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FL Stat § 486.0715 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 486 - Physical Therapy Practice|486.0715 - Physical Therapist; Issuance of Temporary Permit.

486.0715 Physical therapist; issuance of temporary permit.—(1) The board shall issue a temporary physical therapist permit to an applicant who meets the following requirements:(a) Completes an application for a temporary permit on a form approved by the department.(b) Is a graduate of an approved United States physical therapy educational program and meets all the eligibility requirements for licensure under ch. 456, s. 486.031(1)-(3)(a), and related rules, except passage of a national examination approved by the board is not required.(c) Submits an application for licensure under s. 486.041.(d) Demonstrates proof of possessing malpractice insurance.(e) Submits documentation, under rules adopted by the board, verifying that the applicant will practice under the direct supervision of a licensed physical therapist as provided in subsection (3).(2) A temporary permit is not renewable and is valid until a license is granted by the board. A temporary permit is void if the permittee does not pass a national examination approved by the board within 6 months after the date of graduation from a physical therapy training program.(3) An applicant for a temporary permit may not work as a physical therapist until a temporary permit is issued by the board. A physical therapist who is practicing under a temporary permit must do so under the direct supervision of a licensed physical therapist. A supervising physical therapist shall supervise only one permittee at any given time. The supervising physical therapist must be licensed for a minimum of 6 months before the supervision period begins and must cosign all patient records produced by the physical therapist who is practicing under a temporary permit.History.—s. 1, ch. 2012-69.
FL Stat § 486.081 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 486 - Physical Therapy Practice|486.081 - Physical Therapist; Issuance of License Without Examination to Person Passing Examination of Another Authorized Examining Board; Fee.

486.081 Physical therapist; issuance of license without examination to person passing examination of another authorized examining board; fee.—(1) The board may cause a license to be issued through the department without examination to any applicant who presents evidence satisfactory to the board of having passed the American Registry Examination prior to 1971 or an examination in physical therapy before a similar lawfully authorized examining board of another state, the District of Columbia, a territory, or a foreign country, if the standards for licensure in physical therapy in such other state, district, territory, or foreign country are determined by the board to be as high as those of this state, as established by rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. Any person who holds a license pursuant to this section may use the words “physical therapist” or “physiotherapist” or the letters “P.T.” in connection with her or his name or place of business to denote her or his licensure hereunder. A person who holds a license pursuant to this section and obtains a doctoral degree in physical therapy may use the letters “D.P.T.” and “P.T.” A physical therapist who holds a degree of Doctor of Physical Therapy may not use the title “doctor” without also clearly informing the public of his or her profession as a physical therapist.(2) At the time of making application for licensure without examination pursuant to the terms of this section, the applicant shall pay to the department a fee not to exceed $175 as fixed by the board, no part of which will be returned.History.—s. 8, ch. 57-67; s. 7, ch. 67-537; s. 5, ch. 73-354; s. 4, ch. 78-278; s. 2, ch. 79-116; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 9, 24, ch. 83-86; ss. 8, 17, 18, ch. 86-31; s. 7, ch. 89-124; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 462, ch. 97-103; s. 180, ch. 97-264; s. 159, ch. 99-397; s. 2, ch. 2016-70.
FL Stat § 486.085 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 486 - Physical Therapy Practice|486.085 - Physical Therapist; Renewal of License; Inactive Status; Reactivation of License; Fees.

486.085 Physical therapist; renewal of license; inactive status; reactivation of license; fees.—(1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and the fee set by the board not to exceed $200.(2) The department shall adopt rules establishing a procedure for the biennial renewal of licenses.(3) A license that has become inactive may be reactivated upon application to the department and completion of the requirements for reactivation under this section. The board shall prescribe by rule continuing education requirements as a condition of reactivating a license. The continuing education requirements for reactivating a license may not exceed 10 classroom hours for each year the license was inactive.(4)(a) The board shall adopt rules relating to application procedures for inactive status, for renewal of inactive licenses, and for the reactivation of licenses. The board shall prescribe by rule an application fee for inactive status, a renewal fee for inactive status, a delinquency fee, and a fee for the reactivation of a license. None of these fees may exceed the biennial renewal fee established by the board for an active license.(b) The department may not reactivate a license unless the inactive or delinquent licensee has paid any applicable biennial renewal or delinquency fee, or both, and a reactivation fee.(c) The department may not reactivate a license unless the inactive licensee has met the continuing education requirements of subsection (3) or has fulfilled one of the following requirements for reactivation of a license:1. Provides evidence satisfactory to the board that she or he has actively engaged in the practice of physical therapy in good standing in another state for the 4 years immediately preceding the filing of an application for reactivation; or2. Makes application for and passes the examination as provided by s. 486.051 and pays the fee therefor as provided in s. 486.041.History.—s. 4, ch. 67-537; s. 4, ch. 73-354; s. 4, ch. 78-278; s. 2, ch. 79-116; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 10, 24, ch. 83-86; ss. 9, 17, 18, ch. 86-31; s. 32, ch. 88-205; s. 30, ch. 91-220; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 253, ch. 94-119; s. 463, ch. 97-103.Note.—Former s. 486.052.
FL Stat § 486.102 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 486 - Physical Therapy Practice|486.102 - Physical Therapist Assistant; Licensing Requirements.

