TITLE 22. EXAMINING BOARDS

PART 16. TEXAS BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS

CHAPTER 341. LICENSE RENEWAL

The Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners adopts the amendment to 22 TAC §341.2 relating to the components of the jurisprudence assessment module that must be completed as part of a licensee's total continuing competence requirement. The amendment is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the March 6, 2026 issue of the Texas Register (51 TexReg 1368). The rule will not be republished.

The adopted amendment is necessary to implement changes made by the American Physical Therapy Association's adoption of a new Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapy Profession that combines the Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist and the Standards of Ethical Conduct for the Physical Therapist Assistant into one comprehensive document that went into effect on January 1, 2026. The proposal utilizes generic language to describe professional physical therapy code of ethics and standards to avoid the need for additional amendments if documents are changed and renamed in the future.

No comments were received regarding the adoption of the amendment.

The amendment is adopted under the Physical Therapy Practice Act, Title 3, Subtitle H, Chapter 453, Occupations Code, which provides the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners with the authority to adopt rules consistent with this Act to carry out its duties in administering this Act.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on April 22, 2026.

TRD-202601738

Ralph Harper

Executive Director

Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners

Effective date: May 15, 2026

Proposal publication date: March 6, 2026

For further information, please call: (512) 305-6900