The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
003
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LICENSURE
(Cite as: 26 V.S.A. § 2103)
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§ 2103. Examination
(a) The Director of the Office of Professional Regulation shall provide for examinations
for licensure as physical therapists or physical therapist assistants at such times
and places as he or she may determine.
(b) Examinations administered and procedures followed by the Director shall be fair and
reasonable and shall be designed and implemented to reasonably ensure that an applicant
is at least minimally qualified to practice physical therapy. They shall not be designed
or implemented for the purpose of limiting the number of licensees.
(c) An applicant for licensure as a physical therapist may take the examination after
the application process has been completed and the application approved. The examination
shall test entry-level competence related to physical therapy theory, examination,
evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment intervention, prevention, and consultation.
(d) An applicant for licensure as a physical therapist assistant may take the examination
after the application process has been completed and the application approved. The
examination shall test for requisite knowledge and skills in the technical application
of physical therapy services.
(e) An applicant for licensure who does not pass the examination on the first attempt
may retake the examination one additional time without reapplication for licensure
within six months of the first examination. Before the Director may approve an applicant
for subsequent testing beyond two attempts, an applicant shall reapply for licensure
and shall submit evidence satisfactory to the Director of having successfully completed
additional clinical training or course work, or both, as determined by the Director.
(f) The Director may require an examination designed to test the knowledge of the applicant
regarding Vermont laws relating to physical therapy practice. (Added 1981, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; amended 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(d); 2005, No. 27, § 60; 2019, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.)