New York Consolidated Laws, Education Law - EDN § 6740. Requirements for license as a physical therapist assistant

a. Application:  file an application with the department;

b. Education:  have received an education including completion of a two-year college program in a physical therapist assistant program or equivalent in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;

c. Experience:  have experience satisfactory to the state board for physical therapy in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;

c-1. Examination:  pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;

d. Age:  be at least eighteen years of age;

e. Character:  be of good moral character as determined by the department;

f. Registration:  all licensed physical therapist assistants shall register triennially with the department in accordance with the regulations of the commissioner;

g. Fees:  pay a fee for an initial license of forty-five dollars, and for the biennial registration period ending December thirty-first, nineteen hundred eighty-two a fee of twenty dollars and a fee of fifty dollars for each triennial registration period.