1. The Board may issue a license by
endorsement as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant to a
foreign educated physical therapist or foreign educated physical therapist
assistant, as applicable, who meets the requirements set forth in subsection
2.
2. To be eligible for licensure
by endorsement pursuant to this section, a foreign educated physical therapist
or foreign educated physical therapist assistant must:
(a) At the time of application, hold a
corresponding valid and current license or certification as a physical
therapist or physical therapist assistant, as applicable, in the District of
Columbia or any state or territory of the United States. A person who holds
only a temporary license or certification as a physical therapist or physical
therapist assistant, as applicable, in the District of Columbia or any state or
territory of the United States is not eligible for licensure by endorsement
pursuant to this section.
(b)
Submit to the Board:
(1) A completed
application establishing that the applicant has met the requirements of this
section.
(2) Verification of each
license or certification as a physical therapist or physical therapist
assistant, as applicable, currently or previously held by the applicant in the
District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States.
(3) Proof that the applicant has successfully
passed:
(I) The National Physical Therapy
Examination administered by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy;
and
(II) The jurisprudence
examination administered pursuant to subsection 2 of NAC
640.040.
(4) A complete set of fingerprints and
written permission authorizing the Board to forward the fingerprints to the
Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report. The amount of the fees charged
by the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and the
Federal Bureau of Investigation for the handling of the fingerprint cards and
issuance of the reports of criminal histories must be paid by the
applicant.
(c) Arrange
for an original, verified copy of the report of the educational credentials
review performed by the Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy
which evaluates the education of the applicant and verifies that the education
is substantially equivalent to the program of professional education for the
applicable licensure which has been approved by the Board. The educational
credentials review must be performed using the most recent edition of the
Coursework Tool for Foreign Educated Physical Therapists developed by the
Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy, and the curriculum completed by
the applicant must be evaluated in accordance with the standards of the
Federation for use of the Coursework Tool. The report of the educational
credentials review must be received by the Board directly from the Foreign
Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy.
3. A person who does not satisfy the
requirements for licensure by endorsement pursuant to subsection 2 may apply
for licensure by examination pursuant to section 12.
Added
to NAC by Bd. of Phys. Therapy Exam'rs by
R124-21A,
eff. 12/17/2022
