49 Pa. Code § 40.4. Admission to practice of physical therapy.

§ 40.4. Admission to practice of physical therapy.

Admission to the practice of physical therapy in this Commonwealth will be granted by the Board as follows:
   (1)  By the issuance of a license to an applicant who meets the requirements for licensure as set forth in sections 5 and 6 of the act (63 P. S. § §  1305 and 1306).
   (2)  By the issuance of a license by endorsement to an applicant who is educated in another state or territory of the United States and who meets the licensing requirements in section 6 of the act (63 P. S. §  1306) and who holds a valid license by examination in another state or territory of the United States, providing the requirements were, at the time of receiving the license, substantially equal to the requirements as set forth in the act.
   (3)  By the issuance of a temporary license to an applicant who meets the licensing requirements as set forth in section 6 of the act.
   (4)  By the issuance of a license to an applicant educated in a jurisdiction other than a state or territory of the United States who meets the licensing requirements as set forth in sections 5 and 6(f) of the act.
   (5)  By the issuance of a license by endorsement to an applicant who is educated in a foreign country and who is authorized to practice as a physical therapist without limitations in the country where the professional education occurred and who holds a valid license by examination in another state or territory of the United States providing the requirements were, at the time of receiving the license, substantially equivalent to the requirements as set forth in the act.

Authority

   The provisions of this §  40.4 amended under section 3(a) of the Physical Therapy Practice Act (63 P. S. §  1303(a)); and section 812.1 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §  279.3a).

Source

   The provisions of this §  40.4 adopted July 29, 1977, effective July 30, 1977, 7 Pa.B. 2138; amended August 27, 2004, effective August 28, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 4697. Immediately preceeding text appears at serial page (304690).

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