Section 12 AAC 54.050 - Physical therapist temporary permits and scope of practice under those permits(a) The board or department will issue a temporary permit to an applicant for a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant license by examination, other than an applicant who is a graduate of a school of physical therapy that is located outside the United States, if the following are on file with the department: (1) a complete application on a form provided by the department;(2) the temporary permit fee established in 12 AAC 02.320;(3) all items required under 12 AAC 54.030(a);(4) a signed and notarized statement of responsibility from the supervising physical therapist; the statement must indicate that the supervising physical therapist will assume the full responsibility of supervising the applicant.(b) The board or department will issue a temporary permit to an applicant applying for a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant license by credentials, other than an applicant who is a graduate of a school of physical therapy that is located outside the United States, if the following are on file with the department: (1) a complete application on a form provided by the department;(2) the temporary permit fee established in 12 AAC 02.320;(3) all items required under 12 AAC 54.100.(c) The board or department will issue a temporary permit to an applicant for a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant license by examination who is a graduate of a school of physical therapy that is located outside the United States and demonstrates compliance with AS 08.84.03200(1) and 08.84.065(a) to the satisfaction of the board. A temporary permit issued under this subsection expires on the date the scores are posted to the board. The following items documenting compliance with 12 AAC 54.040 must be on file with the department before the temporary permit is issued: (1) a complete application on a form provided by the department;(2) an official copy of a (A) credentials evaluation sent directly to the department from an agency approved by the board; or(B) transcript indicating compliance with AS 08.84.032(a)(1) if the degree was obtained from a foreign program accredited by a board-approved accrediting agency;(3) a signed letter of professional reference on a form provided by the department and sent directly to the department from (A) the head of a physical therapy school; or(B) an instructor, physician, supervising physical therapist, or supervisor;(4) a signed and notarized statement of responsibility sent directly to the department on a form provided by the department from the supervising physical therapist; the statement must indicate that the supervising physical therapist will assume the full responsibility of supervising the applicant;(5) a copy of the confirmation from the testing center indicating the date that the applicant is scheduled to take the national physical therapy examination;(6) a signed letter of verification sent directly to the department on a form provided by the department from the preceptor attesting to the applicant's satisfactory completion of the internship;(7) the application, license, and temporary permit fees established in 12 AAC 02.320;(d) The board or department will issue a temporary permit to an applicant for a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant license by credentials who is a graduate of a school of physical therapy that is located outside the United States if the following are on file with the department:(1) a complete application on a form provided by the department;(2) the temporary permit fee established in 12 AAC 02.320;(3) all items required under 12 AAC 54.110.(e) The board will review an applicant for a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant temporary permit in accordance with 12 AAC 54.915.(f) An applicant for a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant license who is waiting to take the next scheduled examination and who has been issued a temporary permit under AS 08.84.065 may practice only under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist and may not act as a supervisor until a permanent license is issued.(g) The holder of a temporary permit as a physical therapist, issued according to the provisions of AS 08.84.065(b), who is awaiting licensure by acceptance of credentials, may practice without supervision.(h) The holder of a temporary physical therapist assistant permit issued according to the provisions of AS 08.84.065(b) who is awaiting licensure by acceptance of credentials shall practice in accordance with 12 AAC 54.510.Eff. 10/30/82, Register 84; am 7/4/84, Register 90; am 6/1/95, Register 134; am 5/21/97, Register 142; am 2/17/2002, Register 161; am 8/23/2003, Register 167; am 8/19/2004, Register 171; am 7/21/2006, Register 179; am 8/18/2013, Register 207; am 3/27/2024, Register 249, April 2024Authority:AS 08.84.010
AS 08.84.065
Publisher's note: This regulation was inadvertently not printed until July 1995 (Register 134).