328-A:5 Eligibility for Licensure.

I. An applicant for a license as a physical therapist who has been educated in the United States shall: (a) Be of good moral character. (b) [Repealed.] (c) Be a graduate of a professional physical therapy education program accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education or by another board-approved accrediting organization. (d) Have successfully passed the national examination specified by the board. (e) Have maintained continuing competency in physical therapy for a period of one year prior to filing. II. An applicant for a license as a physical therapist who has been educated outside of the United States shall: (a) Be of good moral character. (b) [Repealed.] (c) Have completed a professional physical therapy education program sponsored by an institution recognized by the ministry of education of the country of the institution's location and determined by either The Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy or another board-approved entity performing credentials evaluations to be substantially equivalent to a program approved by the board for applicants educated in the United States. (d)-(f) [Repealed.] (g) Have passed the board-approved English proficiency examinations if the applicant's native language is not English. (h) Have successfully passed the national examination specified by the board. (i) Have maintained continuing competency in physical therapy for a period of one year prior to filing. III. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph II, if the foreign-educated applicant is a graduate of a professional physical therapy education program accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education or by another board-approved accrediting organization or is a graduate of a professional physical therapy education program approved by the board, the board shall waive the requirements of paragraph II(c). IV. An applicant for a license as a physical therapist assistant shall: (a) Be of good moral character. (b) [Repealed.] (c) Be a graduate of a physical therapist assistant education program accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education or by another board-approved organization. (d) Have successfully passed the national examination specified by the board. (e) Have maintained continuing competency in physical therapy for a period of one year prior to filing.