acts, ch 1238, § 7; 87 Acts, ch 65, § 3;
88 Acts, ch 1002, §1; 95 Acts, ch 108, § 8; 2007 Acts, ch 10, §99
Referred to in § 148A.3