(1) In addition to all other powers and duties given to the board by law, the board may:
Certify physical therapist assistants to practice;
Evaluate the qualifications of applicants for certification, issue and renew the certifications authorized under this part 2, and take the disciplinary actions authorized under this part 2 and section 12-20-404;
Conduct hearings in accordance with section 12-20-403 upon charges for disciplineof a certified physical therapist assistant and cause the prosecution and enjoinder, in accordance with section 12-20-406, of all persons violating this part 2; (d) Establish fines under section 12-285-129.
The board may promulgate rules pursuant to section 12-20-204 to implement, administer, and enforce this part 2.
The authority granted to the board by this part 2 does not authorize the board toarbitrate or adjudicate fee disputes between physical therapist assistants or between a physical therapist assistant and another party.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1530, § 1, effective October 1.
Editor's note: Subsection (1) is similar to former § 12-41-201 (1); subsection (2) is similar to former § 12-41-201 (3); and subsection (3) is similar to former § 12-41-219, as those sections existed prior to 2019.