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2016 California Code
Business and Professions Code - BPC
DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS
CHAPTER 5.7 - Physical Therapy
ARTICLE 1 - Administration and General Provisions
Section 2601.

Universal Citation:
CA Bus & Prof Code ยง 2601 (2016)
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2601. For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless otherwise specified:

(a) Board means the Physical Therapy Board of California.

(b) Physical therapist means a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter to practice physical therapy.

(c) Physical therapist assistant means a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter to assist in the provision of physical therapy under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist. Physical therapy assistant and physical therapist assistant shall be deemed identical and interchangeable terms.

(d) Physical therapist technician and physical therapy aide, as described in Section 2630.4, shall be deemed identical and interchangeable terms.

(e) Physiotherapy shall be synonymous with physical therapy.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 389, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2014.)

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