1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to physical therapists; providing for
1.3 	issuance of reciprocal licensure upon proof of
1.4 	previous practice; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
1.5 	section 148.72, subdivision 1.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 148.72,
1.8 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subdivision 1.Issuance of license without examination.
 1.10 	On payment to the board of a fee in the amount set by the board
1.11 	and on submission of a written application on forms provided by
1.12 	the board, the board shall issue a license without examination
1.13 	to a person who:
1.14 	(1) is licensed or otherwise registered as a physical
1.15 	therapist by another state of the United States of America, its
1.16 	possessions, or the District of Columbia, if the board
1.17 	determines that the requirements for licensing or registration
1.18 	in the state, possession, or District are equal to, or greater
1.19 	than, the requirements in sections 148.65 to 148.78; or 
1.20 	(2) has practiced physical therapy under the laws of
1.21 	another state of the United States, its possessions, or the
1.22 	District of Columbia for five of the preceding seven years.
1.23 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
1.24 	following final enactment.