Louisiana § RS 37:2419 - Use of titles and terms; restrictions
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§ RS 37:2419. Use of titles and terms; restrictions
A. The board shall determine by rule the appropriate use of professional credentials by licensees.
B. No person or business entity, its employees, agents, or representatives shall use in connection with that person's name or the name or activity of the business, the words "physical therapy", "physical therapist", "physiotherapy", "physiotherapist", "registered physical therapist", "licensed physical therapist", "doctor of physical therapy", the letters "PT", "DPT", "LPT", "RPT", or any other words, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying directly or indirectly that physical therapy is provided or supplied, unless such services are provided by or under the direction of a physical therapist licensed pursuant to this Chapter.
C. No person or business entity shall advertise or otherwise promote another person as being a "physical therapist" or "physiotherapist" unless the individual so advertised or promoted is licensed as a physical therapist under this Chapter. No person or business entity shall offer, provide, or bill any other person for "physical therapy" or "physiotherapy" unless the individual performing those services is licensed pursuant to this Chapter.
D. A physical therapist assistant shall use the letters "PTA" immediately following his name to designate licensure under this Chapter.
E. No person shall use the title "physical therapist assistant", the letters "PTA", or any other words, abbreviations, or insignia in connection with that person's name to indicate or imply, directly or indirectly, that the person is a physical therapist assistant unless the person is licensed as a physical therapist assistant pursuant to this Chapter.
Acts 1990, No. 708, §1; Acts 2009, No. 535, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 37:2419 ("Use of titles and terms; restrictions") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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