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 H - Provisional License
Section LIV-172 - CAPTE Graduate Applicants Pending Examination

A. An applicant who has graduated from a CAPTE accredited program and met the requirements of §151 may be issued a provisional license to engage in supervised clinical practice under this Rule and §330 when NPTE testing is available only on limited fixed dates.

B. A provisional license granted to a CAPTE graduate pending examination pursuant to this Rule shall be issued for 90 days and shall designate board-approved supervisors at each worksite. No more than one such provisional license shall be issued to an applicant.

C. A provisional license granted pursuant to this Rule entitles the holder to engage in the practice of physical therapy in the State of Louisiana only for the specified time and creates no right or entitlement to licensing or renewal of the provisional license. The holder of a provisional license issued under this Section shall practice physical therapy only at the physical location approved by the board.

D. The holder of a provisional license pending examination must schedule the licensure examination prior to the provisional license expiration date.

E. When the NPTE is available on an "on-demand" or "continuous" basis to applicants, such provisional licenses will not be issued.