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Colorado Revised Statutes Title 12. Professions and Occupations § 12-285-203. Limitations on authority

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) Nothing in this part 2 authorizes a physical therapist assistant to perform any of the following acts:

(a) Practice of medicine, surgery, or any other form of healing except as authorized by this part 2; or

(b) Use of roentgen rays and radioactive materials for therapeutic purposes, use of electricity for surgical purposes, or diagnosis of disease.

(2) A physical therapist assistant shall not practice physical therapy unless the assistant works under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist.

(3) A physical therapist assistant:

(a) Shall not perform sharp wound debridement;

(b) May perform general wound care and nonsharp debridement, including mechanical, autolytic, enzymatic, and maggot, under the supervision of a physical therapist when debridement is consistent with the scope of physical therapy practice.

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