Current through Rules and Regulations filed through December 27, 2023
A training permit may be issued pursuant to O.C.G.A.
§§
43-33-10 and
43-33-17 of the
Georgia Physical Therapy Act to a qualified applicant following Board-approval
of a properly submitted application.
(a) Qualified applicants are:
1. Graduates of entry-level programs for
physical therapists or physical therapist assistants from either a CAPTE or a
non-CAPTE-accredited school who have taken and passed the national licensing
examination and an examination on the laws and rules governing the practice of
physical therapy in Georgia; or,
2.
Applicants for reinstatement, who have not practiced for two (2) and up to five
(5) years; or,
3. Applicants for
reinstatement who have not practiced for more than five (5) years and who have
successfully taken and passed the national licensing examination and an
examination on the laws and rules governing the practice of physical therapy in
Georgia; or,
4. Applicants for
endorsement, who have not practiced for two (2) and up to five (5) years; or,
5. Applicants for endorsement who
have not practiced for more than five (5) years and who have successfully taken
and passed the national licensing examination and an examination on the laws
and rules governing the practice of physical therapy in
Georgia.
(b) Initial
Applications and Reinstatement Applications.
1.A notarized training permit application
form must be submitted by the trainee's Primary supervisor specifying:
(i) The name and license number of the
trainee supervisor who will be responsible for the conduct of the traineeship
as defined under section (e) of this rule; and,
(ii) The name, address, phone, fax number and
e-mail address of all sites where the trainee and supervisors may be working
during the course of the traineeship; and,
(iii) The effective dates of the traineeship;
and,
(iv) Acceptance of
responsibility for trainee supervision and completion of the performance
evaluation; and,
(v) Termination of
the traineeship as defined herein; and,
(vi) Type of
facility.
(c)
Renewal.
1. A training permit may be renewed
one time, for no more than six (6) months, upon written request and with
approval of the Board, and only for one good and exceptional reason as
determined by the Board. For purposes of this rule, good and exceptional
reasons include but are not limited to:
(i)
Death of an immediate family member; or
(ii) Illness or incapacitation of the
applicant or immediate family member (a physician's statement is required);
or
(iii) Jury duty (proof
required).
(d)
Validity of Permit.
1. Training permits are
subject to the following conditions:
(i) Able
to be initiated in the State of Georgia within three months of issuance of such
permit.
(ii) Must be returned to
the Board by the trainee with a brief explanation of why it was not
used.
(iii) A 480 hour traineeship
must be completed within three (3) months of initiation. A 1000 hour
traineeship must be completed in no less than 6 months or no more than 1 year
if approved by the Board;
(iv) A
training permit shall become invalid and must be immediately returned to the
Board office by the trainee if:
(I) The
trainee fails to complete the traineeship within the above prescribed time
frames; or,
(II) If the trainee
does not exhibit performance satisfactory to the Primary
supervisor.
(e) Supervision.
1. The Primary supervisor or alternate
supervisor named on the training permit application holds full responsibility
under their license for direct, continuous, on-site supervision of the trainee
at all times. The supervisor must assure that the trainee does not perform any
patient care activities in his/her absence.
2. If for some reason the primary supervisor
cannot fulfill their duties as supervisor, a new application requesting a new
supervisor must be approved by the Board. The trainee may not participate in
direct patient care until a new supervisor is approved by the Board. The new
supervisor will assure compliance with all terms and obligations outlined in
this rule.
3. The supervisor and
alternate supervisor must hold a Georgia license in good standing under
O.C.G.A. Title 43, Chapter 33, and have practiced full time for not less than
one continuous year.
4. The
supervisor must regularly evaluate trainee performance in all areas as
specified by the Board to include cosigning any documentation provided by the
trainee. At the end of the traineeship period, the supervisor must submit a
performance evaluation on the board approved traineeship performance evaluation
reporting form.
5. The Primary
supervisor must notify the Board of unsatisfactory performance at which time
the training permit becomes null and void.
6. The supervising therapist will supervise
no more than two (2) trainees at one time.
7. The supervisor must notify the Board
within ten (10) business days when the trainee satisfactorily completes the
traineeship.
O.C.G.A.
§§
43-1-25, 43-33-3, 43-33-10, 43-33-12, 43-33-17.
Original Rule
entitled "Temporary Registration" adopted. F. and eff.
June 30, 1965.
Repealed: F. Mar. 8,
1971; eff. Mar. 28, 1971.
Amended: New Rule entitled "Temporary Registration"
adopted. F. May 1, 1973; eff.
May 21, 1973.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F.
May 31, 1974; eff.
June 20, 1974.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F.
Nov. 27, 1984; eff.
Dec. 17, 1984.
Repealed: New Rule entitled "Temporary License"
adopted. F. Feb. 28, 1986; eff.
Mar. 20, 1986.
Amended: F. Jan. 28,
1987; eff. Feb. 17, 1987.
Amended: F. Dec. 30,
1987; eff. Jan. 19, 1988.
Repealed: New Rule entitled "Training Permits"
adopted. F. May 26, 1993; eff.
June 15, 1993.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F.
Nov. 22, 1996; eff.
Dec. 12, 1996.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F.
June 19, 1998; eff.
July 9, 1998.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F.
May 26, 2005; eff.
June 15, 2005.
Repealed: New Rule of the same title adopted. F.
Sept. 24, 2010; eff.
Oct. 14, 2010.
Repealed: New Rule of the same title adopted. F.
May 25, 2012; eff.
June 14, 2012.
Amended: F. Aug. 28,
2019; eff. Sept. 17, 2019.
