Michigan Passes Legislation To License PTAs
Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm has signed a law requiring physical therapist assistants (PTAs) to obtain state licensure. Michigan is the 42nd jurisdiction to license PTAs. Thirty-nine other states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico license PTAs; 8 other states regulate PTAs through certification or registration, says the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).
PTAs provide physical therapy services under the direction and supervision of a physical therapist (PT). Licensure for PTAs guarantees that they will have the necessary education and training, and promotes the highest degree of public protection.
The Physical Therapy Board of Licensure and the Michigan Department of Community Health will move forward with the process of promulgating administrative rules, creating a limited license, and distributing the limited license to qualified PTAs by December 31.
The new law also adds term protection for “physiotherapy” and “DPT,” and establishes a continuing education requirement as a condition for PT and PTA licensure renewal.
[Source: American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)]
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