Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM
Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE
Chapter 137 - LICENSURE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
Section 172-137-004 - LICENSE REQUIREMENTS FOR A PHYSICAL THERAPIST BASED ON TRAINING IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY
Universal Citation: 172 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 137 ยง 004
Current through March 20, 2024
To obtain a license based on training as a physical therapist in a foreign country, applicants must submit a complete application provided by the Department and provide documentation demonstrating that the applicant meets the licensing requirements of Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 38-2901 - 38-2929, 172 NAC 10, and this chapter
004.01 DOCUMENTATION. The following documentation must be provided to the Department.
004.01(A)
EDUCATION. An applicant who graduates from a physical
therapy education program located outside of the United States must show that
the education program is substantially equivalent to an approved physical
therapy program. The applicant must provide:
(1) An official transcript that shows
graduation from a physical therapy education program that prepares the
applicant to engage without restriction in the practice of physical
therapy;
(2) Documentation that
shows that the applicant's school of physical therapy is recognized by its own
ministry of education or other appropriate recognition agency recommended by
the Board and approved by the Department;
(3) Documentation that shows completion of a
credential evaluation through the Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical
Therapy (FCCPT), the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS)
or other similar credential review agency that uses the Federation of State
Boards of Physical Therapy Coursework Tool approved by the Board that
determines that the applicant has met uniform criteria for educational
requirements sent directly to the Department from the evaluating agency;
(a) Applicants that do not hold a license in
another jurisdiction of the United States, must have completed the most current
Coursework Tool evaluation; and
(b)
Applicants that hold a license in another jurisdiction of the United States and
who are actively practicing, must have completed the Coursework Tool evaluation
based on graduation date or more recent, and
(4) Documentation of proficiency of the
English language by obtaining the following:
(a) Test of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL) internet based test (IBT) total minimum score of 89 which includes:
Reading with a minimum score of 21; Listening with a minimum score of 18;
Writing with a minimum score of 24; and Speaking with a minimum score of 26;
or
(b) Hold an official United
States Citizenship and Immigration Services' Health Care Worker Certification
issued no more than five years immediately preceding the date of the
application by the Foreign Credentialing Commission of Physical Therapy (FCCPT)
or Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS); or
(c) Applicants of physical therapy programs
from Australia, Canada, with the exception of Quebec, Ireland, New Zealand, the
United Kingdom, and the United States are deemed to be proficient in the
English language.
004.01(A)(i)
SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCY. Graduation outside the United
States from an approved education program as defined in this chapter
constitutes evidence of substantial equivalency.
004.01(B)
EXAMINATION. Documentation of passing the licensure
examination sent directly to the Department by the examining
entity.
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