Are physical therapist assistants able to perform joint mobilization as well as sharp selective debridement in the state of Kansas?
Physical therapy is defined by K.S.A. 65-2901(a) (http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-statutes) to include therapeutic exercise, manual therapy, debridement and wound care. A physical therapist may delegate physical therapy to a physical therapist assistant who the physical therapist believes to be qualified by training or experience to perform such physical therapy. Improper delegation of physical therapy to an individual who is not qualified is unprofessional conduct pursuant to K.A.R. 100-29-12(a)(23) (http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-kars). Pursuant to K.A.R. 100-29-16(c) (http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-kars), “[t]he determination by the physical therapist to utilize a physical therapist assistant for selected components of physical therapy interventions shall require the education, expertise, and professional judgment of the physical therapist.” The regulation goes on to provide several factors that a physical therapist shall consider. That provision should be read in conj
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