Oregon

United States Physical Therapy Practice Acts

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Temporary License Requirements/Availability

• The board may issue a temporary license or permit upon satisfactory application and payment of a registration fee established by the board by rule.
• The Physical Therapist Licensing Board, may issue without examination a temporary permit to a person to practice as a physical therapist in this state if the person files an application for license and pays to the board at the time of filing the application the temporary permit fee.
• A person holding a temporary permit may practice physical therapy only under the direction of a licensed physical therapist.
• The temporary permit shall be granted for a period not to exceed three months. The board may renew the temporary permit at its discretion for an additional three months, but no longer.
  
  

Requirements for License

A license is required to practice physical therapy. Unless a person is a licensed physical therapist or holds a permit issued from the board, a person shall not:

• Practice physical therapy
• Use in connection with the name of the person the words or letters, “P.T.”, “R.P.T.”, “L.P.T.”, “physical therapist”, “physiotherapist” or any other letters, words, abbreviations or insignia indicating that the person is a physical therapist, or purports to be a physical therapist.

Each physical therapist shall display a copy of the physical therapist’s license or current renewal verification in a location accessible to public view at the physical therapist’s place of practice or employment.

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