North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 48 - PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS › Subchapter E - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE › Section .0500 - PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT LICENSURE BY EQUIVALENCY › Section 48E .0510 - FOREIGN TRAINED PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT EXAM APPLICANT

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) This Rule shall apply to a physical
				  therapist assistant who has graduated from a program located outside the United
				  States that has not been accredited by the Commission of Accreditation of
				  Physical Therapy Education(CAPTE) or its successor, in accordance with
				  G.S.
				  90-270.95(3).
(b) All application forms and supporting
				  documents shall be completed in English or accompanied by an English
				  translation.
(c) For the
				  applicant's educational credentials to be determined substantially equivalent
				  to that obtained by an applicant for licensure pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  90-270.95(3), the applicant
				  shall meet the standards of the most recent Federation's Coursework Tool (CWT)
				  for Physical Therapist Assistants
				  https://www.fsbpt.org/FreeResources/Regulatory
				  Resources/CourseworkTools(CWT).aspx. This coursework tool is incorporated by
				  reference, including subsequent amendments and editions. Individuals wishing to
				  obtain a copy may call the Federation at 703-299-3100 or download a copy from
				  the Federation's website at no cost. A copy of the coursework tool is on file
				  at the Division located at 8300 Health Park Suite 233, Raleigh, NC 27615 and is
				  available for public inspection during regular business hours.
(d) The applicant shall make arrangements to
				  have the credentials evaluated by the Foreign Credentialing Commission on
				  Physical Therapy or a service that has a physical therapist consultant on staff
				  and that is authorized to use the Federation's CWTs for physical therapist
				  assistants referred to in Paragraph (c) of this Rule. The Board shall review an
				  applicant's educational program and shall consider the findings of the
				  credentialing service.
(e) The
				  applicant shall provide the following information to the Board:
(1) proof that the applicant has demonstrated
				  English language proficiency by meeting the most recent Test of English as a
				  Foreign Language TOEFL score requirement as defined by the Federation. This
				  test is incorporated by reference, including subsequent amendments and
				  editions. Individuals wishing to register for the TOEFL shall contact
				  Examination Testing Service (
http://www.ets.org/toefl/
). The cost of
				  this examination is posted on the ETS website. The TOEFL is an examination that
				  is owned by ETS and is not available for public review; or
(2) documentation for exemption pursuant to
				  8 CFR
				  212.15 (
http://www.uscis.gov/
).
				  8 CFR
				  212.15 is incorporated by reference,
				  including subsequent amendments and editions. Individuals wishing to obtain a
				  copy at no cost may call the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service
				  National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 or 1-800-767-1833 (TDD) toll
				  free. A copy of 8 CFR
				  212.15 is on file at the 8300 Health Park
				  Suite 233, Raleigh, NC 27615 and is available for public inspection during
				  regular business hours.