Nev. Admin. Code § 640.Sec. 12 - NEW

1. The Board may issue a license by examination 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 of this section.

2. To be eligible for licensure by examination pursuant to this section, a foreign educated physical therapist or foreign educated physical therapist assistant must:

(a) Submit to the Board:

(1) A completed application establishing that the applicant has met the requirements of this section.

(2) 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.

(3) 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.

(b) 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.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language with a score of at least:

(1) Twenty-two in writing;

(2) Twenty-four in speaking;

(3) Twenty-two in reading; and

(4) Twenty-one in listening.

The minimum passing scores required by this paragraph must be acquired in a single administration of the test.

3. The requirements of paragraph (c) of subsection 2 do not apply to an applicant who graduates from:

(a) A program of professional education which is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education; or

(b) A college, university or school of professional training which is located in:

(1) Australia;

(2) Canada, with the exception of the province of Quebec;

(3) Ireland;

(4) New Zealand; or

(5) The United Kingdom.

4. If written in a language other than English, each document required to satisfy the requirements of this section must, at the expense of the applicant, be translated into English by a professional translator approved by the Board. A copy of the document in its original language must be received by the Board directly from the professional translator, accompanied by the translation of that document and a notarized certification executed by the translator, attesting to the accuracy of the translation.

Notes

Nev. Admin. Code § 640.Sec. 12

Added to NAC by Bd. of Phys. Therapy Exam'rs by R124-21A, eff. 12/17/2022

NRS 640.050, 640.080