1. (1) Applicants for examination shall file with the board office an application which shall include the following:

   1. (a) application fee; and

   2. (b) either:

      1. (i) a copy of the applicant's certificate of graduation or transcripts demonstrating graduation from a board-approved physical therapy school or physical therapist assistant curriculum; or
      2. (ii) a letter from and bearing the signature of the program director, department chairperson, or similarly authorized official in a board-approved physical therapy school or physical therapist assistant curriculum stating that the applicant is a student at the physical therapy school or physical therapist assistant curriculum, is in good standing, and is expected to graduate at the next scheduled graduation date; or
   3. (c) verification of all current, previous, and expired licenses in any licensed profession from other states.

2. (2) Applicants applying for licensure from another state who have not been actively engaged in the profession of physical therapy or physical therapist assistant in the four years immediately preceding application may be required to undergo remedial study in the field of physical therapy subject to the discretion of the board. Remedial study may include, but will not be limited to:

   1. (a) supervised internships;
   2. (b) independent study;
   3. (c) refresher courses;
   4. (d) pertinent graduate or undergraduate course work;
   5. (e) pertinent continuing education courses; and
   6. (f) specialized study in a specific area.

Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-11-201, MCA

Implementing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-1-304, 37-11-303, 37-11-304, MCA

History: NEW, 1979 MAR p. 1243, Eff. 10/12/79; AMD, 1980 MAR p. 1607, Eff. 6/13/80; TRANS, from Dept. of Prof. & Occup. Lic., Ch. 274, L. 1981, Eff. 7/1/81; AMD, 1982 MAR p. 593, Eff. 3/26/82; AMD, 1983 MAR p. 1664, Eff. 11/11/83; AMD, 1986 MAR p. 792, Eff. 5/16/86; AMD, 1990 MAR p. 2107, Eff. 11/30/90; AMD, 1994 MAR p. 159, Eff. 1/28/94; AMD, 1994 MAR p. 1583, Eff. 6/10/94; AMD, 1995 MAR p. 2483, Eff. 11/23/95; AMD, 1997 MAR p. 38, Eff. 1/17/97; AMD, 1997 MAR p. 1359, Eff. 8/5/97; AMD, 2001 MAR p. 344, Eff. 2/23/01; TRANS, from Commerce, 2005 MAR p. 380; AMD, 2012 MAR p. 1526, Eff. 7/27/12; AMD, 2015 MAR p. 1907, Eff. 10/30/15; AMD, 2021 MAR p. 1926, Eff. 12/24/21; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 1882, Eff. 7/27/24.