Wyo. Code R. 062-0001-3
Physical Therapy, Board of
Chapter 3: License or Certification
Effective Date: 04/06/2010 to 05/12/2015
Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 062.0001.3.04062010
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 approved by the Board:
(ii) Proof of Lawful Presence in the United States;
(iii) Payment of the fees set by the Board.
(iv) Satisfactory evidence from a credentialing agency approved by the Board that the applicant's education is substantially equivalent to the requirements of physical therapists educated in a United States physical therapy education program. Substantially equivalent means an applicant for license educated outside of the United States shall have:
(A) Graduated from a physical therapist education program that prepares the applicant to engage without restrictions in the practice of physical therapy.
(B) Proof that the applicant's school of physical therapy education is recognized by its own ministry of education.
(C) Passed the Board-approved English proficiency examination if the applicant's native language is not English.
(D) Passing scores on the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE).
(E) Verification of license in good standing from all jurisdictions in which the applicant has been licensed.
(F) Successful completion of the jurisprudence examination.
(G) Two (2) professional letters of recommendation attesting to the applicants good moral character and professional abilities;
(H) At the Board's discretion, an interview with the Board or its designee.
(v) Complete a six-month preceptorship under the direct supervision of a physical therapist licensed and actively practicing in Wyoming. The Board may waive all or any portion of the required preceptorship based on a favorable written report provided by the applicant's direct supervisor or if the supervisory requirement has been met in another state.
(vi) In order to obtain state and national criminal history record information legible fingerprint cards as required by W.S. 7-19-201(a)(xv);
(vii) No applicant for license 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);
(a) For license and certification by examination, all general license or certification requirements must be met.
(b) For license or certification by endorsement all applicants must meet the requirements in W. S. 33-25-108:
(i) Verification of license or certification in good standing from all jurisdictions in which the applicant has been licensed or certified.
(c) National Physical Therapy Examination Scores transmitted by a score transfer service approved by the Board.
(d) Two (2) professional letters of recommendation attesting to the applicants good moral character and professional abilities.
(e) At the Board's discretion, an interview with the Board or its designees.
(a) If the applicant has not practiced physical therapy during the past three (3) years, the applicant shall demonstrate competence to practice physical therapy to the Board's satisfaction through one or more of the following determined by the Board:
(i) Practice for a specified time under a restricted license.
(ii) Complete prescribed remedial courses.
(iii) Complete continuing education or similar requirements for the period of the lapse in practice.
(iv) Pass an examination.
(a) A license or certificate not renewed annually by October first are expired.
(b) It is the license's or certificate holder's responsibility to renew before the October first deadline.
(c) Renewal of a license or certificate shall include the successful completion of the jurisprudence examination every two (2) years.
(d) 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.
(e) To renew a license or certificate that has expired the license or certificate holder will have to:
(i) Complete the licensing or certification requirements as specified in Rules and Regulations, Chapter 3, Section 1(a) and;
(ii) Complete other educational requirements as prescribed by the Board.
(f) 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.