2000 Minnesota Statutes

     148.72 Examinations. 

    Subdivision 1.    Issuance of license 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 a license 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 
 board determines that the requirements for licensing or 
 registration in the state, possession, or District are equal to, 
 or greater than, the requirements in sections 148.65 to 148.78. 

    Subd. 2.    License.  The board may issue a license 
 without examination to an applicant who presents evidence 
 satisfactory to the board of having passed an examination 
 recognized by the board, if the board determines the standards 
 of the other state or foreign country are equal to those of this 
 state.  Upon application, the applicant shall pay to the board a 
 fee in the amount set by the board.  No portion of the fee is 
 refundable.  

    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 license after examination.  The 
 board shall issue a license to an applicant who passes the 
 examination according to standards established by the board and 
 who is not disqualified to receive a license under section 
 148.75.  

    HIST: 1951 c 479 s 8; 1980 c 412 s 6; 1986 c 444; 1995 c 18 s 
 11; 1999 c 245 art 9 s 54-56