§30-20-9 Temporary permits. - West Virginia Statutes

§30-20-9. Temporary permits.
(a) Upon proper application and the payment of a nonrefundable fee which shall be established by the board by legislative rule, the board may issue, without examination, a temporary permit to engage in the practice of physical therapy in this state:

(1) To any applicant who meets the requirements of subdivisions (1) through (5), subsection (a), section six of this article and who has applied to take the examination. A temporary permit so issued shall expire thirty days after the permittee receives notice of the results of the examination, if the permittee receives a passing score on the examination. The temporary permit shall expire immediately if the permittee receives a failing score on the examination. An applicant under this subsection may be issued only one temporary permit, and upon the expiration of that permit, may not practice as a physical therapist until fully licensed under the provisions of this article. In no event may a permittee practice on a temporary permit beyond a period of ninety consecutive days. A temporary permittee under this subsection shall work under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist, with the scope of such supervision to be defined by the board by legislative rule; and

(2) To an applicant who is licensed outside of this state and who meets the requirements of subdivisions (1) through (5), subsection (a), section six of this article, which temporary permit shall be valid only for a period of ninety consecutive days.

(b) Upon proper application and the payment of a nonrefundable fee which shall be established by the board by legislative rule, the board may issue, without examination, a temporary permit to act as a physical therapy assistant in this state:

(1) To an applicant who meets the requirements of subdivisions (1) and (2), subsection (b), section six of this article. A temporary permit so issued shall expire thirty days after the permittee receives notice of the results of the examination, if the permittee receives a passing score on the examination. The temporary permit shall expire immediately if the permittee receives a failing score on the examination. An applicant under this subsection may be issued only one temporary permit, and upon the expiration of that permit, may not practice as a physical therapy assistant until fully licensed under the provisions of this article. In no event may a permittee practice on a temporary permit beyond a period of ninety consecutive days. A temporary permittee under this subsection shall work under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist, with the scope of such supervision to be defined by the board by legislative rule; and

(2) To an applicant who is licensed outside of this state and who meets the requirements of subdivisions (1) and (2), subsection (b), section six of this article, which temporary permit shall be valid only for a period of ninety consecutive days.