West Virginia Code 30-20-1 – Unlawful acts
(a) It is unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice physical therapy in this state without a license or permit issued under the provisions of this article, or advertise or use any title or description tending to convey the impression that they are a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant unless the person has been duly licensed or permitted under the provisions of this article, and the license or permit has not expired, been suspended or revoked.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 30-20-1
- Business entity: means any firm, partnership, association, company, corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company or other entity providing physical therapy services. See West Virginia Code 30-20-3
- License: means a physical therapist license or license to act as a physical therapist assistant issued under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-20-3
- Licensee: means a person holding a license under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-20-3
- Permittee: means any person holding a temporary permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-20-3
- Physical therapist: means a person engaging in the practice of physical therapy who holds a license or permit issued under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-20-3
- Physical therapist assistant: means a person holding a license or permit issued under the provisions of this article who assists in the practice of physical therapy by performing patient related activities delegated to him or her by a physical therapist and performs under the supervision of a physical therapist and which patient related activities commensurate with his or her education and training, including physical therapy procedures, but not the performance of evaluative procedures or determination and modification of the patient plan of care. See West Virginia Code 30-20-3
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
(b) A business entity may not render any service or engage in any activity which, if rendered or engaged in by an individual, would constitute the practice of physical therapy, except through a licensee or permittee.
(c) A person who is not licensed under this article as a physical therapist may not characterize himself or herself as a "physical therapist", "physiotherapist", or "doctor of physical therapy", nor may a person use the designation "PT", "DPT", "LPT", "CPT", or "RPT".
(d) A person who is not licensed under this article as a physical therapist assistant may not characterize himself or herself as a "physical therapist assistant", nor may a person use the designation "PTA".