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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) To be eligible for licensure by the board as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, an applicant who is a graduate of a school of physical therapy that is located outside the United States shall
(1) have completed, to the satisfaction of the board, a resident course of study and professional instruction substantially equivalent to a professional physical therapy education program that is accredited by a board-approved national accreditation agency in the United States;
(2) have completed, to the satisfaction of the board, an internship under the continuous direction and immediate supervision of a physical therapist in an institution that ordinarily provides physical therapy and is approved by the board, for that period of time specified by the board, and furnish documentary evidence of compliance with this paragraph;
(3) pass an examination recognized by the board that measures the competence of the applicant in the English language if the applicant's physical therapist or physical therapist assistant education program was not taught in English;
(4) have met applicable requirements under 8 U.S.C. 1101--1503 (Immigration and Nationality Act), unless a United States citizen;
(5) pass the examination approved by the board under AS 08.84.030(a)(2);
(6) pay the fee required under AS 08.84.050;
(7) meet additional qualifications for licensure established in regulations adopted by the board under AS 08.84.010(b); and
(8) have been fingerprinted and have provided the fees required by the Department of Public Safety under AS 12.62.160 for criminal justice information and a national criminal history record check; the fingerprints and fees shall be forwarded to the Department of Public Safety to obtain a report of criminal justice information under AS 12.62 and a national criminal history record check under AS 12.62.400.
(b) To be eligible for licensure by the board as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, an applicant who is a graduate of a school of occupational therapy that is located outside the United States shall
(1) have completed, to the satisfaction of the board, a resident course of study and professional instruction substantially equivalent to a professional occupational therapy education program that is accredited by a board-approved national accreditation agency in the United States;
(2) have completed, to the satisfaction of the board, supervised field work equivalent to that required under AS 08.84.030(b);
(3) pass an examination recognized by the board that measures the competence of the applicant in the English language if the applicant's occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant education program was not taught in English;
(4) have met applicable requirements under 8 U.S.C. 1101--1503 (Immigration and Nationality Act), unless a United States citizen;
(5) pass an examination approved by the board under AS 08.84.030(b);
(6) pay the fee required under AS 08.84.050;
(7) meet additional qualifications for licensure established in regulations adopted by the board under AS 08.84.010(b); and
(8) have been fingerprinted and have provided the fees required by the Department of Public Safety under AS 12.62.160 for criminal justice information and a national criminal history record check; the fingerprints and fees shall be forwarded to the Department of Public Safety to obtain a report of criminal justice information under AS 12.62 and a national criminal history record check under AS 12.62.400.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Alaska Statutes Title 8. Business and Professions § 08.84.032. Foreign-educated applicants - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ak/title-8-business-and-professions/ak-st-sect-08-84-032/
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