Idaho Code > Title 54 > Chapter 22 – Practice of Physical Therapy
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- Applicant: means a person applying for a license or permit under this chapter. See Idaho Code 54-2203
- Board: means the Idaho physical therapy licensure board. See Idaho Code 54-2203
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Department: means the department of self-governing agencies. See Idaho Code 54-2203
- Division: means the division of occupational and professional licenses. See Idaho Code 54-2203
- Dry needling: means a skilled intervention performed by a physical therapist that uses a thin filiform needle to penetrate the skin and stimulate underlying neural, muscular and connective tissues for the evaluation and management of neuromusculoskeletal conditions, pain and movement impairments. See Idaho Code 54-2203
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- License: means a document issued by the board to a person under this chapter authorizing the person to practice as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant. See Idaho Code 54-2203
- Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
Idaho Code 73-114Physical therapist: means a person licensed under the provisions of this chapter to engage in the practice of physical therapy. See Idaho Code 54-2203 Physical therapist assistant: means a person who meets the requirements of this chapter and who performs physical therapy procedures and related tasks that have been selected and delegated only by a supervising physical therapist. See Idaho Code 54-2203 Physical therapy: means the care and services provided by or under the direction and supervision of a physical therapist. See Idaho Code 54-2203 Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court. Practice of physical therapy: means the exercise of the profession of physical therapy by a person who engages in the following health care activities:
Idaho Code 54-2203Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law. Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed. Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business. Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action. State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114 Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony. Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents. Supportive personnel: means a person or persons trained under the direction of a physical therapist who performs designated and supervised routine physical therapy tasks. See Idaho Code 54-2203 Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.