Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Application for
licensure by reciprocity under Subchapter E may be made at any time.
B. Licensure by endorsement for members of
the military, their spouses and dependents
1.
Applications for licensure received from members of the military, their
spouses, or dependents, as defined by
R.S.
37:3651, will be evaluated and processed in
accordance with the applicable section of
R.S.
37:3651.
C. Graduates of Approved Schools of Physical
Therapy or Physical Therapist Assisting
1. An
applicant who possesses and meets all of the qualifications and requirements
specified by
R.S.
37:2409 and
R.S.
37:2411, as interpreted by §129-139 of this
Chapter, but who has taken the board approved licensing exam in another
jurisdiction, shall nonetheless be eligible for licensure by reciprocity in
accordance with
R.S.
37:2412 if the following requirements are
satisfied:
a. the applicant possesses, as of
the time the application is filed and at the time the board passes upon such
application, a current, unrestricted license in good standing or its equivalent
issued by another jurisdiction;
b.
the applicant has not been disciplined in any jurisdiction for an act which
would have constituted grounds for refusal, suspension, or revocation of a
license to practice physical therapy in this state at the time the act was
committed;
c. the jurisdiction from
whence the applicant comes accords a similar licensing privilege to individuals
licensed as PTs and PTAs in Louisiana; and
d. the requirements for licensure in the
other jurisdiction were, at the date of licensing therein, substantially equal
to the requirements for licensure in Louisiana, specifically §129, as set forth
now or at the time of licensure in the other jurisdiction.
D. Foreign-Educated Physical
Therapist (FEPT) or Foreign-Educated Physical Therapist Assistant (FEPTA)
1. An FEPT or FEPTA is eligible for licensure
by reciprocity as a PT or PTA in accordance with
R.S.
37:2412 if the following requirements are
satisfied:
a. the applicant possesses, as of
the time the application is filed and at the time the board passes upon such
application, a current, unrestricted license in good standing or its equivalent
issued by another jurisdiction;
b.
the applicant has not been disciplined in any jurisdiction for an act which
would have constituted grounds for refusal, suspension, or revocation of a
license to practice physical therapy in this state at the time the act was
committed;
c. the jurisdiction from
whence the applicant comes accords a similar licensing privilege to individuals
licensed as PTs and PTAs in Louisiana; and
d. the requirements for licensure in the
other jurisdiction were, at the date of licensing therein, substantially equal
to the requirements for licensure of foreign-educated PT and PTAs in Louisiana,
specifically §137, as set forth now or at the time of licensure in the other
jurisdiction.
2. An FEPT
or FEPTA who meets the requirements of
§145.C.1 and who has
engaged in the practice of physical therapy for a minimum of 20 hours per week
for at least for at least one year in another jurisdiction, may be eligible for
licensure by reciprocity as a PT or PTA without completing the period of
supervised clinical practice as set forth in
§137 C, at the discretion of the board.
Such request shall be made in writing and submitted with license application
and acceptable documentation of clinical experience.
3. In accordance with
R.S.
37:2410(6) and
R.S.
37:2411.1(6), the board may,
in its discretion, mandate completion of a board approved self-assessment tool,
various education activities, or supervised practice prior to issuance of a
license by reciprocity to a foreign-educated PT or PTA.
E. To be eligible for licensure under
Subsections C. and D. of this Section, applicants shall have met the continuing
education requirements contained in the Practice Act and/or board rules for the
24 months preceding their application for the jurisdiction where they are
currently licensed and practicing physical therapy.
F. An applicant for reciprocity who has a
current, unrestricted license in good standing or its equivalent issued by
another jurisdiction, but has not engaged in the practice of physical therapy
in any jurisdiction or country for a period of four or more years may be
subject to these additional requirements:
1.
licensee may be subject to a three-month period of supervised clinical
practice;
a. if a three-month period of
supervised clinical practice is required, a supervision agreement must be
approved by the executive director before a provisional license will be issued.
The supervision agreement shall be in force for the entire three-month
supervisory period. This licensee may only practice in those facilities and
under the supervision of the PT named in the approved supervision agreement.
Any change in practice site or supervisor must be submitted in a revised
supervision agreement prior to the change taking place. At the end of the
supervisory period, the supervising PT of record shall report to the board the
satisfactory or unsatisfactory completion of the supervision period. If an
unsatisfactory supervision period is reported by the supervising PT of record,
the board, in its discretion, may require an additional three-month supervisory
period; and
2.
completion of remedial courses which may be prescribed by the board.
AUTHORITY
NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
37:2412 and (4) and Act 535 of
2009.
