Pennsylvania Code
Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS
Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS
Chapter 40 - STATE BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
Subchapter C - PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS
CERTIFICATION
Section 40.163 - Requirements for certification
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Under section 9.1(a) of the act (63 P.S. § 1309.1(a)), an applicant for certification by examination shall submit evidence of the following:
(b) Under section 6(d.1) of the act (63 P.S. § 1306(d.1)), an applicant for reciprocal certification shall submit evidence of a valid license, certificate or registration as a physical therapist assistant issued by another state, territory or the District of Columbia, where the requirements for licensure, certification or registration were on the date of issuance substantially the same as those required by this Commonwealth, and which accords similar privileges to persons certified as physical therapist assistants in this Commonwealth.
The provisions of this §40.163 amended under section 3(a), 4(a), 6, 7.2, 9.1 and 11(a) of the Physical Therapy Practice Act (63 P. S. §§ 1303(a), 1304(a), 1306, 1307.2, 1309.1 and 1311(a)); section 812.1 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 279.3a); and section 16 of the act of July 4, 2008 (P. L. 293, No. 38).
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 40.162 (relating to application for certification); 49 Pa. Code § 40.165 (relating to authorization to provide services as a physical therapist assistant under indirect supervision); 49 Pa. Code § 40.166 (relating to temporary certificate to provide services as a physical therapist assistant); and 49 Pa. Code § 40.191 (relating to renewal of certification).
