Physical Therapy, Board of

Physical Therapy, Board of

Chapter 3: License or Certification

Effective Date: 04/16/2018 to 04/07/2022

Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations

Reference Number: 062.0001.3.04162018

CHAPTER 3

LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION

Section 1. General license or certification requirements for graduates of approved programs. The following requirements apply to all applicants for license or certification who are graduates of physical therapy or physical therapist assistant programs:

1. (a) Application procedures. All applicants shall submit:
2. (i) A complete and legible application form with a recent, unmounted, full-face photograph;
3. (ii) Proof of Lawful Presence in the United States;
4. (iii) Payment of the fees set by the Board;
5. (iv) An official transcript giving evidence of graduation from nationally accredited program approved by the Board;
6. (v) Passing scores on the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE);
7. (vi) Verification of license/certificate in good standing from all jurisdictions in which the applicant has been licensed or certified;
8. (vii) A successfully completed state jurisprudence examination with a passing score of at least seventy-five (75) percent;
9. (viii) Two (2) professional letters of recommendation attesting to the applicant's good moral character and professional abilities;
10. (ix) License and certificate holders from other jurisdictions applying for a license or certificate in Wyoming must provide evidence of completion of fifteen (15) hours of continuing competence credits within the last year;
11. (x) In order to obtain state and national criminal history record information, legible fingerprint cards as required by W.S. 7-19-201(a)(xv);
12. (xi) Evidence of passing a Board-approved English proficiency examination if the applicant's native language is not English.

(b) No applicant for license or certificate shall have been convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude or controlled substances which may impair the applicant's ability to provide competent health care or which could pose a threat to the safety of the consumer public. A plea of nolo contendere shall establish guilt to the underlying criminal charge(s).

(c) The Board may issue a temporary practice permit to a military spouse who holds a current license or certificate in good standing from another jurisdiction which state mandates substantially equivalent or more stringent educational, training, examination and experience requirements for licensure or certification. The temporary permit shall be valid for ninety (90) days, or until the Board office is in receipt of the criminal background check.

Section 2. Renewal of license and certification.

(a) A license or certificate not renewed annually by October first is expired.

(b) It is the license or certificate holder’s responsibility to renew before the October first deadline.

(c) Renewal of a license or certificate shall include:

(i) The successful completion of thirty (30) continuing competence units, including successful completion of the jurisprudence examination every two years;

(A) A score of at least seventy-five percent (75%) is required on the jurisprudence examination.

(d) Each license or certificate holder is responsible for reporting a name change and changes in business and home addresses to the Board within thirty (30) days of the change.

Section 3. Expired license or certificate.

(a) A license or certificate holder who fails to renew the license or certificate on or before the expiration date shall not practice as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant in this state.

(b) License or certificate holders who allow their license or certificate to expire must complete the licensing or certification requirements specified in Rules and Regulations, Chapter 3, Section 1 if they choose to reapply for a license or certificate in this state.