La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LIV-135

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 12, December 20, 2024

Section LIV-135 - Scope of Subchapter [Formerly Section 115]

A. Applicants. In accordance with R.S. 37:2410(6), the rules of this Subchapter specify additional qualifications, requirements and procedures for the licensing of the following individuals:

1.foreign-educated physical therapist (FEPT)-a person whose education in physical therapy was obtained outside of a jurisdiction of the United States in a program not accredited by CAPTE;

2.foreign-educated physical therapist assistant (FEPTA)-a person whose education in physical therapy was obtained outside of a jurisdiction of the United States in a program not accredited by CAPTE;

3.military-trained physical therapist assistant (MTPTA)-a person whose education in physical therapy was obtained in a military program not accredited by CAPTE.

B. Foreign-educated applicants seeking initial licensure in the United States in Louisiana must obtain a provisional license and complete a period of supervised clinical practice prior to obtaining a permanent license.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LIV-135

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, LR 13:744 (December 1987), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, LR 17:662 (July 1991), LR 18:962 (September 1992), LR 19:208 (February 1993), LR 22:284 (April 1996), LR 24:39 (January 1998), LR 26:1444 (July 2000), LR 28:1979 (September 2002), amended by the Physical Therapy Board, LR 37:3037 (October 2011), Amended by the Department of Health, Physical Therapy Board, LR 442173 (12/1/2018).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:2410 and Act 535 of 2009.