Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 137 - LICENSURE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY › Section 172-137-004 - LICENSE REQUIREMENTS FOR A PHYSICAL THERAPIST BASED ON TRAINING IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY

Current through June 17, 2024
To obtain a license based on training as a physical
				  therapist in a foreign country, applicants must submit a complete application
				  provided by the Department and provide documentation demonstrating that the
				  applicant meets the licensing requirements of Neb. Rev. Stat. §§
									38-2901
				  -
				  38-2929, 172 NAC 10, and this
				  chapter
004.01
DOCUMENTATION.
The following documentation must be
				provided to the Department.
004.01(A)
EDUCATION.
An applicant who graduates from a physical
				therapy education program located outside of the United States must show that
				the education program is substantially equivalent to an approved physical
				therapy program. The applicant must provide:
(1) An official transcript that shows
				graduation from a physical therapy education program that prepares the
				applicant to engage without restriction in the practice of physical
				therapy;
(2) Documentation that
				shows that the applicant's school of physical therapy is recognized by its own
				ministry of education or other appropriate recognition agency recommended by
				the Board and approved by the Department;
(3) Documentation that shows completion of a
				credential evaluation through the Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical
				Therapy (FCCPT), the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS)
				or other similar credential review agency that uses the Federation of State
				Boards of Physical Therapy Coursework Tool approved by the Board that
				determines that the applicant has met uniform criteria for educational
				requirements sent directly to the Department from the evaluating agency;
(a) Applicants that do not hold a license in
				another jurisdiction of the United States, must have completed the most current
				Coursework Tool evaluation; and
(b)
				Applicants that hold a license in another jurisdiction of the United States and
				who are actively practicing, must have completed the Coursework Tool evaluation
				based on graduation date or more recent, and
(4) Documentation of proficiency of the
				English language by obtaining the following:
(a) Test of English as a Foreign Language
				(TOEFL) internet based test (IBT) total minimum score of 89 which includes:
				Reading with a minimum score of 21; Listening with a minimum score of 18;
				Writing with a minimum score of 24; and Speaking with a minimum score of 26;
				or
(b) Hold an official United
				States Citizenship and Immigration Services' Health Care Worker Certification
				issued no more than five years immediately preceding the date of the
				application by the Foreign Credentialing Commission of Physical Therapy (FCCPT)
				or Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS); or
(c) Applicants of physical therapy programs
				from Australia, Canada, with the exception of Quebec, Ireland, New Zealand, the
				United Kingdom, and the United States are deemed to be proficient in the
				English language.
004.01(A)(i)
SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCY.
Graduation outside the United
				States from an approved education program as defined in this chapter
				constitutes evidence of substantial equivalency.