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148.724 EXAMINATION FOR LICENSED PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT.
Subdivision 1. National test. All applicants for licensure as a physical therapist assistant
must take and pass the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) for physical therapist
assistants administered by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) or an
alternate national examination determined by the board to be equivalent. For purposes of this
section, passing scores are defined in subdivisions 2 to 4.
Subd. 2. Examinations taken on or before July 1, 1995. The passing score for qualifying
examinations taken prior to July 1, 1995, is one standard deviation below the mean of all persons
taking the examination.
Subd. 3. Examinations taken after July 1, 1995. The passing score for qualifying
examinations taken after July 1, 1995, shall be based on objective, numerical standards established
by the administering testing agency.
Subd. 4. Grandparenting provision. Applicants for licensure as a physical therapist
assistant who meet the educational requirements of section 148.722 prior to September 1, 2007,
are not required to take and pass the examination required by this section. This provision expires
on July 1, 2008.
History: 2007 c 123 s 25
Subdivision 1. National test. All applicants for licensure as a physical therapist assistant
must take and pass the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) for physical therapist
assistants administered by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) or an
alternate national examination determined by the board to be equivalent. For purposes of this
section, passing scores are defined in subdivisions 2 to 4.
Subd. 2. Examinations taken on or before July 1, 1995. The passing score for qualifying
examinations taken prior to July 1, 1995, is one standard deviation below the mean of all persons
taking the examination.
Subd. 3. Examinations taken after July 1, 1995. The passing score for qualifying
examinations taken after July 1, 1995, shall be based on objective, numerical standards established
by the administering testing agency.
Subd. 4. Grandparenting provision. Applicants for licensure as a physical therapist
assistant who meet the educational requirements of section 148.722 prior to September 1, 2007,
are not required to take and pass the examination required by this section. This provision expires
on July 1, 2008.
History: 2007 c 123 s 25
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