2011 Vermont Code
Title 26 Professions and Occupations
Chapter 38 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS
§ 2103 Examination
§ 2103. Examination
(a) The director of the office of professional regulation shall provide for examinations for licensure as physical therapists or physical therapist assistants at such times and places as he or she may determine.
(b) Examinations administered and procedures followed by the director shall be fair and reasonable and shall be designed and implemented to reasonably ensure that an applicant is at least minimally qualified to practice physical therapy. They shall not be designed or implemented for the purpose of limiting the number of licensees.
(c) An applicant for licensure as a physical therapist may take the examination after the application process has been completed and the application approved. The examination shall test entry-level competence related to physical therapy theory, examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment intervention, prevention, and consultation.
(d) An applicant for licensure as a physical therapist assistant may take the examination after the application process has been completed and the application approved. The examination shall test for requisite knowledge and skills in the technical application of physical therapy services.
(e) An applicant for licensure who does not pass the examination on the first attempt may retake the examination one additional time without reapplication for licensure within six months of the first or examination. Before the director may approve an applicant for subsequent testing beyond two attempts, an applicant shall reapply for licensure and shall submit evidence satisfactory to the director of having successfully completed additional clinical training or course work, or both, as determined by the director.
(f) The director may require an examination designed to test the knowledge of the applicant regarding Vermont laws relating to physical therapy practice. (Added 1981, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), { 6; amended 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), { 4(d); 2005, No. 27, { 60.)
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