Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends the Education Law to clarify supervision requirements and scope of duties for licensed physical therapist assistants in New York.

Highlights:

• Specifies that physical therapist assistants work under the direction and supervision of a licensed physical therapist (Sec. 1).

• Establishes that a physical therapist assistant’s duties do not include evaluation, testing, interpretation, planning or modification of the patient's plan of care (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes that supervision of the physical therapist assistant by the licensed physical therapist must be continuous, but does not always require on-site supervision; however, the supervising physical therapist must be available for consultation with the assistant or patient within a reasonable amount of time, pursuant to the commissioner's regulations (Sec. 1).

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