1998 Minnesota Statutes

     148.72 Examinations. 

    Subdivision 1.    Issuance of registration without 
 examination.  On payment to the board of a fee in the amount 
 set by the board and on submission of a written application on 
 forms provided by the board, the board shall issue registration 
 without examination to a person who is licensed or otherwise 
 registered as a physical therapist by another state of the 
 United States of America, its possessions, or the District of 
 Columbia, if the requirements for licensure or registration in 
 the state, possession, or District are equal to, or greater 
 than, the requirements set forth in sections 148.65 to 148.78. 

    Subd. 2.    Certificate of registration.  The board may 
 issue a certificate of registration to a physical therapist 
 without examination to an applicant who presents evidence 
 satisfactory to the board of having passed an examination 
 recognized by the board if the standards of the other state or 
 foreign country are determined by the board to be as high as 
 those of this state.  At the time of making an application the 
 applicant shall pay to the board a fee in the amount set by the 
 board, no portion of which shall be returned.  

    Subd. 3.    Examinations.  The board shall give an 
 examination to applicants who comply with section 148.70.  The 
 examination shall include a written examination which shall test 
 the applicant's knowledge of the basic and clinical sciences as 
 they relate to physical therapy, physical therapy theory and 
 procedures, and such other subjects as the board may deem useful 
 to test the applicant's qualifications to act as a physical 
 therapist.  

    Subd. 4.    Issuance of registration after examination.  
 The board shall issue a certificate of registration to each 
 applicant who passes the examination in accordance with 
 standards established by the board and who is not disqualified 
 to receive registration under the provisions of section 148.75.  

    HIST: 1951 c 479 s 8; 1980 c 412 s 6; 1986 c 444; 1995 c 18 s 
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