Protecting the interests of the people of California through the administration and enforcement of the Physical Therapy Practice Act. The PTBC is a California State government agency, which licenses and disciplines physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. The PTBC provides three principal types of consumer services: verifies education and background prior to licensure, provides information about the practice of physical therapy by physical therapists and physical therapist assistants, and investigates complaints against physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. Mission - The mission of the Physical Therapy Board of California is To advance and protect the interests of the people of California by the effective administration of the Physical Therapy Practice Act. Vision Vision - The standard for consumer protection in physical therapy. In 1953 the Physical Therapy Examining Committee was created by Chapter 1823, statutes of 1953 (AB1001). While the name has been changed to the Physical Therapy Board of California (PTBC), the charge to the PTBC by the legislature has been protecting the public from the incompetent, unprofessional and criminal practice of physical therapy since its inception. The PTBC is one of approximately thirty regulatory entities which exist under the organizational structure of the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA).