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§ 13-303. Physical therapist

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth OccupationsEffective: July 1, 2020

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health Occupations (Refs & Annos)
Title 13. Physical Therapists (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Licensing (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2020
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 13-303
§ 13-303. Physical therapist
Currentness
In general
(a) If an applicant for a physical therapy license has been educated in physical therapy in any state, the applicant shall have:
(1) Graduated from a physical therapy program that, in the year of graduation, was:
(i) Approved by the American Physical Therapy Association; or
(ii) Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education; and
(2) Completed satisfactorily the clinical education required by the physical therapy program.
Applicants educated outside of the United States
(b) If an applicant for a physical therapy license has been educated in physical therapy outside of any state, the applicant shall have graduated from a physical therapy program that in the year of graduation had educational requirements equivalent to a degree in physical therapy from a United States program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education.

Credits

Added by Acts 1981, c. 8, § 2, eff. July 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1990, c. 6, § 11, eff. Feb. 16, 1990; Acts 1998, c. 767, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Acts 1998, c. 768, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Acts 2000, c. 365, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2000; Acts 2004, c. 518, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2005, c. 80, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005; Acts 2020, c. 575, § 1, eff. July 1, 2020.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 13-303, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 13-303
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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