Title 12 . Professional and Vocational Regulations

Chapter 54 . Big Game Guides and Transporters

Section 50. Physical therapy temporary permits and scope of practice under those permits

12 AAC 54.050. Physical therapy temporary permits and scope of practice under those permits

(a) The board or department will issue a temporary permit to an applicant for a physical therapy or physical therapy assistant license by examination, other than an applicant who is a graduate of a school of physical therapy that is located outside the United States, if the following are on file with the department:

(1) a complete application on a form provided by the department;

(2) certified transcripts sent directly from a physical therapy school that meets the requirements of AS 08.84.030 (a)(1);

(3) a signed and notarized letter of professional reference on a form provided by the department from

(A) the head of a physical therapy school; or

(B) an instructor, physician, supervising physical therapist, or supervisor;

(4) a signed and notarized statement of responsibility from the supervising physical therapist; the statement must indicate that the supervising physical therapist will assume the full responsibility of supervising the applicant;

(5) the application fee established in 12 AAC 02.320;

(6) the license fee established in 12 AAC 02.320;

(7) the temporary permit fee established in 12 AAC 02.320.

(b) The board or department will issue a temporary permit to an applicant applying for a physical therapy or physical therapy assistant license by credentials, other than an applicant who is a graduate of a school of physical therapy that is located outside the United States, if the

(1) items listed in (a)(1) - (3) and (a)(5) - (7) of this section are on file with the department; and

(2) applicant provides a verification of licensure from each jurisdiction where the applicant holds or has ever held a license to practice physical therapy, one of which shows that the applicant has a license to practice physical therapy that is current and in good standing.

(c) The board will issue a temporary permit to an applicant for a physical therapy or physical therapy assistant license by credentials or by examination who is a graduate of a school of physical therapy that is located outside the United States and demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board compliance with AS 08.84.032 (a)(1) and AS 08.84.065 (a). A temporary permit issued under this subsection expires on the fifth business day following the scheduled examination date or on the date the scores are posted to the board, whichever occurs first. The following must be on file with the department before a temporary permit is issued:

(1) a complete application on a form provided by the department;

(2) an official copy of a

(A) credentials evaluation from an agency approved by the board; or

(B) transcript indicating compliance with AS 08.84.032 (a)(1) if the degree was obtained from a foreign program accredited by a board-approved accrediting agency;

(3) a signed and notarized letter of professional reference on a form provided by the department from

(A) the head of a physical therapy school; or

(B) an instructor, physician, supervising physical therapist, or supervisor;

(4) if the applicant has completed the six-month internship required under 12 AAC 54.040(c) but has not yet taken the national physical therapy examination

(A) a signed and notarized statement of responsibility from the supervising physical therapist; the statement must indicate that the supervising physical therapist will assume the full responsibility of supervising the applicant; and

(B) a copy of the confirmation from the testing center indicating the date that the applicant is scheduled to take the national physical therapy examination;

(5) the application, license, and temporary permit fees established in 12 AAC 02.320;

(6) if applying for a license by credentials, a verification of licensure from each jurisdiction where the applicant holds or has ever held a license to practice physical therapy, one of which shows that the applicant has a license to practice physical therapy that is current and in good standing.

(d) An applicant applying for a physical therapy or physical therapy assistant license by credentials shall make arrangements for licensure verifications to be sent directly from the other jurisdiction.

(e) An applicant applying for a physical therapist or physical therapy assistant license who is waiting to take the next scheduled examination and who has been issued a temporary permit under AS 08.84.065 may practice only under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist and may not act as a supervisor until a permanent license is issued.

(f) The holder of a temporary permit as a physical therapist, issued according to the provisions of AS 08.84.065 (b), who is awaiting licensure by acceptance of credentials, may practice without supervision.

(g) The holder of a temporary permit as a physical therapy assistant, issued according to the provisions of AS 08.84.065 (b), who is awaiting licensure by acceptance of credentials, shall practice in accordance with 12 AAC 54.510.

History: Eff. 10/30/82, Register 84; am 7/4/84, Register 90; am 6/1/95, Register 134; am 5/21/97, Register 142; am 2/17/2002, Register 161; am 8/23/2003, Register 167; am 8/19/2004, Register 171

Authority: AS 08.84.010

AS 08.84.065

Publisher's note: This regulation was inadvertently not printed until July 1995 (Register 134).