Michigan

United States Physical Therapy Practice Acts

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Temporary License Requirements/Availability

A person shall not engage in the practice of physical therapy or practice as a physical therapist assistant unless licensed or otherwise authorized under this part. A person shall engage in the actual treatment of an individual only upon the prescription of an individual holding a license issued under part 166, 170, 175, or 180, or the equivalent license issued by another state.

The board shall grant a limited license to an applicant who is a graduate of a physical therapist assistant education program accredited by the commission on accreditation in physical therapy education. A limited license issued under this section is effective until the board formally issues or denies a license to the applicant.

Requirements for License

• Program accreditation standards; physical therapist; adoption of standards by reference. Rule 31.

(1) The board approves and adopts by reference in these rules the standards and evaluative criteria for accreditation of physical therapist educational programs set forth by the commission on accreditation in physical therapy education in the document entitled "Evaluative Criteria for Accreditation of Education Programs for the Preparation of Physical Therapists," effective January 1, 2006.

(2) Any educational program for physical therapists that is accredited by the commission on accreditation in physical therapy education qualifies as a physical therapist educational program approved by the board.

• In addition to meeting the requirements of the code and these administrative rules, an applicant shall meet all of the following requirements:
  (a) Graduate from an accredited physical therapist educational program that meets the standards adopted by the board under R 338.7131.
  (b) Pass a physical therapist licensure examination that is approved by the board.
  (c) Pass the examination on laws and rules related to the practice of physical therapy in Michigan which is administered by the department.

• To be eligible for examination, an applicant shall meet 1 of the following requirements:

(a) Graduate from an accredited physical therapist educational program that meets the standards adopted by the board in R 338.7131.
(b) Comply with the requirements of R 338.7135.
(c) Submit documentation acceptable to the board verifying that the applicant is currently enrolled in the final semester, term, or quarter of an approved physical therapist educational program and is expected to graduate.

http://www.state.mi.us/orr/emi/admincode.asp?AdminCode=Single&Admin_Num=33807101&Dpt=CH&RngHigh=

Is there anything unusual about this act?

• An applicant who fails to achieve passing scores on the examinations required in R 338. 7133 may retake either or both of the examinations without limitation. Thinking in the future that the APTA or the FSBPT will limit the amount of board re-takes.
• The board approves the examination on laws and rules related to the practice of physical therapy in Michigan which is administered by the department. The passing score on the laws and rules examination is a converted score of not less than 75. The FSBPT passing scores were not specified and it was odd to find it narrowed down into a percentage.

http://www.state.mi.us/orr/emi/admincode.asp?AdminCode=Single&Admin_Num=33807101&Dpt=CH&RngHigh=

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