Limitations on authority
C.R.S. § 12-285-203
in effect12-285-203. Limitations on authority. (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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