Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part LIV - Physical Therapy Examiners
Subpart 1 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 1 - Physical Therapists and Physical Therapists Assistants
Subchapter D - Foreign-Educated Graduates
Section LIV-135 - Scope of Subchapter [Formerly Section 115]
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code LIV-135
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
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.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:2410 and Act 535 of 2009.
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