Section 08.84.030. Qualifications for licensing.

   (a) To be eligible for licensure by the board as a physical therapist or physical therapy assistant, an applicant, unless a graduate of a foreign school of physical therapy located outside the United States, shall
        (1) have graduated from a school of physical therapy approved by the Council on Medical Education and Hospitals of the American Medical Association, or the American Physical Therapy Association;
        (2) pass to the satisfaction of the board an examination prepared by a national testing service approved by the board to determine the applicant's fitness for practice as a physical therapist or physical therapy assistant, or be entitled to licensure without examination as provided in AS 08.84.060;
        (3) meet qualifications for licensure established in regulations adopted by the board under AS 08.84.010(b).
   (b) To be eligible for licensure by the board as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, an applicant, unless a graduate of a foreign school of occupational therapy located outside the United States, shall
        (1) have successfully completed a curriculum of occupational therapy approved by the Committee of Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association or the American Occupational Therapy Association;
        (2) submit proof of successful completion and supervised field work approved by the board
             (A) for an occupational therapist, a minimum of six months of supervised field work;
             (B) for an occupational therapy assistant, a minimum of two months of supervised field work;
        (3) pass, to the satisfaction of the board, an examination prepared by a national testing service approved by the board or an examination recognized by the American Occupational Therapy Association to determine the applicant's fitness for practice as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant, or be entitled to licensure without examination under AS 08.84.060; and
        (4) meet qualifications for licensure established in regulations adopted by the board under AS 08.84.010(b).

Authorities

8.84.032; 8.84.040; 8.84.065

Notes

Implemented As

12 AAC 54.030
12 AAC 54.100
12 AAC 54.535
12 AAC 54.600
12 AAC 54.610
12 AAC 54.620
12 AAC 54.640
12 AAC 54.800
12 AAC 54.805
12 AAC 54.810
12 AAC 54.830
12 AAC 54.915
12 AAC 54.950
12 AAC 54.990

References

12 AAC 54.030
12 AAC 54.600
12 AAC 54.620
12 AAC 54.950
AS 8.84.032 .032">Sec. 08.84.032. Foreign-trained applicants.
AS 8.84.040 .040">Sec. 08.84.040. Application for license.
AS 8.84.065 .065">Sec. 08.84.065. Temporary permit.

History

(Sec. 3 ch 74 SLA 1957; am Sec. 1, 8 ch 49 SLA 1969; am Sec. 1, 2 ch 26 SLA 1970; am Sec. 25 ch 245 SLA 1970; am Sec. 2 ch 71 SLA 1974; am Sec. 2 ch 208 SLA 1975; am Sec. 2 ch 55 SLA 1980; am Sec. 5 ch 2 FSSLA 1987; am Sec. 7 ch 50 SLA 1989; am Sec. 2 ch 47 SLA 1997)