2013 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 37 - Professions and Occupations
RS 37:2402 - Purpose and intent
§2402. Purpose and intent
A. This Chapter is enacted for the purpose of protecting the public health, safety, and welfare, and to provide for state administrative control, supervision, licensing, and regulation of the practice of physical therapy in Louisiana.
B. It is the intent of this Chapter that only individuals who meet and maintain prescribed standards of competence and conduct may engage in the practice of physical therapy as authorized by this Chapter. This Chapter shall be liberally construed to promote the public interest and to accomplish the purposes stated herein.
Acts 1983, No. 555, §1; Acts 1992, No. 731, §1; Acts 2009, No. 535, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.
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