OAR 848-040-0147: Standards for Treatment by a Student PT or Student PTA

(1) A physical therapist may allow a student physical therapist (SPT) or student physical therapist assistant (SPTA), as defined in OAR 848-040-0100(12), to provide treatment consistent with the individual student's education, experience and skills. (2) A physical therapist assistant may allow an SPTA to provide treatment consistent with the individual student's education, experience and skills. (3) At all times, a supervising physical therapist must provide on-site supervision of an SPT or SPTA who provides treatment to a patient. (4) For purposes of this rule "supervising physical therapist" means the physical therapist who is responsible for that patient's treatment on the day the SPT or SPTA provides treatment. (5) For purposes of this rule "on-site supervision" means that at all times the supervising physical therapist is in the same building and immediately available to provide in person direction, assistance, advice or instruction to the student. (6) A physical therapist may delegate supervision of an SPTA to a physical therapist assistant and the provision of subsections (3), (4) and (5) of this rule shall apply to the physical therapist assistant. (7) Documentation by a SPT shall be signed by the student and authenticated by a supervising physical therapist on the same day. Documentation by a SPTA shall be signed by the student and authenticated by a supervising physical therapist or supervising physical therapist assistant on the same day. A SPT's documentation must be completed pursuant to OAR 848-040-0110.