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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 18. Professional and Occupational Licensing |
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Agency 112. Board of Physical Therapy |
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Chapter 20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Physical Therapy |
Section 140. Traineeship requirements
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A. The traineeship shall be approved by the board and under the direction and supervision of a licensed physical therapist.
B. Supervision and identification of trainees:
1. There shall be a limit of two physical therapists assigned to provide supervision for each trainee.
2. The supervising physical therapist shall countersign patient documentation (i.e., notes, records, charts) for services provided by a trainee.
3. The trainee shall wear identification designating them as a "physical therapist trainee" or a "physical therapist assistant trainee."
C. Completion of traineeship.
1. The physical therapist supervising the trainee shall submit a report to the board at the end of the required number of hours on forms supplied by the board.
2. If the traineeship is not successfully completed at the end of the required hours, as determined by the supervising physical therapist, the president of the board or his designee shall determine if a new traineeship shall commence. If the president of the board determines that a new traineeship shall not commence, then the application for licensure shall be denied.
3. The second traineeship may be served under a different supervising physical therapist and may be served in a different organization than the initial traineeship. If the second traineeship is not successfully completed, as determined by the supervising physical therapist, then the application for licensure shall be denied.
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 16, Issue 25, eff. September 27, 2000; amended, Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 01, eff. October 23, 2002; Volume 25, Issue 26, eff. September 30, 2009; Volume 29, Issue 21, eff. July 17, 2013; Volume 30, Issue 10, eff. February 27, 2014.