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Board and students discuss supervision, discipline and clinical education during large student Q&A
Summary
The Physical Therapy Board of California used an in‑person student Q&A to review supervision rules for aides and assistants, the disciplinary process, license portability and clinical education concerns; speakers stressed informed consent, documentation and channels for reporting suspected abuses.
Students at Loma Linda University asked the Physical Therapy Board of California about supervision rules, discipline and clinical education during a wide‑ranging question‑and‑answer session the board held as part of its meeting.
Board staff and counsel clarified supervision limits: a licensed physical therapist may simultaneously supervise one physical therapist aide who is performing patient‑related tasks and may supervise up to two physical therapist assistants (PTAs) concurrently. The board explained the difference between an aide and an assistant: PTAs complete formal education and national examination requirements and therefore are subject to a less‑direct supervision standard, while aides act as extensions of the supervising PT and require direct, immediate supervision for patient care.
Michael Conotes,…
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