Section Phy 306.02 - Educational Requirements for Applicants Educated in Physical Therapy Outside of the United States Applicants for initial licensure as physical therapists who have been educated outside of the United States in programs not meeting any of the standards in Phy 306.01(a) through (c) shall be graduates of a physical therapy education program:
(a) Sponsored by an institution recognized by the education ministry of the country in which the institution is located; and(b) Determined by one of the following credentials evaluators to be substantially equivalent to a physical therapy education program approved by CAPTE: (2) A private or governmental entity evaluating credentials, provided that: a. The entity uses as its evaluation tool the current version of the FSBPT course work evaluation tool for persons who received their physical therapy education outside the United States;b. The credentials evaluator for the entity is trained to use such tool; andc. The entity maintains a quality assurance program.N.H. Admin. Code § Phy 306.02
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