Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 640 - Physical Therapists › Section 640.Sec. 11 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board may issue a license by
		  endorsement as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant to a
		  foreign educated physical therapist or foreign educated physical therapist
		  assistant, as applicable, who meets the requirements set forth in subsection
		  2.
2. To be eligible for licensure
		  by endorsement pursuant to this section, a foreign educated physical therapist
		  or foreign educated physical therapist assistant must:
(a) At the time of application, hold a
		  corresponding valid and current license or certification as a physical
		  therapist or physical therapist assistant, as applicable, in the District of
		  Columbia or any state or territory of the United States. A person who holds
		  only a temporary license or certification as a physical therapist or physical
		  therapist assistant, as applicable, in the District of Columbia or any state or
		  territory of the United States is not eligible for licensure by endorsement
		  pursuant to this section.
(b)
		  Submit to the Board:
(1) A completed
		  application establishing that the applicant has met the requirements of this
		  section.
(2) Verification of each
		  license or certification as a physical therapist or physical therapist
		  assistant, as applicable, currently or previously held by the applicant in the
		  District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States.
(3) Proof that the applicant has successfully
		  passed:
(I) The National Physical Therapy
		  Examination administered by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy;
		  and
(II) The jurisprudence
		  examination administered pursuant to subsection 2 of NAC
		  640.040.
(4) A complete set of fingerprints and
		  written permission authorizing the Board to forward the fingerprints to the
		  Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the
		  Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report. The amount of the fees charged
		  by the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and the
		  Federal Bureau of Investigation for the handling of the fingerprint cards and
		  issuance of the reports of criminal histories must be paid by the
		  applicant.
(c) Arrange
		  for an original, verified copy of the report of the educational credentials
		  review performed by the Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy
		  which evaluates the education of the applicant and verifies that the education
		  is substantially equivalent to the program of professional education for the
		  applicable licensure which has been approved by the Board. The educational
		  credentials review must be performed using the most recent edition of the
		  Coursework Tool for Foreign Educated Physical Therapists developed by the
		  Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy, and the curriculum completed by
		  the applicant must be evaluated in accordance with the standards of the
		  Federation for use of the Coursework Tool. The report of the educational
		  credentials review must be received by the Board directly from the Foreign
		  Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy.