Section 61.5-02-02-01 - General licensure requirements for graduates of approved curriculaThe following requirements apply to all applicants for licensure who are graduates of physical therapy or physical therapist assistant curricula approved by the board:
1. United States-educated applicants:a. A completed application form.b. Payment of the fees set by the board.c. An official transcript or electronic confirmation giving evidence of graduation from a curricula approved by the board.d. Passing scores on the national examination approved by the board.e. Completion of the juris prudence examination.f. Completion of other educational requirements as set by the board.g. At the board's discretion, an interview with the board or its designees.h. Completion of a criminal history background check.2. Foreign-educated applicants: a. A completed application form.b. Payment of the appropriate fees set by the board.c. Verification of documents by an agency recognized by the board.d. Satisfactory evidence that the applicant's education is substantially equivalent to the requirements of physical therapists or physical therapist assistants educated in physical therapist or physical therapist assistant education programs approved by the board. Substantially equivalent means an applicant for licensure educated outside of the United States shall have: (1) Graduated from a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant education program that prepares the applicant to engage without restrictions in the practice of physical therapy.(2) Proof that the applicant's school of physical therapist or physical therapist assistant education is recognized by its own ministry of education.(3) Pass the board-approved English proficiency examination if the applicant's native language is not English.(4) For initial licensure, satisfactory completion of the federation of state boards of physical therapy coursework tools in effect in 2017.(5) For licensure by endorsement, satisfactory completion of the federation of state boards of physical therapy 2017 coursework tools, or a prior version in effect at the time of graduation from the physical therapist or physical therapist assistant education program.e. Passing scores on the national examination approved by the board.f. Completion of juris prudence examination.g. At the board's discretion, an interview with the board or its designees.h. At the board's discretion, successful completion of a supervised clinical practice, including one thousand hours of a preceptorship under the onsite supervision of a physical therapist licensed and actively practicing in North Dakota.i. Completion of a criminal history background check.N.D. Admin Code 61.5-02-02-01
Effective December 1, 1980; amended effective July 1, 2004; April 1, 2006.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2016-359, January 2016, effective 1/1/2016.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 376, April 2020, effective 4/1/2020.General Authority: NDCC 43-26.1-03(5)
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-26.1-03, 43-26.1-04