§ 40.16. Licensure by endorsement.

 (a)  An applicant for licensure by endorsement who is educated in another state or territory of the United States is required to submit the professional credentials in §  40.11 (relating to license by examination; requirements for examination), and comply with the following:

   (1)  Submit a written application on forms provided by the Board, together with evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant is licensed or otherwise registered as a physical therapist in another state or territory of the United States, or in the District of Columbia, if the requirements for licensure or registration in the state, territory or district were, at the date of licensure or registration, substantially equal to the requirements for licensure or registration in this Commonwealth under the act.

   (2)  A fee prescribed in §  40.5 (relating to fees) must accompany each application for licensure by endorsement.

 (b)  An applicant for licensure by endorsement who received education in a country outside of the United States is required to meet the educational requirements as set forth in §  40.17(5) and (6) (relating to foreign-educated physical therapists applying to take the licensure examination and pursue a clinical experience) and comply with the following:

   (1)  The applicant shall submit documentary evidence that the applicant is authorized to practice as a physical therapist without limitation in the country where the professional education occurred.

   (2)  The applicant shall hold a valid license by examination in another state or territory of the United States providing the requirements were, at the time of receiving the license, substantially equivalent to the requirements as set forth in the act.

   The provisions of this §  40.16 issued under section 506 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §  186); and section 3 of the Physical Therapy Practice Act (63 P. S. §  1303); amended under sections 3(a) and 8 of the Physical Therapy Practice Act (63 P. S. § §  1303(a) and 1308); and section 812.1 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §  279.3a).

   The provisions of this §  40.16 adopted July 29, 1977, effective July 30, 1977, 7 Pa.B. 2138; amended November 4, 1988, effective upon publication and applies retroactively to November 1, 1988, 18 Pa.B. 4952; amended March 29, 2002, effective March 30, 2002, 32 Pa.B. 1658; amended August 27, 2004, effective August 28, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 4697. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (287928) to (287929).