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Missouri Physical Therapy License Exemptions |
The law does prohibit any person licensed in as a chiropractor from carrying out the practice for which the person is duly licensed, or from advertising the use of physiologic and rehabilitative modalities; nor shall it prohibit any person licensed or registered in this state under section 334.735 or any other law from carrying out the practice for which the person is duly licensed or registered; nor shall it prevent professional and semiprofessional teams, schools, YMCA clubs, athletic clubs and similar organizations from furnishing treatment to their players and members.
This section, also, shall not be construed so as to prohibit masseurs and masseuses from engaging in their practice not otherwise prohibited by law and provided they do not represent themselves as physical therapists.
Physicians and surgeons licensed under this chapter or to a person in an entry level of a professional education program approved by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) who is satisfying supervised clinical education requirements related to the person's physical therapist or physical therapist assistant education while under on-site supervision of a PT.
A PT who is practicing in the United States Armed Forces, United States Public Health Service, or Veterans Administration under federal regulations for state licensure for health care providers.
Reference
Mo. Rev. Stat. §334.610
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