1. (a) An applicant for a certificate of authority to provide services as a physical therapist assistant under indirect supervision by a licensed physical therapist shall submit to the Board on forms supplied by the Board a completed application, including all necessary supporting documents, and pay the fee in § 40.5 (relating to fees) for initial application for certification to provide services under indirect supervision.

2. (b) Unless there are grounds to deny the application under § 40.181 (relating to refusal, suspension or revocation of certification), the Board will grant a certificate of authority as described in this section to an applicant who:

   1. (1) Demonstrates that the applicant satisfies the requirements in § § 40.161—40.164.

   2. (2) Demonstrates that the applicant satisfies the requirements of section 9.1(c)(4) of the act (63 P.S. § 1309.1(c)(4)) for certification to provide services as a physical therapist assistant under indirect supervision of a licensed physical therapist by either verifying that the applicant:

      1. (i) Has at least 2,000 hours of experience providing patient-related acts and services while certified to do so under § § 40.161—40.164 and this section or predecessor registration or equivalent authorization in another jurisdiction under the supervision of one or more licensed physical therapists, as verified by those physical therapists.
      2. (ii) Worked as a physical therapist assistant for at least 3 years between October 2, 2003, and October 2, 2008, the 5-year period immediately preceding the effective date of section 9.1(c)(4) of the act, and providing a detailed resume or other adequate documentation to corroborate the verification. Part-time work will be acceptable if it is at least equivalent to 3 years of full-time work.

Authority

The provisions of this § 40.165 issued under 3(a) of the Physical Therapy Practice Act (63 P. S. § 1303(a)); and section 16 of the act of July 4, 2008 (P. L. 293, No. 38); amended under sections 3(a), 4(a), 6, 7.2, 9.1 and 11(a) of the Physical Therapy Practice Act (63 P.S. § § 1303(a), 1304(a), 1306, 1307.2, 1309.1 and 1311(a)).

Source

The provisions of this § 40.165 adopted December 21, 2012, effective December 22, 2012, 42 Pa.B. 7652; amended May 18, 2018, effective May 19, 2018, 48 Pa.B. 2947. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (364998) to (364999).

Cross References

This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 40.166 (relating to temporary certificate to provide services as a physical therapist assistant); 49 Pa. Code § 40.173 (relating to supervision of physical therapist assistant by licensed physical therapist); and 49 Pa. Code § 40.181 (relating to refusal, suspension or revocation of certification).