Virginia
United States Physical Therapy Practice Acts
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Temporary License Requirements/Availability[edit | edit source]
An unlicensed physical therapist can be employed as a trainee under direct supervision of a licensed physical therapist until results of the national exam are received, following approval from the president of the board. The traineeship will only last until 2 days after the trainee receives the results from the national board exam. The trainee is eligible to apply for an additional traineship while waiting to take the next examination. However, they will not be approved for a second trainseeship until at least one year after receiving results of the first examination.
Requirements for License [1][edit | edit source]
An applicant for licensure as a physical therapist shall submit evidence, verified by affidavit and satisfactory to the Board, that the applicant:
1. Is eighteen years of age or more;
2. Is a graduate of a school of physical therapy approved by the American Physical Therapy Association or is a graduate of a school outside of the United States or Canada which is acceptable to the Board; and
3. Has satisfactorily passed an examination approved by the Board.
Supervision[edit | edit source]
Physical Therapy Students[edit | edit source]
Continued Competence[edit | edit source]
As a prerequisite to renewal of a license or reinstatement of a license, each physical therapist shall be required to take biennial courses relating to physical therapy as approved by the Board. The Board shall prescribe criteria for approval of courses of study and credit hour requirements. The Board may approve alternative courses upon timely application of any licensee. Fulfillment of education requirements shall be certified to the Board upon a form provided by the Board and shall be submitted by each licensed physical therapist at the time he applies to the Board for the renewal or reinstatement of his license. The Board may waive individual requirements in cases of certified illness or undue hardship.
Does the Act appear restrictive? Why/Why not?[edit | edit source]
A. It shall be unlawful for a person to engage in the practice of physical therapy except as a licensed physical therapist, upon the referral and direction of a licensed doctor of medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, podiatry, dental surgery, licensed nurse practitioner as authorized in his practice protocol, or a licensed physician assistant acting under the supervision of a licensed physician, except as provided in this section.
Is there anything unusual about this act?[edit | edit source]
Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
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- ↑ Virginia General Assembly: Legislative Information System. Code of Virginia. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+TOC54010000034000010000000 (accessed 17 April 2012).
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