Overview
Texas State Board of Physical Therapy
Examiners.
Records
1970-1993
Types of records of
the Texas State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners include correspondence,
memoranda, minutes, reports, opinions, audiotapes, copies of legislative bills,
newsclippings, and press releases. Records range in date from 1970 to 1993.
Correspondence is largely with Board and Committee members, the Governor, the
Attorney General, Assistant Attorneys General, State Representatives and
Senators, and the Sunset Commission. Topics include licensing of physical
therapists; whether or not to combine the Physical Therapy Examiners Board, the
Advisory Board of the Occupational Therapists, and the Advisory Committee of
the Athletic Trainers under one administrative agency; budgetary concerns of
the Board; the administration of licensure examinations; license renewal;
hearings; and investigations following complaints filed against Physical
Therapists.
2 cubic ft.
English.
Restrictions on Access
None.
Restrictions on Use
See the Archives' Preservation Officer to arrange to hear
audiotapes.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Records, Texas State Board of Physical Therapy
Examiners. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and
Archives Commission.
Agency History
The Texas State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners was established by
the 62nd Legislature during regular session through Senate Bill 344 in 1971.
This board is obligated to enforce the Texas Physical Therapy Practice Act
(TPTPA) which was enacted to protect the citizens of Texas from unqualified
persons practicing physical therapy. The board is responsible for examining and
licensing only those physical therapists and physical therapist assistants who
meet the standards set forth in the Act. The board conducts investigations of
all charges and complaints involving possible illegal practices or alleged
violations of the TPTPA. It has the power to revoke or suspend licenses and to
reprimand or place on probation a licensee for violation of the TPTPA or of
rules adopted by the board.
The policymaking body of the agency is a nine-member board, appointed
by the governor with the concurrence of the Senate for overlapping six-year
terms. Six members must be licensed physical therapists and three members,
subject to certain restrictions, must be members of the general public. Various
committees within the board are appointed and disbanded by the chairperson
according to need.
Scope and Contents of the Records
Types of records of the Texas State Board of Physical Therapy
Examiners include correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, opinions,
audiotapes, copies of legislative bills, newsclippings, and press releases.
Records range in date from 1970 to 1993. Correspondence is largely with Board
and Committee members, the Governor, the Attorney General, Assistant Attorneys
General, State Representatives and Senators, and the Sunset Commission. Topics
include licensing of physical therapists; whether or not to combine the
Physical Therapy Examiners Board, the Advisory Board of the Occupational
Therapists, and the Advisory Committee of the Athletic Trainers under one
administrative agency; budgetary concerns of the Board; the administration of
licensure examinations; license renewal; hearings; and investigations following
complaints filed against Physical Therapists.
To prepare this inventory, the described materials were cursorily
reviewed to delineate series, to confirm the accuracy of contents lists, to
provide an estimate of dates covered, and to determine record types.
Arrangement of the Records
These records are arranged in order as received. Some of the records
appear to be arranged in roughly reverse chronological order.
Index Terms
The terms listed here were used to catalog the
records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records.
Subjects:
Physical
therapists--Licenses--Texas.
Physical therapists--Texas.
Physical therapy--Law and
legislation--Texas.
Document Types:
Correspondence--Texas--Physical therapists--1970-1993.
Memorandums--Texas--Physical therapists--1970-1993.
Minutes--Texas--Physical
therapists--1970-1993.
Reports--Texas--Physical
therapists--1970-1993.
Audio
tapes--Texas--Physical therapists--1970-1993.
Bills (legislative
records)--Texas--Physical therapists--1970-1993.
Press
releases--Texas--Physical therapists--1970-1993.
Functions:
Licensing physical
therapists.
Related Material
The following materials are offered as
possible sources of further information on the agencies and subjects covered by
the records. The listing is not exhaustive.
Texas State
Archives
Texas Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational
Therapy Examiners, Organization chart, 1995, fractional.
Texas State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, Records,
1971-1986, 3 cubic ft.
Texas State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, Minutes,
October 1971-October 2001, 2.59 cubic ft. [There is no finding aid for these
unprocessed records. Call numbers are 1998/166-1 through 3.]
Texas Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational
Therapy Examiners, Minutes, November 1993-May 2001, 0.12 cubic ft. [There is no
finding aid for these unprocessed records. Call number is 1998/165.]
Texas Secretary of State, Statutory Filings Division, Statutory
Documents Section, Rosters of Physical Therapists, 1972-1995, 3.58 cubic
ft.
Processing Information
Lisa M. Hendricks, October 1995
Accession Information
Accession number: 1995/162
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the
Texas Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners
on August 22, 1995.
Detailed Description of the Records
Records,
1970-1993,
2 cubic ft.
1995/162-1
Communications with Sunset Commission Staff,
1978-1984
1995/162-1
Sunset Commission correspondence,
1983-1989
1995/162-1
Sunset Commission Meeting,
1984
1995/162-1
Physical Therapy Examiners (PTE) Board responses to
Sunset Commission proposed combination of Physical Therapy, Athletic Training,
and Occupational Therapy,
1984
1995/162-1
Attorney General Correspondence:
1995/162-1
1993
1995/162-1
1992
1995/162-1
1990-1991
1995/162-1
1988-1989
1995/162-1
1985-1987
1995/162-1
1984
1995/162-1
1979-1983
1995/162-1
1972-1978
1995/162-1
Governor's Office Correspondence,
1971-1984
1995/162-1
Communications with Assistant Attorney General's
(A.A.G.) Office, Judy Qadim'asil:
1995/162-1
1988-1989
1995/162-1
assigned to PTE Board 6/30/88 thru (Replaced Celina
Romero),
1989
1995/162-1
Communications with A.A.G.:
1995/162-1
Celina Romero,
1987-1988
1995/162-1
Nazario Saldana,
1986
1995/162-1
Susan German,
1985-1986
1995/162-1
Case files sent to Susan German Assistant Attorney
General to PTE Board,
1985-1986
1995/162-1
Pete Nolan, Attorney General Representative,
1980
1995/162-1
Attorney General Opinions of Interest to Physical
Therapy Examiners (PTE) Board,
1970-1988
1995/162-1
Attorney General Opinions Requested by the PTE Board,
1974-1988
1995/162-2
Letters to Board Members during 65th Legislature,
1977
1995/162-2
State Representatives Correspondence,
1974-1975
1995/162-2
Correspondence, Senators and Representatives, HB [House
Bill] 1209 and HB 1388,
1973-1975
1995/162-2
Board Member Correspondence:
1995/162-2
1986
1995/162-2
1985
1995/162-2
1984
1995/162-2
Correspondence to all Board Members:
1995/162-2
1989
1995/162-2
1988
1995/162-2
1987
1995/162-2
1986
1995/162-2
1985
1995/162-2
1984
1995/162-2
Attorney General Approval of Proposed Rules,
1985-1992
1995/162-2
Athletic Trainers Task Committee,
1982
1995/162-2
Budget Committee Correspondence:
1995/162-2
1985
1995/162-2
1984
1995/162-2
1983
1995/162-2
1982
1995/162-2
1980
1995/162-2
Rules Committee,
1980-1987
1995/162-2
Ethics Committee,
1982-1984
1995/162-2
Education Committee Correspondence:
1995/162-2
1984-1985
1995/162-2
1983-1984
1995/162-2
1982-1983
1995/162-2
1980-1986
1995/162-2
Legislative Budget Board Correspondence,
1979-1988