Wisconsin Statutes Regulation and Licensing (Ch. 440 to 480) § 448.50. Definitions

(1m) “Business entity” has the meaning given in s. 452.01(3j).

(1n) “Compact” means the physical therapy licensure compact under s. 448.985.

(1o) “Compact privilege” means a compact privilege, as defined in s. 448.985(2)(d), that is granted under the compact to an individual to practice in this state.

(1r) “Diagnosis” means a judgment that is made after examining the neuromusculoskeletal system or evaluating or studying its symptoms and that utilizes the techniques and science of physical therapy for the purpose of establishing a plan of therapeutic intervention, but does not include a chiropractic or medical diagnosis.

(1v) “Examining board” means the physical therapy examining board.

(2) “Licensee” means a person who is licensed under this subchapter.

(3) “Physical therapist” means an individual who has been graduated from a school of physical therapy and holds a license to practice physical therapy granted by the examining board or who holds a physical therapist compact privilege.

(3m) “Physical therapist assistant” means an individual who holds a license as a physical therapist assistant granted by the examining board or who holds a physical therapist assistant compact privilege.

(5) “Sexual misconduct with a patient” means any of the following:

(6) “Therapeutic intervention” means the purposeful and skilled interaction between a physical therapist, patient, and, if appropriate, individuals involved in the patient's care, using physical therapy procedures or techniques that are intended to produce changes in the patient's condition and that are consistent with diagnosis and prognosis.