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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. Unless he or she is entitled to licensure under NRS 640.120, 640.145 or 640.146, a person who desires to be licensed as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant must:
(a) Apply to the Board, in the form prescribed by the Board;
(b) Include in the application evidence, under oath, satisfactory to the Board, that the person possesses the qualifications required by NRS 640.080 or 640.092, as applicable, other than having passed the examination;
(c) Pay to the Board at the time of filing the application a fee set by a regulation of the Board in an amount not to exceed $300 for a license as a physical therapist or $200 for a license as a physical therapist assistant;
(d) Submit to the Board with the application a complete set of fingerprints which the Board may forward to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report;
(e) Submit other documentation and proof the Board may require; and
(f) Submit all other information required to complete the application.
2. If an applicant submits an application for a license by endorsement pursuant to NRS 640.146, the Board shall collect not more than one-half of the fee specified in paragraph (c) of subsection 1 for the initial issuance of the license.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 54. Professions, Occupations and Businesses § 640.090. Application for licensure as physical therapist or physical therapist assistant: Contents; fee; fingerprints - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-54-professions-occupations-and-businesses/nv-rev-st-640-090/
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