(1) A person who is a licensed physical therapist shall use the letters “PT” in connection with the person’s name or business in order to indicate that the person is a licensed physical therapist.
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Terms Used In Utah Code 58-24b-503

  • Licensed physical therapist: means a person licensed under this chapter to engage in the practice of physical therapy. See Utah Code 58-24b-102
  • Licensed physical therapist assistant: means a person licensed under this chapter to engage in the practice of physical therapy, subject to the provisions of Subsection 58-24b-401(2)(a). See Utah Code 58-24b-102
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • physiotherapy: means :
              (10)(a)(i) examining, evaluating, and testing an individual who has a physical impairment or injury;
              (10)(a)(ii) identifying or labeling a physical impairment or injury;
              (10)(a)(iii) formulating a therapeutic intervention plan for the treatment of a physical impairment, injury, or pain;
              (10)(a)(iv) assessing the ongoing effects of therapeutic intervention for the treatment of a physical impairment or injury;
              (10)(a)(v) treating or alleviating a physical impairment by designing, modifying, or implementing a therapeutic intervention;
              (10)(a)(vi) reducing the risk of an injury or physical impairment;
              (10)(a)(vii) providing instruction on the use of physical measures, activities, or devices for preventative and therapeutic purposes;
              (10)(a)(viii) promoting and maintaining health and fitness;
              (10)(a)(ix) the administration of a prescription drug pursuant to Section 58-24b-403;
              (10)(a)(x) subject to Subsection 58-28-307(12)(b), engaging in the functions described in Subsections (10)(a)(i) through (ix) in relation to an animal, in accordance with the requirements of Section 58-24b-405; and
              (10)(a)(xi) engaging in administration, consultation, education, and research relating to the practices described in this Subsection (10)(a). See Utah Code 58-24b-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) A person who is a licensed physical therapist assistant shall use the letters “PTA” in connection with the person’s name or business in order to indicate that the person is a licensed physical therapist assistant.
(3) It is unlawful for a person who is not a licensed physical therapist, a licensed physical therapist assistant, or a person described in Subsection 58-24b-304(1)(e) to:

     (3)(a) use, in connection with the person’s name or business, any of the following words or abbreviations:

          (3)(a)(i) physical therapy, except to the extent that the word is used to describe conduct that a person is licensed to engage in under another law of the state;
          (3)(a)(ii) physiotherapy; or
          (3)(a)(iii) any other word, abbreviation, or insignia, indicating or implying, directly or indirectly, that the person practices physical therapy; or
     (3)(b) offer, provide, or bill a person for:

          (3)(b)(i) physical therapy services or anything that is characterized as physical therapy services; or
          (3)(b)(ii) physiotherapy services or anything that is characterized as physiotherapy services.
(4) It is unlawful for a person who is not a licensed physical therapist to:

     (4)(a) except as provided in Subsection (6), use, in connection with the person’s name or business, any of the following words or abbreviations:

          (4)(a)(i) physical therapist;
          (4)(a)(ii) physiotherapist;
          (4)(a)(iii) PT;
          (4)(a)(iv) DPT;
          (4)(a)(v) MPT; or
          (4)(a)(vi) any other word, abbreviation, or insignia, indicating or implying, directly or indirectly, that the person is a physical therapist or physiotherapist;
     (4)(b) advertise that a person who is not a licensed physical therapist is a physical therapist or physiotherapist; or
     (4)(c) promote a person who is not a licensed physical therapist as a physical therapist or physiotherapist.
(5) It is unlawful for a person who is not a licensed physical therapist assistant to:

     (5)(a) use, in connection with the person’s name or business, any of the following words or abbreviations:

          (5)(a)(i) physical therapist assistant;
          (5)(a)(ii) physiotherapist assistant;
          (5)(a)(iii) PTA; or
          (5)(a)(iv) any other word, abbreviation, or insignia, indicating or implying, directly or indirectly, that the person is a physical therapist assistant or a physiotherapist assistant;
     (5)(b) advertise that a person who is not a licensed physical therapist assistant is a physical therapist assistant or a physiotherapist assistant; or
     (5)(c) promote a person who is not a licensed physical therapist assistant as a physical therapist assistant or physiotherapist assistant.
(6) Subsection (4)(a) does not prohibit a person from using a word or abbreviation described in Subsection (4)(a) in connection with the person’s business, if the person employs a physical therapist at the person’s business.

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