486.102 Physical therapist assistant; licensing requirements.—To be eligible for licensing by the board as a physical therapist assistant, an applicant must:(1) Be at least 18 years old;(2) Be of good moral character; and(3)(a) Have been graduated from a school giving a course of not less than 2 years for physical therapist assistants, which has been approved for the educational preparation of physical therapist assistants by the appropriate accrediting agency recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation or the United States Department of Education, at the time of her or his graduation and have passed to the satisfaction of the board an examination to determine her or his fitness for practice as a physical therapist assistant as hereinafter provided;(b) Have been graduated from a school giving a course for physical therapist assistants in a foreign country and have educational credentials deemed equivalent to those required for the educational preparation of physical therapist assistants in this country, as recognized by the appropriate agency as identified by the board, and passed to the satisfaction of the board an examination to determine her or his fitness for practice as a physical therapist assistant as hereinafter provided;(c) Be entitled to licensure without examination as provided in s. 486.107; or(d) Have been enrolled between July 1, 2014, and July 1, 2016, in a physical therapist assistant school in this state which was accredited at the time of enrollment; and1. Have been graduated or be eligible to graduate from such school no later than July 1, 2018; and2. Have passed to the satisfaction of the board an examination to determine his or her fitness for practice as a physical therapist assistant as provided in s. 486.104.History.—s. 10, ch. 67-537; s. 6, ch. 73-354; s. 2, ch. 79-116; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 11, 24, ch. 83-86; ss. 17, 18, ch. 86-31; s. 8, ch. 89-124; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 29, ch. 94-310; s. 464, ch. 97-103; s. 181, ch. 97-264; s. 17, ch. 2013-93; s. 32, ch. 2016-230; s. 7, ch. 2017-134.
FL Stat § 486.103 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 486 - Physical Therapy Practice|486.103 - Physical Therapist Assistant; Application for License; Fee.

486.103 Physical therapist assistant; application for license; fee.—A person who desires to be licensed as a physical therapist assistant shall apply to the department in writing on a form furnished by the department. She or he shall embody in that application evidence under oath, satisfactory to the board, of possession of the qualifications preliminary to examination required by s. 486.104. The applicant shall pay to the department at the time of filing the application a fee not to exceed $100, as fixed by the board.History.—s. 11, ch. 67-537; s. 7, ch. 73-354; s. 4, ch. 78-278; s. 2, ch. 79-116; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 12, 24, ch. 83-86; ss. 10, 17, 18, ch. 86-31; s. 33, ch. 88-205; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 465, ch. 97-103; s. 182, ch. 97-264; s. 160, ch. 99-397.
FL Stat § 486.104 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 486 - Physical Therapy Practice|486.104 - Physical Therapist Assistant; Examination of Applicant.

486.104 Physical therapist assistant; examination of applicant.—The examination of an applicant for licensing as a physical therapist assistant shall be in accordance with rules adopted by the board, to test the applicant’s qualifications and shall include the taking of a test by the applicant. If an applicant fails to pass the examination in three attempts, the applicant shall not be eligible for reexamination unless she or he completes additional educational or training requirements prescribed by the board. An applicant who has completed the additional educational or training requirements prescribed by the board may take the examination on two more occasions. If the applicant has failed to pass the examination after five attempts, she or he is no longer eligible to take the examination.History.—s. 12, ch. 67-537; s. 8, ch. 73-354; s. 2, ch. 79-116; s. 364, ch. 81-259; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 13, 24, ch. 83-86; ss. 11, 17, 18, ch. 86-31; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 466, ch. 97-103; s. 183, ch. 97-264.
FL Stat § 486.106 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 486 - Physical Therapy Practice|486.106 - Physical Therapist Assistant; Issuance of License.

