Section 6734 - Requirements for a professional licenseTo qualify for a license as a physical therapist, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:
a. Application: file an application with the department;b. Education: have received an education, including a doctoral degree in physical therapy or determined to be equivalent, in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;c. Experience: have experience satisfactory to the board in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;d. Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;e. Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;f. Character: be of good moral character as determined by the department; and g. Fees: pay a fee of one hundred seventy-five dollars to the department for admission to a department conducted examination and for an initial license; a fee of eighty-five dollars for each reexamination; a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars for an initial license for persons not requiring admission to a department conducted examination; and a fee of one hundred fifty-five dollars for each triennial registration period.Amended by New York Laws 2023, ch. 594,Sec. 1, eff. 10/25/2024.