# Tex. Occupations Code § 453.004: EFFECT OF CHAPTER; APPLICABILITY > Texas · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C453_S453.004 ## Section - **Citation:** Tex. Occupations Code § 453.004 - **Heading:** EFFECT OF CHAPTER; APPLICABILITY - **Jurisdiction:** Texas - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 453 / Section 453.004 ## Text (a) This chapter does not restrict the holder of a license issued by another state agency from performing health care services within the scope of the applicable licensing act if the license holder: (1) does not represent to another that the license holder is a physical therapist; (2) does not violate Sections 453.201(a) and (c) and 453.304; and (3) practices strictly in conformity with the statutes and rules relating to the license holder's license. (b) This chapter does not apply to: (1) a physical therapy aide; (2) a physical therapy student or physical therapist assistant student: (A) participating in an accredited physical therapy or physical therapist assistant educational program; and (B) being supervised by a license holder under this chapter; (3) a student: (A) participating in an accredited allied health science program leading to licensure by another state agency; and (B) being supervised by properly licensed, certified, or registered personnel; (4) a physical therapist who is licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States if the person is engaging, for not more than 90 days in a 12-month period and under the supervision of a physical therapist licensed in this state, in a special project or clinic required for completion of a post-professional degree in physical therapy from an accredited college or university, and the person notifies the board of the person's intent to practice in this state; or (5) a person who practices physical therapy or as a physical therapy assistant and who is: (A) practicing physical therapy in the United States armed services, United States Public Health Service, or Veterans Administration in compliance with federal regulations for licensure of health care providers; (B) licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States or credentialed to practice physical therapy in another country if the person: (i) is teaching, demonstrating, or practicing physical therapy in an educational seminar in this state for not more than 60 days in a 12-month period, and the person notifies the board of the person's intent to practice in this state; or (ii) by contract or employment, is practicing physical therapy in this state for not more than 60 days in a 12-month period for an athletic team or organization or a performing arts company temporarily competing or performing in this state; or (C) licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States, if the person notifies the board of the person's intent to practice in this state, and: (i) is practicing physical therapy for not more than 60 days during a declared local, state, or national disaster or emergency; or (ii) is displaced from the person's residence or place of employment due to a declared local, state, or national disaster and is practicing physical therapy in this state for not more than 60 days after the date the disaster is declared. ## Nearby sections - [Tex. 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Occupations Code § 453.058 § 453.058. OFFICERS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C453_S453.058.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C453_S453.004. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.