486.106 Physical therapist assistant; issuance of license.—The board shall issue a license to each applicant who successfully establishes eligibility under the terms of this chapter and remits the initial license fee set by the board, not to exceed $100. Any person who holds a license pursuant to this section may use the words “physical therapist assistant,” or the letters “P.T.A.,” in connection with her or his name to denote licensure hereunder.History.—s. 14, ch. 67-537; s. 10, ch. 73-354; s. 2, ch. 79-116; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 14, 24, ch. 83-86; ss. 12, 17, 18, ch. 86-31; s. 9, ch. 89-124; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 467, ch. 97-103.
FL Stat § 486.1065 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 486 - Physical Therapy Practice|486.1065 - Physical Therapist Assistant; Issuance of Temporary Permit.

486.1065 Physical therapist assistant; issuance of temporary permit.—(1) The board shall issue a temporary physical therapist assistant permit to an applicant who meets the following requirements:(a) Completes an application for a temporary permit on a form approved by the department.(b) Is a graduate of an approved United States physical therapy assistant educational program and meets all the eligibility requirements for licensure under ch. 456, s. 486.102(1)-(3)(a), and related rules, except passage of a national examination approved by the board is not required.(c) Submits an application for licensure under s. 486.103.(d) Demonstrates proof of possessing malpractice insurance.(e) Submits documentation, under rules adopted by the board, verifying that the applicant will practice under the direct supervision of a licensed physical therapist as provided in subsection (3).(2) A temporary permit is not renewable and is valid until a license is granted by the board. A temporary permit is void if the permittee does not pass a national examination approved by the board within 6 months after the date of graduation from a physical therapy assistant training program.(3) An applicant for a temporary permit may not work as a physical therapist assistant until a temporary permit is issued by the board. A physical therapist assistant who is practicing under a temporary permit must do so under the direct supervision of a licensed physical therapist. A supervising physical therapist shall supervise only one permittee at any given time. The supervising physical therapist must be licensed for a minimum of 6 months before the supervision period begins and must cosign all patient records produced by the physical therapist assistant who is practicing under a temporary permit.History.—s. 2, ch. 2012-69.
FL Stat § 486.107 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 486 - Physical Therapy Practice|486.107 - Physical Therapist Assistant; Issuance of License Without Examination to Person Licensed in Another Jurisdiction; Fee.

486.107 Physical therapist assistant; issuance of license without examination to person licensed in another jurisdiction; fee.—(1) The board may cause a license to be issued through the department without examination to any applicant who presents evidence to the board, under oath, of licensure in another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory, if the standards for registering as a physical therapist assistant or licensing of a physical therapist assistant, as the case may be, in such other state are determined by the board to be as high as those of this state, as established by rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. Any person who holds a license pursuant to this section may use the words “physical therapist assistant,” or the letters “P.T.A.,” in connection with her or his name to denote licensure hereunder.(2) At the time of making application for licensing without examination pursuant to the terms of this section, the applicant shall pay to the department a fee not to exceed $175 as fixed by the board, no part of which will be returned.History.—s. 15, ch. 67-537; s. 11, ch. 73-354; s. 4, ch. 78-278; s. 2, ch. 79-116; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 15, 24, ch. 83-86; ss. 13, 17, 18, ch. 86-31; s. 10, ch. 89-124; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 468, ch. 97-103; s. 161, ch. 99-397.
FL Stat § 486.108 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 486 - Physical Therapy Practice|486.108 - Physical Therapist Assistant; Renewal of License; Inactive Status; Reactivation of License; Fees.

486.108 Physical therapist assistant; renewal of license; inactive status; reactivation of license; fees.—(1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and the fee set by the board not to exceed $150.(2) The department shall adopt rules establishing a procedure for the biennial renewal of licenses.(3) A license that has become inactive may be reactivated upon application to the department and completion of the requirements for reactivation under this section. The board shall prescribe by rule continuing education requirements as a condition of reactivating a license. The continuing education requirements for reactivating a license may not exceed 10 classroom hours for each year the license was inactive.(4)(a) The board shall prescribe by rule an application fee for inactive status, a renewal fee for inactive status, a delinquency fee, and a fee for the reactivation of a license. None of these fees may exceed the biennial renewal fee established by the board for an active license.(b) The department may not reactivate a license unless the inactive or delinquent licensee has paid any applicable biennial renewal or delinquency fee, or both, and a reactivation fee.(c) The department may not reactivate a license unless the inactive licensee has met the continuing education requirements of subsection (3) or has fulfilled one of the following requirements for reactivation of a license:1. Provides evidence satisfactory to the board that she or he has actively engaged in the practice of physical therapy in good standing in another state for the 4 years immediately preceding the filing of an application for reinstatement; or2. Makes application for and passes the examination as provided by s. 486.104 and pays the fee therefor as provided in s. 486.103.History.—s. 13, ch. 67-537; s. 9, ch. 73-354; s. 4, ch. 78-278; s. 2, ch. 79-116; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 16, 24, ch. 83-86; ss. 14, 17, 18, ch. 86-31; s. 34, ch. 88-205; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 254, ch. 94-119; s. 469, ch. 97-103.Note.—Former s. 486.105.
FL Stat § 486.109 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 486 - Physical Therapy Practice|486.109 - Continuing Education.

