Section 1398.26.1 - Satisfactory Documentary Evidence of Equivalent Foreign Education for Licensure as a Physical Therapist or Physical Therapist Assistant(a) This section is only applicable to those applicants who are graduates of non-accredited physical therapy educational programs that are not located in the United States and applying for licensure on or after the effective date of this regulation.(b) For the purposes of determining educational equivalency for physical therapist licensure, the credential evaluation services will evaluate foreign educational credentials based on the appropriate Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy's (FSBPT) Coursework Evaluation Tool For Foreign Educated Physical Therapists (CWT) in accordance with subsection (e).(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), if an applicant was evaluated utilizing the CWT described in paragraph (6) of subdivision (e), the board shall accept that evaluation in lieu of the corresponding CWT.(d) For the purposes of determining educational equivalency for physical therapist assistant licensure, the credential evaluation services will evaluate foreign educational credentials based on the Coursework Tool for Foreign Educated Physical Therapist Assistants (PTA Tool) in accordance with subsection (e).(e) For the purpose of this regulation, the following publications are incorporated by reference: (1) FSBPT Coursework Tool For Foreign Educated Physical Therapists Who Graduated before 1978--CWT 1 (Rev. 2014-11).(2) FSBPT Coursework Tool For Foreign Educated Physical Therapists Who Graduated From 1978 to 1991--CWT 2 (Rev. 2014-11).(3) FSBPT Coursework Tool For Foreign Educated Physical Therapists Who Graduated From 1992 to 1997--CWT 3 (Rev. 2014-11).(4) FSBPT Coursework Tool For Foreign Educated Physical Therapists Who Graduated From 1998 to June 30, 2009--CWT 4 (Rev. 2015-05 Summary).(5) FSBPT Coursework Tool For Foreign Educated Physical Therapists Who Graduated after June 30, 2009 to December 31, 2016--CWT 5 (Rev. 2014-11).(6) FSBPT Coursework Tool For Foreign Educated Physical Therapists--CWT 6 (Rev. 2016-10) for implementation January 1, 2017.(7) FSBPT Coursework Tool For Physical Therapist Assistants--PTA Tool 1 (Rev. 2012-12).(8) FSBPT Coursework Tool for Physical Therapist Assistants--PTA Tool 2 Implementation Date February 15, 2017.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 1398.26.1
1. New section filed 7-5-2005; operative 8-4-2005 (Register 2005, No. 27).
2. Amendment of section heading and section filed 9-29-2011; operative 10-29-2011 (Register 2011, No. 39).
3. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE filed 12-14-2022; operative 1-1-2023 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 50). Note: Authority cited: Section 2615, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 2650, 2653 and 2654, Business and Professions Code.
1. New section filed 7-5-2005; operative 8-4-2005 (Register 2005, No. 27).
2. Amendment of section heading and section filed 9-29-2011; operative 10-29-2011 (Register 2011, No. 39).
3. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE filed 12-14-2022; operative 1/1/2023 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 50).