# KRS § 327.010: 327.010 Definitions > Kentucky · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C327_S327.010 ## Section - **Citation:** KRS § 327.010 - **Heading:** 327.010 Definitions - **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 327 / Section 327.010 ## Text 327.010 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Physical therapy" means the use of selected knowledge and skills in planning, organizing, and directing programs for the care of individuals whose ability to function is impaired or threatened by disease or injury, encompassing preventive measures, screening, tests in aid of diagnosis by a licensed doctor of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, chiropractic, or podiatry and evaluation and invasive or noninvasive procedures with emphasis on the skeletal system, neuromuscular and cardiopulmonary function, as it relates to physical therapy. Physical therapy includes screening or evaluations performed to determine the degree of impairment of relevant aspects, such as but not limited to nerve and muscle function including subcutaneous bioelectrical potentials, motor development, functional capacity, and respiratory or circulatory efficiency. Physical therapy also includes physical therapy treatment performed upon referral by a licensed doctor of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, chiropractic, or podiatry, including but not limited to exercises for increasing or restoring strength, endurance, coordination and range of motion, stimuli to facilitate motor activity and learning, instruction in activities of daily living, and the use of assistive devices and the application of physical agents to relieve pain or alter physiological status. The use of roentgen rays and radium for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes, the use of electricity for surgical purposes, including cauterization and colonic irrigations are not authorized under the term "physical therapy" as used in this chapter; (2) "Physical therapist" means a professional person who has met the educational requirements of this chapter and who is licensed to practice physical therapy pursuant to this chapter; (3) "Board" means the Board of Physical Therapy established by KRS 327.030; (4) "Referral" means the procedure by which a licensed doctor of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, chiropractic, or podiatry designates the initiation of physical therapy treatment by a licensed physical therapist; and (5) "Temporary permit" means a permit granted to an individual who has met all requirements in Kentucky for license application by examination and has made application for examination but who has not yet successfully completed the board approved examination in this or another state. ## Nearby sections - [KRS § 327.010 327.010 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C327_S327.010.md) - [KRS § 327.020 327.020 License required -- Exceptions -- Use of designation or name](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C327_S327.020.md) - [KRS § 327.025 327.025 Obligation to report concerning practitioner's qualifications to practice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C327_S327.025.md) - [KRS § 327.030 327.030 State Board of Physical Therapy -- Membership -- Qualifications -- Vacancies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C327_S327.030.md) - [KRS § 327.040 327.040 Duties and powers of the board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C327_S327.040.md) - [KRS § 327.045 327.045 Impaired physical therapy practitioners committee -- Purposes -- Assessments to support functions -- Immunity of members -- Privileged information -- Annual report](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C327_S327.045.md) - [KRS § 327.050 327.050 Licensing provisions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C327_S327.050.md) - [KRS § 327.060 327.060 Licensing requirements for persons holding a license in another state and persons trained in a foreign country](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C327_S327.060.md) - [KRS § 327.065 327.065 Licensure reciprocity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C327_S327.065.md) - [KRS § 327.070 327.070 Disciplinary actions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C327_S327.070.md) - [KRS § 327.075 327.075 Reinstatement of license or certificate -- Appeal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C327_S327.075.md) - [KRS § 327.080 327.080 Expenses of board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C327_S327.080.md) - [KRS § 327.100 327.100 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C327_S327.100.md) - [KRS § 327.200 327.200 Duty of treating physical therapist utilizing telehealth to ensure patient's informed consent and maintain confidentiality -- Board to promulgate administrative regulations -- Definition of "telehealth"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C327_S327.200.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C327_S327.010. 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