Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-285-203
Limitations on authority.
Effective Aug 7, 2024L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1531, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2024: (3) added, (HB 24-1327), ch. 421, p. 2878, § 9, effective August 7.
(1) Nothing in this part 2 authorizes a physical therapist assistant to perform any of the following acts:
- (a) Practice of medicine, surgery, or any other form of healing except as authorized by this part 2; or
- (b) Use of roentgen rays and radioactive materials for therapeutic purposes, use of electricity for surgical purposes, or diagnosis of disease.
- (2) A physical therapist assistant shall not practice physical therapy unless the assistant works under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist.
(3) A physical therapist assistant:
- (a) Shall not perform sharp wound debridement;
- (b) May perform general wound care and nonsharp debridement, including mechanical, autolytic, enzymatic, and maggot, under the supervision of a physical therapist when debridement is consistent with the scope of physical therapy practice.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1531, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2024: (3) added, (HB 24-1327), ch. 421, p. 2878, § 9, effective August 7.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-41-203 as it existed prior to 2019.