LAC 46:LIV.330. Supervision Requirements for Graduates of Approved Schools of Physical Therapy or Physical Therapist Assisting Pending Examination

A. A PT holding a provisional license pending examination shall engage in the practice of physical therapy under the supervision of one or more board-approved supervisor(s). B. Supervision of a PT with a provisional license pending examination shall include: 1. daily face-to-face communication between one board-approved supervisor and the provisional license holder; 2. on premises, as defined in §123, observation of patient care by board-approved supervisors in the provisional licensee’s approved practice location(s), a minimum of 2 hours per day with a minimum total of 10 hours per week; and 3. availability of the supervisor at all times to provide advice to the provisional license holder and to the patient during physical therapy treatment given by the provisional license holder. C. A PTA holding a provisional license pending examination shall engage in the practice of physical therapy under the supervision of a board approved supervisor. The PTA applicant holding a provisional license shall receive continuous supervision as defined in §123. D. Supervisor Absence. If the board-approved clinical supervisor cannot fulfill his supervisory obligations for a CAPTE graduate pending examination provisional licensee: 1. if absent for five or fewer consecutive days, another PT in good standing may supervise in his place. In such case, the substitute PT is not required to be approved by the board; however, the board designated supervisor, the substitute supervisor, and the supervised individual, shall all be held accountable for the care provided by those supervised; 2. if absent for more than five consecutive days, the board-approved clinical supervisor of the CAPTE graduate pending examination provisional licensee shall send a written request to the executive director for approval of a substitute supervising physical therapist during his period of absence. The substitution can only occur once written approval is provided by the executive director to the designated supervisor.