Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 393 - BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN PHYSICAL THERAPY › Chapter 3 - LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS › Section 393-3-2 - Applicants currently holding a license from another state in the United States

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. The application
				packet will include the following:
1. A form
				prescribed by the board with the appropriate fee.
2. An official transcript which contains the
				school seal from an accredited school. The transcript must contain information
				that the degree received was in physical therapy. If that degree was obtained
				from a foreign school, the applicant must also:
a. Submit written proof that the school of
				physical therapy education is recognized by the ministry of education in the
				country where the school is located. All documents will be in English or
				translated where applicable;
b.
				Submit his or her educational credentials to an approved agency for evaluation
				of their equivalence to the United States trained applicant. If the applicant
				has graduated from an APTA accredited program, he or she is exempt from this
				requirement;
c. Have attained grade
				equivalent to the United States grade C or higher in all professional
				educational course work; and
d.
				Have completed a minimum of six (6) months of experience, approved by the
				board, as a licensed or authorized physical therapist or physical therapist
				assistant under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist.
3. For foreign educated
				applicants, demonstration of proficiency in written and spoken English.
a. The board will accept written verification
				that courses were taught in English to satisfy the requirement of proficiency
				in written and spoken English.
b.
				If the course work was not taught in English, the applicant must attain a
				passing score that is recommended by the Federation of State Boards of Physical
				Therapy in the following tests:
i. The Test
				of English as a Foreign Language (TOELF);
ii. The Test of Spoken English for
				Professionals (TSE-P); and
iii. The
				Test of Written English (TWE).
4. Evidence of passing a physical therapist
				or physical therapist assistant examination. Evidence of examination scores
				must be submitted to the board directly from the testing service.
5. One signed original professional reference
				letter dated within six months of the filing of the application, addressing
				good ethical and competent professional conduct from one of the following
				individuals: a previous employer; an academic and/or clinical instructor; or a
				medical licensed professional peer. The individual providing the reference
				must: print or type her/his name, list her/his current home or employment
				address and her/his current home or work telephone number;
6. Verification of the applicant's licensure
				status from each state where the applicant holds or has ever held a
				license;
7. Accurate information
				relevant to all names the applicant may have had prior to filing an application
				with the board. The applicant shall also immediately notify the board, in
				writing, of any subsequent changes of name and/or address.