Section 73-23-51 - Licensing of physical therapists or physical therapist assistants trained in another state; licensing of physical therapists trained in foreign country; examination requirements(1) The board may license as a physical therapist or as a physical therapist assistant, and furnish a certificate of licensure without examination to, any applicant who presents evidence, satisfactory to the board, of having passed an examination before a similar lawfully authorized examining agency or board in physical therapy of another state or the District of Columbia, if the standards for registration in physical therapy or for licensure as a physical therapist assistant in such other state or district are determined by the board to be as high as those of this state. The issuance of a license by reciprocity to a military-trained applicant, military spouse or person who establishes residence in this state shall be subject to the provisions of Section 73-50-1 or 73-50-2, as applicable.(2) Any person who has been trained as a physical therapist in a foreign country and desires to be licensed under this chapter and who: (a) is of good moral character;(b) holds a diploma from an educational program for physical therapists approved by the board;(c) submits documentary evidence to the board that he has completed a course of professional instruction substantially equivalent to that obtained by an applicant for licensure;(d) demonstrates satisfactory proof of proficiency in the English language; and(e) meets other requirements established by rules of the board, may make application on a form furnished by the board for examination as a foreign-trained physical therapist. At the time of making such application, the applicant shall pay the fee prescribed by the board, no portion of which shall be returned. Any person who desires to be licensed under this subsection shall take an examination approved by the board and shall obtain a permanent license. If this requirement is not met, the license of the foreign-trained therapist may be revoked.
Laws, 1980, ch. 543, § 11; reenacted, Laws, 1988, ch. 331, § 11; Laws, 1989, ch. 528, § 8; Laws, 1990, ch. 501, § 9; Laws, 1992, ch. 376, § 2; Laws, 2002, ch. 449, § 8; Laws, 2008, ch. 448, § 9, eff. 7/1/2008.Amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 398, HB 1263,§ 19, eff. 7/1/2021.Brought forward by Laws, 2017, ch. 326, HB 309, 10, eff. 7/1/2017.Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 350, SB 2419, 22, eff. 7/1/2013.