South Dakota
United States Physical Therapy Practice Acts
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Temporary License Requirements/Availability [edit | edit source]
No mention of temporary license availability. Must have a license to practice.
36-10-24. Unlicensed practice or use of title as misdemeanor. It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person not licensed under this chapter as a physical therapist or certified as a physical therapist assistant, or whose license or certificate has been suspended or revoked, or whose licensure or certificate has lapsed, to engage in the practice of physical therapy, unless exempt under the provisions of this chapter or, use in connection with their name the words or letters "R.P.T.," "Registered Physical Therapist," "L.P.T.," "Licensed Physical Therapist," "Physical Therapist," or "Physio Therapist," or "C.P.T.A.," "Certified Physical Therapist Assistant," or any other letters, words, or insignia indicating or implying that they are a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant.
Requirements for License[edit | edit source]
36-10-27. Application for license--Fee--Evidence of qualifications. A person desiring to practice physical therapy in South Dakota shall file a written application with the Board of Examiners on forms provided by the board, together with an application fee, set by rule pursuant to chapter 1-26, not to exceed sixty dollars. The applicant shall present evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has graduated from a physical therapy curriculum accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation. If the applicant has graduated from a physical therapy curriculum that is not accredited by such an accrediting body, the applicant shall present evidence satisfactory to the board that:
(1) The applicant has completed a course of professional instruction equivalent to an approved program accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation; and
(2) The applicant has achieved a score of at least five hundred fifty on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) examination, or a passing score on a comparative nationally recognized examination approved by the board, or has completed two years of secondary or postsecondary education in any educational institution in which the instruction is conducted in English.
Source: SL 1955, ch 96, § 3; SDC Supp 1960, § 27.09A03; SDCL, § 36-10-4; SL 1972, ch 205, § 2; SL 1988, ch 300, § 1; SL 1996, ch 231, § 5.
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