Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 4755-23-03 | License by examination.

                                                
(A) To be licensed by examination as a
		  physical therapist an applicant shall pass the following
		  examinations:
(1) The national physical
			 therapy examination (NPTE) for physical therapists administered by the
			 federation of state boards of physical therapy; and
(2) The examination
			 approved by the physical therapy section on the laws and rules governing the
			 practice of physical therapy in the state of Ohio.
(B) To be licensed by examination as a
		  physical therapist assistant an applicant shall pass the following
		  examinations:
(1) The NPTE for physical
			 therapist assistants administered by the federation of state boards of physical
			 therapy; and
(2) The examination
			 approved by the physical therapy section on the laws and rules governing the
			 practice of physical therapy in the state of Ohio.
(C) Applicants failing the NPTE may be
		  approved to re-take the NPTE following the submission of the application for
		  licensure by examination up to any limit set by the federation of state boards
		  of physical therapy or as determined by the physical therapy
		  section.
(D) In addition to the other requirements of this rule, a foreign
		  educated applicant for licensure as a physical therapist or physical therapist
		  assistant shall meet the requirements established in rule 4755-23-12 of the
		  Administrative Code.
(E) An applicant who satisfies all requirements of the Ohio
		  Revised Code and Ohio Administrative Code and who passes the examinations
		  specified in:
(1) Paragraphs (A)(1) and
			 (A)(2) of this rule shall be issued a license to practice as a physical
			 therapist.
(2) Paragraphs (B)(1) and
			 (B)(2) of this rule shall be issued a license to practice as a physical
			 therapist assistant.
(F) Pursuant to division (A)(1) of section 4755.45 and division
		  (A) of section 4755.451 of the Revised Code, an applicant who passed the NPTE
		  under the approval of another state physical therapy regulatory entity is
		  eligible for a license by examination provided the applicant meets all other
		  requirements contained in sections 4755.40 to 4755.56 of the Revised Code and
		  any rule adopted by the physical therapy section and provided that the
		  applicant was never issued a license to practice in the state that approved the
		  applicant to sit for the NPTE.