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urn: urn:us-la:rs:37:2408
citation: "R.S. 37:2408"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 37 › Chapter 29 › Part I"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1990, number: 708, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: enactment }
  - { year: 2009, number: 535, section: 4, effective_date: 2010-01-01, role: amendment }
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# License required; limitations

A. No person shall practice, or in any way hold himself out, or designate himself, as a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant unless licensed by the board.

B. A person employed as a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant by the United States government, or any department, agency, or bureau thereof, shall not be required to obtain a license under the provisions of this Chapter. However, such person may engage in the practice of physical therapy outside the course and scope of such federal employment only after obtaining a license in accordance with this Chapter.

C. A license issued pursuant to this Chapter does not authorize the diagnosis of disease.