Under ILPA, which statement about PT diagnosis is true?

• A. Amends ILPA
• B. Provides that the limitation on determining a differential diagnosis shall not in any manner limit PT from establishing relevant diagnosis
• C. Removes language requiring diagnosis to be substantiated by physician
• D. None of the above

Answer: (B)

In the ILPA framework, a physical therapist can identify a diagnosis that guides treatment within the PT scope, even while there is a defined limitation on making broader medical differential diagnoses. The important nuance is that this limitation on determining a differential diagnosis does not prevent the PT from establishing a relevant diagnosis for the patient’s rehabilitation needs. This reflects the balance between recognizing the PT’s role in addressing impairment and function, and not overstepping into medical disease diagnoses that typically require physician involvement.

The other options don’t fit this balance: changing the statute to amend ILPA isn’t what this provision describes, and removing language about diagnosis needing physician substantiation would alter the established requirements outside of what the statement asserts.