PURPOSE: This rule provides specific instructions to applicants regarding examination procedures.

1. (1) The applicant shall—

   1. (A) Meet all requirements as set forth in 20 CSR 2150-3.010;
   2. (B) Make application with the board; and
   3. (C) Register with the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) to sit for the licensing examination.
2. (2) To receive a passing score on the examination, the applicant must achieve the criterion-referenced passing point recommended by the FSBPT. This passing point will be set equal to a scaled score of 600 based on a scale of 200 to 800. Scores from a portion of an examination taken at one (1) test administration may not be averaged with scores from any other portion of the examination taken at another test administration to achieve a passing score.

AUTHORITY: section 334.125, RSMo 2000 and sections 334.530, 334.550, and 334.687, RSMo Supp. 2008.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 150-3.030. Original rule filed Dec. 19, 1975, effective Dec. 29, 1975. Amended: Filed March 13, 1985, effective May 25, 1985. Amended: Filed July 3, 1989, effective Dec. 1, 1989. Amended: Filed June 4, 1991, effective Oct. 31, 1991. Amended: Filed May 3, 1994, effective Sept. 30, 1994. Amended: Filed Jan. 3, 2006, effective June 30, 2006. Moved to 20 CSR 2150-3.030, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed Dec. 14, 2007, effective June 30, 2008. Rescinded and readopted: Filed March 30, 2009, effective Nov. 30, 2009.

*Original authority: 334.125, RSMo 1959, amended 1993, 1995; 334.530, RSMo 1969, amended 1981, 1995, 2004, 2008; 334.550, RSMo 1969, amended 1981, 1995, 2004, 2008; and 334.687, RSMo 2008.