Current through September 16, 2024
1. The Board may issue a license by
examination 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 of this section.
2. To be eligible for licensure by
examination pursuant to this section, a foreign educated physical therapist or
foreign educated physical therapist assistant must:
(a) Submit to the Board:
(1) A completed application establishing that
the applicant has met the requirements of this section.
(2) 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.
(3) 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.
(b) 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.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 3, pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language with a score of at
least:
(1) Twenty-two in writing;
(2) Twenty-four in speaking;
(3) Twenty-two in reading; and
(4) Twenty-one in listening.
The minimum passing scores required by this paragraph must be
acquired in a single administration of the test.
3. The requirements of paragraph
(c) of subsection 2 do not apply to an applicant who graduates from:
(a) A program of professional education which
is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education;
or
(b) A college, university or
school of professional training which is located in:
(1) Australia;
(2) Canada, with the exception of the
province of Quebec;
(3)
Ireland;
(4) New Zealand;
or
(5) The United
Kingdom.
4. If
written in a language other than English, each document required to satisfy the
requirements of this section must, at the expense of the applicant, be
translated into English by a professional translator approved by the Board. A
copy of the document in its original language must be received by the Board
directly from the professional translator, accompanied by the translation of
that document and a notarized certification executed by the translator,
attesting to the accuracy of the translation.
Added
to NAC by Bd. of Phys. Therapy Exam'rs by
R124-21A,
eff. 12/17/2022
NRS
640.050,
640.080
