The documentation required in 16.20.9.8 NMAC through 16.20.9.12 NMAC does not have to be submitted if the applicant provides a notarized copy of a type I comprehensive credential evaluation certificate for the physical therapist from the foreign credentialing commission of physical therapy (FCCPT) that is required for all applicants who received their education outside the United States to verify that the applicant’s education is substantially equivalent to a US degree in physical therapy, that the applicant satisfies the FCCPT’s English proficiency requirements, and that the license or authority to practice obtained in the applicant’s country of education is unencumbered.

[03-29-83; R, 12-15-97; 16.20.9.14 NMAC - Rn & N, 16 NMAC 20.9.14, 08-31-00]

HISTORY of 16.20.9 NMAC:

Pre-NMAC History: The material in this part was derived from that previously filed with State Records and Archives:

Rule 83-7, Education Criteria for Foreign-Trained Applicants, filed 3-29-83

Rule 88-6, Education Criteria for Foreign-Trained Applicants, filed 2-19-88

Rule 89-6, Education Criteria for Foreign-Trained Applicants, filed 8-1-89

Rule 91-6, Education Criteria for Foreign-Trained Applicants, filed 5-8-91

Rule 92-6, Education Criteria for Foreign-Trained Applicants, filed 9-3-92

Rule 92-6, Education Criteria for Foreign-Trained Applicants, filed 1-28-93

Rule 94-6, Education Criteria for Foreign-Trained Applicants, filed 6-3-94

Rule 95-6, Education Criteria for Foreign-Trained Applicants, filed 7-28-95

Rule 95-6, Education Criteria for Foreign Trained Applicants, filed 9-18-95, 11-17-95

History of the Repealed Material: [RESERVED]

Other History:

16 NMAC 20.10, Education Criteria for Foreign-Trained Applicants, filed 11-17-95 renumbered and amended to 16 NMAC 20.9, Education Criteria for Foreign Educated Applicants, filed 12-1-97.

16 NMAC 20.9, Education Criteria for Foreign Educated Applicants, filed 12-1-97 renumbered, reformatted, and amended to 16.20.9 NMAC, effective 8-31-00.