R4-24-204. Supervised Clinical Practice

A. An interim permit holder shall complete a supervised clinical practice under onsite supervision. The supervised clinical practice shall consist of at least 500 hours. B. Before an individual is issued an interim permit, the individual shall submit to the Board: 1. A written request for Board approval of the facility where supervised clinical practice will take place that includes: a. The name, address, and telephone number of the facility; and b. A description of the physical therapy services provided at the facility; and 2. The name of the individual who holds an unrestricted license to practice physical therapy in this state and agrees to provide onsite supervision of the individual. C. The Board shall approve or deny a request made under subsection (B)(1): 1. After assessing whether the facility provides the opportunity for an interim permit holder to attain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to be evaluated according to an approved clinical performance instrument; and 2. According to the time frames in Table 1. D. An onsite supervisor shall: 1. Observe the interim permit holder during the supervised clinical practice and: a. Rate the interim permit holder’s performance, at both the mid-point and completion of the clinical practice, on each of the clinical performance criteria in the clinical performance instrument used, including the dates and hours the onsite supervisor provided onsite supervision; b. Recommend following the mid-point rating whether the interim permit holder be allowed to continue the clinical practice and changes needed, if any, to ensure successful completion of the clinical practice; and c. Recommend following the completion rating whether the interim permit holder be licensed or required to complete further supervised clinical practice; and 2. Submit the ratings from the clinical performance instrument used to the Board as follows: a. No later than the 55th day of the clinical practice for the mid-point rating, and b. No later than 30 days after the end of the supervised clinical practice for the completion rating. E. After the Board receives the mid-point rating from the clinical performance instrument, the Board shall review the rating and recommendation of the onsite supervisor and decide whether to allow the interim permit holder to continue the clinical practice or recommend changes in the clinical practice to the onsite supervisor. F. After the Board receives the completion rating from the clinical performance instrument, the Board: 1. May require the interim permit holder to complete additional onsite supervision under the interim permit if the additional onsite supervision does not cause the interim permit holder to exceed six months from the date the interim permit was issued and: a. The onsite supervisor does not approve one or more of the skills from the clinical performance instrument; b. The onsite supervisor recommends that the interim permit holder complete further supervised clinical practice; or c. The Board determines that the interim permit holder has not met the requirements in A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 19 and this Chapter. 2. If the interim permit holder meets all of the requirements in A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 19 and this Chapter, shall issue a license. 3. If the interim permit holder does not meet all of the requirements in A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 19 and this Chapter, shall deny a license. G. An applicant who has been denied a license may request a hearing under A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10.