Alaska Administrative Code
Title 12 - Professional Regulations
Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing
Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board
Article 4 - Physical Therapy Standards of Practice
12 AAC 54.535 - Physical therapy internship standards

Universal Citation: 12 AK Admin Code 54.535

Current through August 30, 2024

(a) This section establishes the standards for a physical therapy internship required under 12 AAC 54.100(5) (C), 12 AAC 54.405(a) (2)(D), or 12 AAC 54.950(e).

(b) An internship must be served

(1) under the continual on-site supervision of a physical therapist licensed under this chapter; and

(2) in an institution that ordinarily provides physical therapy, has a varied caseload, and has on staff at least one physical therapist licensed under this chapter.

(c) A licensed physical therapist serving as a preceptor to an intern is responsible for the intern's experience and for the safety and welfare of the patient.

(d) Upon an intern's completion of the internship, the preceptor shall submit, on a form provided by the board, a statement attesting to the intern's

(1) satisfactory or unsatisfactory completion of the internship; and

(2) level of skill in
(A) completion of evaluation;

(B) program planning;

(C) therapeutic practice;

(D) potential ability to practice safely while unsupervised with sound professional judgment; and

(E) ethics related to the practice of physical therapy.

(e) The board will not accept internship hours claimed before the date that the internship was approved by the board. To be approved by the board, internship hours must be completed no more than six months after the date the internship begins.

(f) In this section, "preceptor" means a physical therapist licensed under this chapter who provides on-site supervision for an intern serving an internship.

Authority:AS 08.84.010

AS 08.84.030

AS 08.84.040

AS 08.84.060

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