OAR 848-040-0175: Standards for Screening Services

(1) “Physical therapy screening” means: (a) The process of determining whether a person or animal would benefit from a physical therapy evaluation or referral to another health care professional; and (b) The process of determining whether a current patient has a new or separate condition that can be addressed by physical therapy treatment or intervention. (2) A physical therapist or physical therapist assistant may conduct or perform a physical therapy screening of a person who is not currently a physical therapy patient. (3) Only a physical therapist may conduct or perform a physical therapy screening of a current patient. (4) A physical therapist or physical therapist assistant shall not delegate the performance of a physical therapy screening to an aide. (5) A screening is not a physical therapy treatment or intervention and does not require or involve performance of an initial evaluation, preparation of a plan of care, or creation of a patient treatment record.