Rule 47. To ensure eligibility for examination, an applicant that graduated from a United States military or non-accredited physical therapist assistant educational program shall provide the required fee and a completed application on a form provided by the department. To be eligible for the NPTE for physical therapist assistants, an applicant shall provide proof, as directed by the department, verifying the completion of a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant educational program that is substantially equivalent to an accredited physical therapist assistant educational program that satisfies the standards under R 338.7141(1). Proof of having completed a substantially equivalent physical therapist assistant educational program must include an evaluation of the applicant's non-accredited education through an evaluation that uses the current FSBPT Coursework Tool for Foreign Educated Physical Therapist Assistants.
Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.7147