Utah Admin. Code R156-24b-302a - Qualifications for Licensure - Education Requirements

(1) An education program that is accredited by a recognized accreditation agency under Subsections 58-24b-302(1)(b), 58-24-302(1)(c)(ii), 58-24b-302(2)(b), 58-24b-302(2)(c)(ii) and 58-24b-302(3)(b)(i), if at the time of the applicant's graduation:

(a) the education program is CAPTE accredited; or

(b) the education program is in a jurisdiction outside the United States, and the FCCPT determines that the education program is equivalent to a CAPTE accredited program.

(2) Under Subsections 58-24b-302(1) and (2), an applicant for licensure as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who completed their physical therapy education in a state, district, or territory of the United States shall document their education by providing:

(a) a transcript sent directly to the Division from the degree-granting institution showing completion of the accredited education program; or

(b) a statement signed by the program director or other authorized school official with the school seal affixed, stating that the applicant has successfully completed the accredited education program.

(3) Under Subsection 58-24b-302(4), an applicant who holds a current unrestricted physical therapist license or physical therapist assistant license issued by another state, district, or territory of the United States, other than Utah, may document their education by providing either:

(a) the documentation under Subsection (2); or

(b) a score transfer from FSBPT sent directly to the Division.

(4) Under Subsections 58-24b-302(3)(b)(ii) and 58-24b-302(3)(d), an applicant for licensure as a physical therapist who is educated outside the United States shall document that the applicant's education is equal to a CAPTE accredited degree and that the applicant can read, write, speak, understand, and be understood in the English language by submitting to the Division a Type I review from the FCCPT showing:

(a) no deficiencies; or

(b) only educational deficiencies in one or more of the following pre-professional subject areas, that the applicant has corrected by completing college level credits in the deficient areas or by passing the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) demonstrating proficiency in the deficient areas:

(i) humanities;

(ii) social sciences;

(iii) liberal arts;

(iv) physical sciences;

(v) biological sciences;

(vi) behavioral sciences;

(vii) mathematics; or

(viii) advanced first aid for health care workers.

(5) Under Subsection 58-24b-302(2)(b), an applicant for licensure as a physical therapist assistant shall:

(a) have received an associate's, bachelor's, or master's degree from a CAPTE accredited physical therapist assistant education program; or

(b) under Subsections (1)(b) and 58-24b-302(2)(d) and Section 58-1-302, if the applicant has been licensed or educated in a jurisdiction outside the United States but received a degree not accredited by CAPTE, document that the applicant's education is substantially similar to a CAPTE accredited degree by submitting to the Division a credential evaluation from the FCCPT showing:

(i) no deficiencies; or

(ii) educational deficiencies only in pre-professional subject areas that the applicant has corrected, as described in Subsection (3)(b).

(6) An applicant who has met all requirements for licensure as a physical therapist except passing the FSBPT National Physical Therapy Examination-Physical Therapist may apply for licensure as a physical therapist assistant.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R156-24b-302a

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-2, effective 12/29/2016 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-21, effective 10/8/2019 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-07, effective 3/27/2023