§ 90‑270.97.  Licensure of foreign‑trained physical therapists.

Any person who has been trained as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant in a foreign country and desires to be licensed under this Article and who:

(1) Is of good moral character;

(2) Holds a diploma from an educational program for physical therapists or physical therapist assistants approved by the Board;

(3) Submits documentary evidence to the Board of completion of a course of instruction substantially equivalent to that obtained by an applicant for licensure under G.S. 90‑270.95; and

(4) Demonstrates satisfactory proof of proficiency in the English language;

may make application on a form furnished by the Board for examination as a foreign‑trained physical therapist or physical therapist assistant. At the time of making such application, the applicant shall pay to the secretary‑treasurer of the Board the fee prescribed by the Board, no portion of which shall be returned. (1959, c. 630; 1969, c. 556; 1979, c. 487; 1985, c. 701, s. 1; 2013‑312, s. 4; 2017‑28, s. 1.)