448.535 Licensure of physical therapist assistants. - Wisconsin Statutes

448.535

448.535 Licensure of physical therapist assistants.

448.535(1)

(1) The examining board shall grant a license as a physical therapist assistant to a person who does all of the following:

448.535(1)(a)

(a) Submits an application for the license to the department on a form provided by the department.

448.535(1)(b)

(b) Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1).

448.535(1)(c)

(c) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that the applicant does not have an arrest or conviction record.

448.535(1)(d)

(d) Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that the applicant is a graduate of a physical therapist assistant educational program accredited by an agency that is approved by the examining board.

448.535(1)(e)

(e) Passes an examination under s. 448.54.

448.535(2)

(2) The examining board may waive a requirement under sub. (1) (d) or (e), or both, for an applicant who establishes to the satisfaction of the examining board that he or she is licensed as a physical therapist assistant by another licensing jurisdiction in the United States. The examining board shall promulgate rules for granting a waiver under this subsection. The rules may require an applicant to satisfy additional requirements as a condition for granting a waiver.

448.535 - ANNOT.

History: 2001 a. 70; 2009 a. 149.