§ 90-270.97. Licensure of foreign-trained physical therapists.
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§ 90-270.97. Licensure of foreign-trained physical therapists.
Any person who has been trained as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant in a foreign country and desires to be licensed under this Article and who:
(1)Is of good moral character;
(2)Holds a diploma from an educational program for physical therapists or physical therapist assistants approved by the Board;
(3)Submits documentary evidence to the Board of completion of a course of instruction substantially equivalent to that obtained by an applicant for licensure under G.S. 90-270.95; and
(4)Demonstrates satisfactory proof of proficiency in the English language;
may make application on a form furnished by the Board for examination as a foreign-trained physical therapist or physical therapist assistant. At the time of making such application, the applicant shall pay to the secretary-treasurer of the Board the fee prescribed by the Board, no portion of which shall be returned. (1959, c. 630; 1969, c. 556; 1979, c. 487; 1985, c. 701, s. 1; 2013-312, s. 4; 2017-28, s. 1.)