Section 338.7136. Licensure by endorsement of physical therapist; requirements.

(1) An applicant for a physical therapist license by endorsement shall submit the required fee and a completed application on a form provided by the department. An applicant who meets the requirements of the code and this rule and passes the examination required in R 338.7133(2) is presumed to meet the requirements of section 16186 of the code.

(2)     If an applicant was first licensed in another jurisdiction recognized by the fsbpt and engaged in the practice of physical therapy for 5 years or more immediately preceding the date of filing an application for a Michigan physical therapist license, then the applicant shall pass the national physical therapist examination required under R 338.7133(1).

(3)     If an applicant was first licensed in another jurisdiction recognized by the fsbpt and engaged in the practice of physical therapy for less than 5 years immediately preceding the date of filing an application for a Michigan physical therapist license, then the applicant shall comply with all of the following:

(a)         Graduate from either a physical therapist educational program that meets the standards in R 338.7131 or graduate from a physical therapist educational program determined to be substantially equivalent to an educational program that meets the standards in R 338.7131.

(b)     Pass the national physical therapist examination required under R 338.7133(1).

(c)         Demonstrate a working knowledge of the English language if the applicant's physical therapist educational program was taught in a language other than English. To demonstrate a working knowledge of the English language, the applicant shall meet the requirements in R 338.7135(b).

(4)      An applicant's license shall be verified, on a form provided by the department, by the licensing agency of any jurisdiction recognized by the fsbpt in which the applicant holds a current license or registration or ever held a license or registration as a physical therapist. If applicable, verification shall include the record of any disciplinary action taken or pending against the applicant.

History: 2010 AACS; 2015 AACS.