NAC640.070. Graduation from school in foreign country.

     1. An applicant for licensure who has graduated from a school in another country that is not accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association must:

     (a) Submit an evaluation from the Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy which must:

          (1) Indicate that the edition of A Course Work Evaluation Tool for Persons Who Received Their Physical Therapy Education Outside the United States, adopted by reference pursuant to subsection 2, was used to prepare the evaluation; and

          (2) State that the education of the applicant is equivalent in content to an accredited educational program for physical therapy in the United States;

     (b) Submit proof satisfactory to the Board of his or her current or previous licensure to practice as a physical therapist without limitation in the country in which he or she was trained, unless the applicant was not eligible for licensure in that country because he or she was a citizen of the United States at the time of his or her graduation from a program of physical therapy; and

     (c) Unless the native language of the applicant is English and he or she has graduated from a program of physical therapy that was conducted in the English language, demonstrate proficiency in the English language by submitting proof of:

          (1) His or her successful completion of the Test of Spoken English administered by the Educational Testing Service; and

          (2) His or her successful completion of the Test of English as a Foreign Language administered by the Educational Testing Service.

     2. The Board hereby adopts by reference A Course Work Evaluation Tool for Persons Who Received Their Physical Therapy Education Outside the United States, fourth edition, November 2001, and any subsequent edition published by the Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy, unless the Board gives notice that the most recent revision is not suitable for this State pursuant to subsection 3. A copy of the publication may be obtained, without charge, from the Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy, 509 Wythe Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-9998, by telephone at [phone] or by facsimile at [phone].

     3. The Board will review each revision of the publication adopted by reference pursuant to subsection 2 to ensure its suitability for this State. If the Board determines that the revision is not suitable for this State, it will hold a public hearing to review its determination and give notice of that hearing within 6 months after the date of the publication of the revision. If, after the hearing, the Board does not revise its determination, the Board will give notice that the revision is not suitable for this State within 30 days after the hearing. If the Board does not give such notice, the revision becomes part of the publication adopted by reference pursuant to subsection 2.

     4. If an applicant for licensure graduated from a school in another country and holds an H-1B Visa, the Board will notify the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security if the applicant fails the national licensing examination.

     5. If a licensee graduated from a school in another country and holds an H-1B Visa, the Board will notify the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security if the Board takes disciplinary action against him or her.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Phys. Therapy Exam’rs, eff. 6-23-86; A 6-11-90; 11-19-92; R153-98, 12-18-98; R035-00, 1-5-2001; R111-02, 1-24-2003; R059-06, 9-18-2006)