Wisconsin Code § 448.51

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(1) Except as provided in s.
448.52, no person may practice physical therapy unless the person is licensed as a physical therapist under this subchapter or
holds a valid physical therapist compact privilege.
(1e) No person may designate himself or herself as a physical
therapist or use or assume the title “physical therapist,” “physiotherapist,” “physical therapy technician,” “licensed physical therapist,” “registered physical therapist,” “master of physical therapy,” “master of science in physical therapy,” or “doctorate in
physical therapy,” or append to the person’s name the letters
“P.T.,” “P.T.T.,” “L.P.T.,” “R.P.T.,” “M.P.T.,” “M.S.P.T.,” or
“D.P.T.,” or any other title, letters, or designation that represents
or may tend to represent the person as a physical therapist, unless
the person is licensed as a physical therapist under this subchapter or holds a valid physical therapist compact privilege.
(1s) No person may designate himself or herself as a physical
therapist assistant, use or assume the title “physical therapist assistant,” or append to the person’s name the letters “P.T.A.” or
any other title, letters, or designation that represents or may tend
to represent the person as a physical therapist assistant unless the
person is licensed as a physical therapist assistant under this sub-

chapter or holds a valid physical therapist assistant compact
privilege.
(2) Except as provided in s. 448.52 (2m) , no person may
claim to render physical therapy or physiotherapy services unless
the person is licensed as a physical therapist under this subchapter or holds a valid physical therapist compact privilege.

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