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);
   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; and
   3. (3) provide verification of license from every jurisdiction in which the applicant has held or still holds a license, sent directly to the board by the issuing jurisdiction. The board may accept web-based verification in place of verification sent by another jurisdiction if the board is satisfied that the applicant's license(s) is/are valid.

3. (c) Provisional licensure. The board may grant a provisional license under the conditions listed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection. 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 as stated in §341.1 of this title (relating to 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; amended to be effective March 9, 2009, 34 TexReg 1605; amended to be effective March 14, 2010, 35 TexReg 2015; amended to be effective April 4, 2011, 36 TexReg 2128.