18 Va. Admin. Code § 112-20-65 - Requirements for licensure by endorsement
A. A physical
therapist or physical therapist assistant who holds a current, unrestricted
license in the United States, its territories, the District of Columbia, or
Canada may be licensed in Virginia by endorsement.
B. An applicant for licensure by endorsement
shall submit:
1. Documentation of having met
the educational requirements prescribed in
18VAC112-20-40 or
18VAC112-20-50. In lieu of meeting
such requirements, an applicant may provide evidence of clinical practice
consisting of at least 2,500 hours of patient care during the five years
immediately preceding application for licensure in Virginia with a current,
unrestricted license issued by another United States jurisdiction or Canadian
province;
2. The required
application, fees, and credentials to the board, including a criminal history
background check as required by §
54.1-3484 of the Code of
Virginia;
3. A current report from
the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB);
4. Documentation of passage of an examination
equivalent to the Virginia examination at the time of initial licensure or
documentation of passage of an examination required by another state or
Canadian province at the time of initial licensure in that state or province;
and
5. Documentation of active
practice in physical therapy in another United States jurisdiction or Canada
for at least 320 hours within the four years immediately preceding application
for licensure. A physical therapist who does not meet the active practice
requirement shall successfully complete 320 hours in a traineeship in
accordance with requirements in
18VAC112-20-140.
C. A physical therapist assistant
seeking licensure by endorsement who has not actively practiced physical
therapy for at least 320 hours within the four years immediately preceding
application for licensure shall successfully complete 320 hours in a
traineeship in accordance with the requirements in
18VAC112-20-140.
Notes
Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3474 of the Code of Virginia.
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A. A physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who holds a current, unrestricted license in the United States, its territories, the District of Columbia, or Canada may be licensed in Virginia by endorsement.
B. An applicant for licensure by endorsement shall submit:
1. Documentation of having met the educational requirements prescribed in 18VAC112-20-40 or 18VAC112-20-50. In lieu of meeting such requirements, an applicant may provide evidence of clinical practice consisting of at least 2,500 hours of patient care during the five years immediately preceding application for licensure in Virginia with a current, unrestricted license issued by another United States jurisdiction;
2. The required application, fees, and credentials to the board, including a criminal history background check as required by § 54.1-3484 of the Code of Virginia;
3. A current report from the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank;
4. Evidence of completion of 15 hours of continuing education for each year in which the applicant held a license in another United States jurisdiction, or 60 hours obtained within the past four years;
5. Documentation of passage of an examination equivalent to the Virginia examination at the time of initial licensure or documentation of passage of an examination required by another state at the time of initial licensure in that state; and
6. Documentation of active practice in physical therapy in another United States jurisdiction for at least 320 hours within the four years immediately preceding his application for licensure. A physical therapist who does not meet the active practice requirement shall:
a. Successfully complete 320 hours in a traineeship in accordance with requirements in 18VAC112-20-140; or
b. Document that he attained at least Level 2 on the FSBPT assessment tool within the two years preceding application for licensure in Virginia and successfully complete 160 hours in a traineeship in accordance with the requirements in 18VAC112-20-140.
C. A physical therapist assistant seeking licensure by endorsement who has not actively practiced physical therapy for at least 320 hours within the four years immediately preceding his application for licensure shall successfully complete 320 hours in a traineeship in accordance with the requirements in 18VAC112-20-140.
Notes
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.