Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 24 - BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY › Article 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS › Section R4-24-203 - Foreign-educated Applicant Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. A foreign-educated applicant shall meet
				the requirements in A.R.S. §
									32-2022(B)
				 and the following:
1. The applicant shall comply with the
				requirements in
				R4-24-201.
2. The applicant shall ensure that a document
				required by
				R4-24-201
				or this subsection is:
a. Submitted to the
				Board in English; or
b. Accompanied
				by an original English translation by a qualified translator if the document is
				submitted to the Board in a language other than English and includes an
				affidavit of accuracy by the qualified translator affirming:
i. The qualified translator has translated
				the entire document,
ii. The
				qualified translator has not omitted anything from or added to the translation,
				and
iii. The translation is true
				and accurate.
3. To meet the requirements in A.R.S. §
										32-2022(B)(4),
				the applicant shall state on the application form whether the applicant's
				practice as a physical therapist was limited in the country where the
				professional education occurred. If the applicant's practice was limited in the
				country where the professional education occurred, the applicant shall submit
				to the Board documentation of the limitation, or arrange to have documentation
				of limitation sent directly to the Board, that includes:
a. The name, address, and telephone number of
				the entity that limited the applicant's practice of physical therapy;
b. A description of the action or lack of
				action that led to the limitation on the applicant's practice as a physical
				therapist;
c. A description of the
				limitation on the applicant's practice of physical therapy; and
d. If the limitation is based on citizenship
				requirements of the country in which the professional education was obtained,
				the applicant shall provide the Board with the legal reference for the
				restriction in the laws of the country in which the professional education was
				obtained, a copy of the referenced laws, and an English translation of the laws
				that meets the standards in subsection (A)(2)(b).
4. If English is not the native language of
				the foreign-educated applicant, to meet the requirements in A.R.S. §
										32-2022(B)(6),
				the applicant shall take and pass either of the following tests no more than 18
				months before the date on which the application submitted under
				R4-24-201
				is administratively complete and ensure that the test scores are sent directly
				to the Board by the testing entity:
a. The
				TOEFL. An applicant who takes the TOEFL passes with the following:
i. A score of 560 or more if a paper-based
				test or a score of 220 or more if a computer-based test;
ii. Test of Spoken English with a score of 50
				or more; and
iii. Test of Written
				English with a score of 4.5 or more; or
b. The iBT. An applicant who takes the iBT
				passes with an overall test score of a minimum of 100 and a:
i. Writing section with a minimum score of
				25,
ii. Speaking section with a
				minimum score of 25,
iii. Reading
				section with a minimum score of 25, and
iv. Listening section with a minimum score of
				25.
5. To
				demonstrate that the applicant meets uniform criteria for educational
				requirements according to A.R.S. §
										32-2022(E)(3),
				the applicant shall undergo a credential evaluation to determine that the
				applicant meets the requirements in the course evaluation tool and arrange to
				have a credential evaluation report, prepared within 18 months from the date of
				the application, sent directly to the Board by the credential evaluation
				agency.
6. To meet the requirements
				in A.R.S. §
										32-2022(B)(5),
				the applicant shall obtain a work visa to reside and seek employment in the
				United States issued by the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and
				submit a copy of the work visa to the Board.