Haw. Code R. § 16-110-20 - Requirements for permanent physical therapist license
(a) A person seeking a permanent license to
practice as a physical therapist in the State shall submit an application for
the license on forms provided by the board.
(b) An applicant for licensure shall provide
the board with:
(1) A certified transcript
indicating graduation from a physical therapy education program from a school
or college accredited by CAPTE; or
(2) In the case of a person who is a graduate
of a school or college of physical therapy located outside the United States
that is not accredited by CAPTE, a certified credentials evaluation indicating
successful completion of a program or programs, including education and
training, equivalent to programs in the United States accredited pursuant to
paragraph (1). That evaluation shall be prepared within one year from the date
of the application's submission and shall be performed by a credentials
evaluation agency approved by the board. Additionally the applicant shall take
and pass one of the following English language proficiency tests if the school
or college is in a country, state, or province where the official language is
other than English:
(A) The Test of English
as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a score of not less than 560 for a
paper-based examination, a score of 213 for a computer based examination, or
the passing score for each exam as recommended by the FSBPT; the Test of
Written English with a score of not less than 4.5 or the passing score as
recommended by the FSBPT; and the Test of Spoken English with a score of not
less than 50 or the passing score as recommended by the FSBPT; or
(B) The TOEFL ibt exam with a passing score
as recommended by the FSBPT.
(c) Each applicant for licensure shall be
required to take the standardized physical therapist licensure examination
scheduled and administered by the board's designated licensing examination
service;
(d) The passing score for
the licensure examination shall be the criterion-referenced passing score
recommended by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy.
(e) Each applicant shall ensure that after
each administration of the licensure examination the licensing examination
service reports directly to the board the applicant's score on the licensing
examination. The board shall notify the applicant of the applicant's licensure
examination score.
(f) Any
applicant who fails to achieve a passing score on the licensure examination may
be entitled to re-take the examination;
(g) In the case of an applicant who was
initially licensed by taking the standardized physical therapist licensure
examination prior to November 1994, the passing score shall be that number of
correctly answered questions on the licensure examination which statistically
represents one standard deviation below the national mean at the time the
applicant sat for the standardized physical therapist examination.
(h) For an applicant seeking an examination
waiver, the Board may waive the licensure examination if the applicant received
a passing score pursuant to this section. Additionally, the applicant shall
provide the written verification, from each physical therapy licensing
authority that granted the applicant a physical therapist license, of the
applicant's passing the required licensure examination, the status of the
license, whether or not the license is or has been encumbered, and whether
disciplinary action has been taken against the applicant or is currently
pending, or the applicant is being investigated.
(i) An applicant may submit a letter of
completion by the licensure examination date from the appropriate college
authority which states that the student is in the final year of that physical
therapy program and has completed the physical therapy program which at the
time of graduation was accredited by CAPTE to be accepted in lieu of the final
transcript to sit for the licensure examination. However, the license shall not
be issued, even if the applicant has passed the licensure examination for
physical therapists, until the final transcript is submitted showing graduation
from the physical therapy program.
Notes
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