HAR §16-110-5. Duties of support or auxiliary personnel

Support or auxiliary personnel may perform the following treatment or intervention components that they are qualified to perform and as delegated by the supervising physical therapist: (1) A physical therapist assistant, a temporary physical therapist licensee and physical therapy student may perform: (A) Coordination, communication, and documentation; (B) Patient-related instruction; (C) Procedural interactions including but not limited to: (i) Therapeutic exercise; (ii) Functional training in self-care and home management, including activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living; (iii) Functional training in work, including school and play, community and leisure integration or reintegration, including instrumental activities of daily living, work hardening, and work conditioning; (iv) Prescription, application, and, as appropriate, fabrication of devices, and assistive, adaptive, 110-7 §16-110-5 orthotic, protective, supportive, and prosthetic equipment; (v) Airway clearance techniques; (vi) Integumentary repair and protection techniques; (vii) Electrotherapeutic modalities; (viii) Physical agents; and (ix) Mechanical modalities; (2) A physical therapist assistant may perform manual therapy, excluding thrust joint mobilization and spinal and peripheral joint mobilization or manipulation; and (3) A temporary physical therapist licensee and a physical therapy student may perform manual therapy techniques, including mobilization or manipulation. [Eff and comp 12/9/10] (Auth: HRS §§461J-3, 461J-5) (Imp: HRS §§461J-3, 461J-5)