Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) To qualify for a temporary permit to
practice under this section, a military spouse must:
(a) Be the spouse of a member of the Armed
Forces of the United States who is stationed in Oregon.
(b) Hold a qualified license. For the purpose
of this rule, a qualified license means a current, unrestricted license to
practice in good standing as a physical therapist or physical therapist
assistant in another US state or jurisdiction that the Board determines has
licensure requirements that are substantially similar to Oregon requirements
for licensure. To be considered substantially similar, the licensure
requirements of the other US state or jurisdiction must include at minimum:
(A) Verification of graduation from a CAPTE
accredited educational program of physical therapy.
(B) Verification of passage of the NPTE
exam;
(C) A fingerprint-based
criminal background check;
(D)
Verification of any other health practitioner licenses held; and;
(E) Continuing Competence (Continuing
Education) requirements.
(c) Demonstrate competency to practice by
providing sufficient proof that individual received a passing score on the
Oregon Jurisprudence Exam (OR-JAM).
(2) A temporary permit to practice under this
section will be granted upon completion and acceptance of:
(a) A completed military spouse application
form;
(b) Payment of application
fee as listed in OAR 848-005-0020;
(c) Submittal of proof that the individual is
the spouse of an active duty member of the US Armed Forces;
(d) Submittal of proof of spouse's active
military duty order in Oregon;
(e)
Passing score on OR-JAM;
(f)
Verification of the substantial equivalency of licensure requirements of the
qualifying license held in other US state or jurisdiction.
(3) A temporary permit to practice under this
section is valid until the earliest of the following:
(a) Two years after the date of
issuance;
(b) The date the spouse
of the person to whom the permit was issued completes their term of service in
this state;
(c) The date the
person's qualifying license issued by another state or jurisdiction expires, is
revoked, suspended, or otherwise no longer valid.
(4) An individual granted a temporary permit
to practice under this section, who subsequently applies for application by
endorsement under OAR
848-010-0020 within 60 days of
the issue date of the temporary permit may apply the temporary permit fee to
the cost of application by endorsement.
(5) An individual granted a temporary permit
to practice under this section is required to comply with all statutes and
rules that apply to an individual licensed as a physical therapist or physical
therapist assistant, with the exception of:
(a) Individuals are not eligible for a
compact privilege.
(b) Individuals
do not need to complete the continuing competency requirements in OAR
848-035-0020.
Statutory/Other Authority: 2019 Oregon Laws Chapters 142,
626
Statutes/Other Implemented: 2019 Oregon Laws Chapters 142,
626
