1. (a) Eligibility. The board may issue a license by endorsement to an applicant currently licensed in another state, District of Columbia, or territory of the United States, if they have not previously held a permanent license issued by this board.

2. (b) Requirements. An applicant seeking licensure by endorsement must:

   1. (1) meet the requirements as stated in §329.1 of this title (relating to General licensure requirements and procedures); and

   2. (2) submit a passing score on the National Physical Therapy Examination sent directly to the board by the board-approved reporting service, or scores on the Registry Examination sent directly to the board by the American Physical Therapy Association. The applicant's score must meet one of the conditions listed in subparagraphs (A) - (C) of this paragraph:

      1. (A) The applicant must have passed the national examination given on or after January 1, 1993, with the score required by the board for that exam.
      2. (B) The applicant must have obtained a score of 1.5 standard deviations below the nationwide mean on an examination given prior to January 1, 1993.
      3. (C) The applicant must have obtained a score of 75% or higher for the Registry Examination taken prior to September 1971; and
   3. (3) submit verification of licensure in good standing from the licensing board in the jurisdiction in which the applicant is currently licensed. This verification must be sent directly to the board by the licensing board in that jurisdiction.

3. (c) Provisional licensure. The board may grant a provisional license under the conditions listed below. The applicant must submit the provisional license fee as set by the executive council, and meet all other requirements of licensure by examination or endorsement as set by the board. The board may not grant a provisional license to an applicant with disciplinary action in their licensure history. The provisional license is valid for 180 days, or until a permanent license is issued or denied, whichever is first. The conditions under which the board may grant a provisional license are:

   1. (1) The applicant is applying for licensure by endorsement, and there is a delay in the submission of required documents outside the applicant's control; or
   2. (2) The applicant has previously held a Texas license and is currently licensed in another state that has licensing requirements substantially equivalent to those of Texas, but has not worked as a PT or PTA for the two years prior to application for a license in Texas, and must submit to reexamination to restore the Texas license (see §341.1, Requirements for Renewal).

Source Note:The provisions of this §329.6 adopted to be effective November 16, 2000, 25 TexReg 11286; amended to be effective December 29, 2002, 27 TexReg 12214.