Mont. Admin. r. 24.177.510 - FOREIGN-TRAINED PHYSICAL THERAPIST APPLICANTS
(1) Foreign-trained physical therapist
applicants shall be subject to the following requirements:
(a) compliance with educational standards
equivalent to the national standards of the Commission on Accreditation of
Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association by
using an evaluation of educational background performed by the Foreign
Credentialing Commission of Physical Therapy, Inc. (FCCPT), as listed on the
board's web site.
(b) pay any fee
required by the services;
(c) be at
least 18 years of age;
(d) have
graduated from a board-approved physical therapy school;
(e) if from a non-English speaking culture,
the applicant shall display competency in the English language by passing the
national examination test of English as foreign language (TOEFL) with a passing
score as designated by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy
(FSBPT). The applicant would contact TOEFL as listed on the board's web site.
A fee is required by TOEFL and must be paid by the applicant.
(f) pass to the
satisfaction of the board a written examination prescribed by the board and, if
considered necessary, an oral interview to determine the fitness of the
applicant to practice as a physical therapist; and
(g) All applicants who have previously taken
the NPTE in any jurisdiction shall submit a request for test history
verification and the fee to the testing service.
(2) Foreign-trained physical therapist
assistant applicants are not eligible for licensure.
Notes
AUTH: 37-1-131, 37-11-201, MCA; IMP: 37-1-131, 37-11-310, MCA
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