(1) “Physical therapy screening” means:
- (a) The process of determining whether a person or animal would benefit from a physical therapy evaluation or referral to another health care professional; and
- (b) The process of determining whether a current patient has a new or separate condition that can be addressed by physical therapy treatment or intervention.
- (2) A physical therapist or physical therapist assistant may conduct or perform a physical therapy screening of a person who is not currently a physical therapy patient.
- (3) Only a physical therapist may conduct or perform a physical therapy screening of a current patient.
- (4) A physical therapist or physical therapist assistant shall not delegate the performance of a physical therapy screening to an aide.
- (5) A screening is not a physical therapy treatment or intervention and does not require or involve performance of an initial evaluation, preparation of a plan of care, or creation of a patient treatment record.
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 688.160
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 688.160(6)(g)
History
OBPT 4-2021, amend filed 04/30/2021, effective 05/01/2021
PTLB 2-2008, f. 12-16-08, cert. ef. 1-2-09