No license will be issued to a Physical Therapist Assistant who has:

1. (1) Practiced other than under the direction and supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist;
2. (2) Used drugs or alcohol excessively, affecting competence or judgment, unless is able to provide satisfactory evidence of rehabilitation and participation efforts;
3. (3) Been convicted of a felony crime that substantially relates to the occupation of physical therapy or poses a reasonable threat to public safety or of a misdemeanor crime involving moral turpitude;
4. (4) Been adjudged mentally incompetent unless competency has been legally re-established;
5. (5) Conducted himself/herself in a manner considered improper by recognized acceptable standards of moral and ethical conduct.

Amended at 33 Ok Reg 1750, eff 9-12-16

Amended at 40 Ok Reg 2315, eff 9-14-23