148A.7 - FALSE USE OF TITLES PROHIBITED.
148A.7 FALSE USE OF TITLES PROHIBITED.
1. A person or business entity, including the employees, agents,
or representatives of the business entity, shall not use in
connection with that person's or business entity's business activity
the words "physical therapy", "physical therapist", "licensed
physical therapist", "registered physical therapist", "doctor of
physical therapy", "physical therapist assistant", "licensed physical
therapist assistant", "registered physical therapist assistant", or
the letters "P. T.", "L. P. T.", "R. P. T.", "D. P. T.", "P. T. A.",
"L. P. T. A.", "R. P. T. A.", or any other words, abbreviations, or
insignia indicating or implying that physical therapy is provided or
supplied, unless such services are provided by or under the direction
and supervision of a physical therapist licensed pursuant to this
chapter.
2. Notwithstanding section 147.74, a person or the owner,
officer, or agent of an entity that violates this section is guilty
of a serious misdemeanor, and a license to practice shall be revoked
or suspended pursuant to section 147.55.
3. This section shall not apply to the use of the term
"physiotherapy" by a provider licensed under this chapter, chapter
151, or by an individual under the direction and supervision of a
provider licensed under this chapter or chapter 151. Section History: Recent Form
2004 Acts, ch 1068, §1; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §56