2005 Vermont Code - § 2105. — Temporary licensure without examination

§ 2105. Temporary licensure without examination

(a) A temporary license without examination for practice under the direction of a physical therapist licensed in Vermont may be issued to a person who applies for the first time to practice physical therapy in this state as a physical therapist or as a physical therapist assistant under section 2103 or 2104 of this title and meets all other qualifications thereunder.

(b) A temporary license may be issued only for the purpose of allowing a qualified applicant to practice as a physical therapist or as a physical therapist assistant until:

(1) the applicant takes the next examination provided by the director of the office of professional regulation under section 2103 of this title and a determination is made of his qualifications to practice in this state, or

(2) the necessary data for licensure without examination under section 2104 of this title is collected and ruled on by the director of the office of professional regulation.

(c) Temporary licenses shall be issued on payment of the specified fee for a fixed period of time to be determined by the director of the office of professional regulation and shall not be renewed except by the director of the office of professional regulation subject to proof of good and an exceptional cause shown by the applicant. (Added 1981, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; amended 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(d).)