Ala. Admin. Code r. 700-X-2-.04 - Examinations Required

(1) Jurisprudence Examination.

(a) Each candidate for licensure may be required to pass a jurisprudence examination approved by the Board.

(2) Physical Therapy Examinations.

(a) Each candidate for licensure must pass licensure examination approved by the Board.

(b) The cost of the examinations is in addition to the application fee provided for in Rule 700-X-2-.03 and the payment should be made directly to the examination service.

(3) Each candidate must register with FSBPT to take the National Physical Therapy Exam (NPTE) and select Alabama as the jurisdiction for which the applicant will be testing in order to have the first score sent to this state.

(4) Scoring of Examinations.

(a) Examinations shall be scored by and maintained on file by the appropriate examination service, and a record of the applicant's examination scores shall be kept by the Board.

(b) Passing Score.

1. Physical Therapist Applicants. Physical therapist applicants must pass the examinations with a score of at least 600.

2. Physical Therapist Assistant Applicants. Physical therapist assistant applicants must pass the examinations with a score of at least 600.

(5) Reexamination.

(a) Any candidate who fails to pass the first licensure examination may reschedule for reexamination with the examination service. Applicant is responsible for all fees required by the examination service for reexamination.

(b) Applicants fee for licensure with the board remains valid until the candidate exhausts all opportunities to pass examinations under the established guidelines provided by the examination service.

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Ala. Admin. Code r. 700-X-2-.04

Filed September 30, 1982. Amended: Filed November 29, 1989; Filed September 4, 1992; effective October 9, 1992. Amended: Filed July 14, 1998; effective August 18, 1998. Renumbered form 700-X-2-.05 Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXV, Issue No. 08, May 31, 2017, eff. 6/26/2017. Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVII, Issue No. 03, December 28, 2018, eff. 2/1/2019. Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVIII, Issue No. 08, May 29, 2020, eff. 7/13/2020. Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLII, Issue No. 07, April 30, 2024, eff. 6/14/2024.

Previous Rule .05 was renumbered .04 per certification filed May 12, 2017; effective June 26, 2017.

Author: James R. Hobbs, Jr.; Anne H. Harrison; Robert L. Shoemake; Danny F. Sutter; Janice M. Goodwin, Herbert R. Caillouet, Donald L. Hiltz, Bernard Harris, Matt Bledsoe, Kathy Miller

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-24-193, 34-24-212, 34-24-216.