486.109 Continuing education.—(1) The board shall require licensees to demonstrate their professional competence as a condition of renewal of a license by completing 24 hours of continuing education biennially.(2) The board shall approve only those courses sponsored by a college or university which provides a curriculum for training physical therapists or physical therapist assistants which is accredited by, or has status with an accrediting agency approved by, the United States Department of Education or courses sponsored or approved by the Florida Physical Therapy Association or the American Physical Therapy Association.(3) The board may make exceptions from the requirements of this section in emergency or hardship cases as provided by rule.(4) Each licensee shall maintain sufficient records to demonstrate compliance with this section.(5) The board may adopt rules within the requirements of this section that are necessary for its implementation.History.—ss. 2, 3, ch. 91-277; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 33, ch. 2016-230.
FL Stat § 486.115 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 486 - Physical Therapy Practice|486.115 - Disposition of Fees.

486.115 Disposition of fees.—All moneys collected by the department under this chapter shall be deposited and expended pursuant to the provisions of s. 456.025.History.—s. 24, ch. 61-514; s. 2, ch. 79-116; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 17, 24, ch. 83-86; ss. 17, 18, ch. 86-31; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 144, ch. 98-166; s. 203, ch. 2000-160.Note.—Former s. 486.072.
FL Stat § 486.117 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 486 - Physical Therapy Practice|486.117 - Physical Therapist; Performance of Dry Needling.

486.117 Physical therapist; performance of dry needling.—(1) The board shall establish minimum standards of practice for the performance of dry needling by physical therapists, including, at a minimum, all of the following:(a) Completion of 2 years of licensed practice as a physical therapist.(b) Completion of 50 hours of face-to-face continuing education from an entity accredited in accordance with s. 486.109 on the topic of dry needling which must include a determination by the physical therapist instructor that the physical therapist demonstrates the requisite psychomotor skills to safely perform dry needling. The continuing education must include instruction in all of the following areas:1. Theory of dry needling.2. Selection and safe handling of needles and other apparatus or equipment used in dry needling, including instruction on the proper handling of biohazardous waste.3. Indications and contraindications for dry needling.4. Psychomotor skills needed to perform dry needling.5. Postintervention care, including adverse responses, adverse event recordkeeping, and any reporting obligations.(c)1. Completion of at least 25 patient sessions of dry needling performed under the supervision of a physical therapist who holds an active license to practice physical therapy in any state or the District of Columbia, who has actively performed dry needling for at least 1 year, and who documents that he or she has met the supervision and competency requirements and needs no additional supervised sessions to perform dry needling; or2. Completion of 25 patient sessions of dry needling performed as a physical therapist licensed in any state or in the United States Armed Forces.(d) A requirement that dry needling may not be performed without patient consent and must be a part of a patient’s documented plan of care.(e) A requirement that dry needling may not be delegated to any person other than a physical therapist who is authorized to engage in dry needling under this chapter.(2) The board shall establish additional supervision and training requirements before the performance of dry needling of the head and neck or torso by a physical therapist if the board deems it necessary for patient safety.(3) The department shall, within existing resources, submit a report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on or before December 31, 2022, detailing the number of physical therapists in the state, the number of physical therapists in the state performing dry needling, any increases or decreases in the number of physical therapists in the state by geographic area, and any adverse medical incidents as defined by the board involving physical therapists in the state performing dry needling.(4) The performance of dry needling in the practice of physical therapy may not be construed to limit the scope of practice of other licensed health care practitioners not governed by this chapter.History.—s. 3, ch. 2020-128.
FL Stat § 486.123 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 486 - Physical Therapy Practice|486.123 - Sexual Misconduct in the Practice of Physical Therapy.

486.123 Sexual misconduct in the practice of physical therapy.—The physical therapist-patient relationship is founded on mutual trust. Sexual misconduct in the practice of physical therapy means violation of the physical therapist-patient relationship through which the physical therapist uses that relationship to induce or attempt to induce the patient to engage, or to engage or attempt to engage the patient, in sexual activity outside the scope of practice or the scope of generally accepted examination or treatment of the patient. Sexual misconduct in the practice of physical therapy is prohibited.History.—s. 184, ch. 97-264.