Florida
United States Physical Therapy Practice Acts
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Temporary License Requirements/Availability[edit | edit source]
Temporary License is currently not available in Florida but will become available effective June 1, 2012 by House Bill 799 that was approved April 8, 2012.
This bill allows Physical Therapy or PTA students who have graduated from approved programs obtain a temporary license while waiting to sit for their board exam.
The requirements for PT students with temporary licensure include on site supervision by a PT (who can only supervise one person with a temporary license at a time). The temporary license will be revoked if the board exam is not passed within 6 months of graduation.
Florida House BIll 799
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Florida House Bill 799 Information and History
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Requirements for License[edit | edit source]
To apply for license: file DOH Form #DH-MQA 1142 Application for Licensure
Applicant must:
• Be eighteen years old
• Possess good moral character
• Be educated in PT, by either having:
- received a degree in physical therapy from an institution that has been approved for the training of physical therapists by the Commission on Accreditation for Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), at the time of graduation; or
- received a diploma from a program in physical therapy in a foreign country and complete all other requirements of the state of Florida to prove that the credentials are equivalent to the education required for licensure in the US
Supervision[edit | edit source]
Physical Therapy Students[edit | edit source]
Continued Competence[edit | edit source]
Does the Act appear restrictive? Why/Why not?[edit | edit source]
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