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Qualification for licensure and certification (educated in US) -
ANSWER-1. Be of good moral character.
2. Complete the application process.
3. Be a graduate of a professional physical therapy education
program accredited by a national accreditation agency
approved by the board. 4. Have successfully passed the
national examination approved by the board. 5. Have
successfully passed a jurisprudence examination that tests
the applicant's knowledge of board statutes and rules.
Qualification for licensure and certification (educated outside
US) - ANSWER-3. Provide satisfactory evidence that the
applicant's education is substantially equivalent to the
requirements of physical therapists educated in accredited
educational programs as determined by the board. If the board
determines that a foreign educated applicant's education is not
substantially equivalent it may require the person to complete
additional coursework before it proceeds with the application
process. It is not necessary that coursework completed by the
,applicant be identical in all respects to that required by an
education program in the United States for an entry level
physical therapy degree, but all required content areas must be
evident as required by board rules. Deficiencies may occur
only in coursework and not in essential areas of professional
education and shall not be of a magnitude that would cause the
education to be deemed below entry level preparation for
practice in this state.
4. Provide written proof of legal authorization to practice as a
physical therapist without limitation in the country where the
professional education occurred. The Board may waive this
requirement on receipt of written proof that the applicant
cannot demonstrate legal authorization based on the
citizenship requirements of the country where the
professional education occurred.
5. Provide proof of legal authorization to reside and seek
employment in the United States or its territories.
6. Have passed the board approved English proficiency
examinations if the applicant's native language is not
English.
7. Have participated in an interim supervised clinical practice
period before licensure as approved by the board or shall
have already met this requirement to the board's satisfaction
by virtue of the applicant's clinical practice in another
jurisdiction of the United States.
,8. Have successfully passed the national exa
PTA certification requirements - ANSWER-1. Be of good moral
character.
2. Complete the application process.
3. Be a graduate of a physical therapist assistant education
program accredited by an agency approved by the board. 4.
Have successfully passed the national examination approved
by the board.
5. Have successfully passed a jurisprudence examination that
tests the applicant's knowledge of board statutes and rules.
What does the national exam test? - ANSWER-The national
examination for licensure as a physical therapist shall test
entry level competence related to physical therapy theory,
examination and evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment
intervention, prevention and consultation. The national
examination for certification as a physical therapist assistant
shall test for requisite knowledge and skills in the technical
application of physical therapy services.
Interim permits - ANSWER-A. If a foreign educated applicant
satisfies the requirements of section 32-2022, subsection B,
before the board issues a license it shall issue an interim
, permit to the applicant for the purpose of participating in a
supervised clinical practice period. An applicant who fails the
national examination is not eligible for an interim permit until
the applicant passes the examination.
B. If an applicant who has been educated in the United States
satisfies the requirements of section 32-2022, subsection A
or D, but the board determines that there is evidence that the
applicant lacks the competence to practice as a physical
therapist or work as a
Effective July 24, 2014
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interim permit to the applicant to allow that person to
participate in a supervised clinical practice.
C. The board may issue an interim permit for at least ninety
days but not more than six months.
D. An interim permit holder shall complete, to the satisfaction of
the board, a
period of clinical practice in a facility approved by the board
and under the continuous and on-site supervision of a physical
therapist who holds an unrestricted license issued pursuant to
this chapter.
E. At any time during an interim supervised clinical practice
period, the board may revoke an interim permit because of
the permit holder's incompetence or for a violation of this
chapter. Pursuant to title 41, chapter 6, article 10, the board