Bill Text: NY A07467 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that the abbreviation of "D.P.T." and title "doctor of physical therapy" may only be used by a person licensed or otherwise authorized by article 136 of the education law to practice physical therapy.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-10-23 - signed chap.354 [A07467 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A07467-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7467
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     April 26, 2017
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        Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Higher Education
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the practice of  phys-
          ical therapy
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 6732 of the education law, as added by chapter  618
     2  of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows:
     3    § 6732. Practice  of  physical  therapy and the use of title "physical
     4  therapist". Only a person licensed or otherwise  authorized  under  this
     5  article shall practice physical therapy or use the title "physical ther-
     6  apist",  "physiotherapist"  or "mechanotherapist" or the abbreviation of
     7  "P.T."  in connection with his or her name or with any trade name in the
     8  conduct of his profession. Only a person licensed or  otherwise  author-
     9  ized  under  this  article  to  practice  physical  therapy, and who has
    10  obtained a doctorate in physical therapy may use the  title  "doctor  of
    11  physical therapy" or abbreviation "D.P.T." in connection with his or her
    12  name  or  with  any  trade  name to indicate or imply that the person is
    13  licensed or otherwise authorized to practice physical therapy.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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