22 Tex. Admin. Code § 329.2 – Licensure by Examination

(a) Requirements. An applicant applying for licensure by examination must:
1. (1) meet the requirements as stated in §329.1 of this title (relating to General Licensure Requirements and Procedures);
2. (2) register to take the national exam through this state, and have the first score report sent to this state; and
3. (3) pass the National Physical Therapy Exam (NPTE) for physical therapists or physical therapist assistants with the score set by the board. Score reports must be sent directly to the board by the authorized score reporting service.
(b) Re-examination.
1. (1) First re-examination. An applicant who fails the exam the first time is eligible to take the examination a second time after submitting a re-exam application and fee.
2. (2) Second or subsequent re-examination. An applicant who fails the exam twice or more must complete additional education before taking the exam again. The amount of additional education is set forth in the attached chart. To be eligible to register for the exam again, the applicant must submit a letter that identifies the area(s) of weakness and describes the plan that addresses the weakness(s). The letter must be accompanied by proof that the additional education has been successfully completed. Additional education may be one or more of the following:
  1. (A) A commercial review course.
  2. (B) An individual tutorial. The completed tutorial must be signed by the tutor and notarized, and include the tutor's curriculum vitae. If the applicant is applying for a PT license, the tutor must be a licensed PT. If the applicant is applying for a PTA license, the tutor must be a licensed PT, or a licensed PTA who is associated with a Texas PTA program.
  3. (C) Board-approved continuing competence (CCU) activities.
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(c) Failure of PT exam. An applicant who fails the physical therapy examination may apply for licensure as a PTA and take the physical therapist assistant examination if he meets all other requirements for licensure.
(d) Exam Accommodations. The board will provide reasonable accommodations for the national exam. An individual requesting special accommodations must submit the request to the board at least 30 days prior to the deadline for registering for the licensing examination. The board will process the accommodation request once all of the required information and documentation is received. The request includes the following forms:
1. (1) A completed Accommodations Request Form;
2. (2) A Professional Documentation of Disability Form, completed by a diagnostician meeting the board's requirements, which includes documentation of tests and measures used to diagnose the disability, and the results of those tests and measures;
3. (3) A completed Consent to Release Information Form; and
4. (4) The Academic Program Verification Form completed by the director of the academic program attended, if accommodations were granted by the PT or PTA program.

Source Note:The provisions of this §329.2 adopted to be effective November 16, 2000, 25 TexReg 11286; amended to be effective August 15, 2001, 26 TexReg 6021; amended to be effective September 18, 2006, 31 TexReg 8000; amended to be effective September 17, 2009, 34 TexReg 6332; amended to be effective October 9, 2011, 36 TexReg 6768; amended to be effective October 4, 2012, 37 TexReg 7751; amended to be effective May 23, 2013, 38 TexReg 3000.