842 IAC 1-3-2 Licensure by examination

Sec. 2. (a) The board shall issue a license by examination to an applicant who completes the following: (1) Submits a sworn application in proper form. (2) Submits the fee specified in 842 IAC 1-2-1. (3) Presents satisfactory evidence that he or she does not have a conviction for an act, within or outside of this state, that would constitute a ground for disciplinary sanction under IC 25-1-9 and has not been the subject of a disciplinary action as stated in IC 25-27-1-6(a)(2). (4) Successfully completes the examination provided by the board. The uniform criterion-referenced passing score on the physical therapy or physical therapist assistant examination, which has been adopted by the board of directors of the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy, is the required passing score. This criterion-referenced passing score shall be a scaled score of six hundred (600). (5) Submits an official transcript of grades from a physical therapy or physical therapist assistant school showing evidence that the applicant is a graduate of a physical therapy or a physical therapist assistant program that has been approved by the board under 842 IAC 1-1-3 and that a degree has been conferred. (6) Submits a certified copy of an English translation of any document that is not in English. (7) Meets all other minimum requirements specified in IC 25-27-1. (b) The board may issue a license by examination to an applicant who has been educated as a physical therapist in a foreign country who submits the following: (1) Information required by subsection (a). (2) A certified copy of all academic records and an evaluation, from an accredited evaluation service approved by the board, of all academic records and credentials for the board's consideration in determining educational equivalence, such equivalence to be determined by the board. (c) For an applicant who has failed to pass the examination, in this state or any other state, the following apply: (1) After the first attempt, the applicant may retake the examination at their first available opportunity. (2) After the second attempt, the applicant must wait at least ninety (90) days before reapplying to take the licensure examination. (3) After the third attempt or subsequent attempt, the applicant must wait at least one hundred eighty (180) days before reapplying to take the licensure examination. (4) An applicant for a license to practice physical therapy or for a certificate to act as a physical therapist assistant may take the respective examination not more than six (6) times. (5) The applicant must pay the reexamination fee specified in 842 IAC 1-2-1.