Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 4755-23-04 | License by endorsement.

                                                
(A) The physical therapy section may
		  issue a license by endorsement to an applicant who is currently licensed as a
		  physical therapist or physical therapist assistant under the laws of another
		  state or country, provided the requirements for registration or licensure under
		  the appropriate category in that state, including minimal education and passing
		  score on the national physical therapy examination (NPTE) were reasonably equal
		  to the requirements in force in this state on the date of the applicant's
		  initial licensure in the other state or country.
(B) In addition to the other requirements
		  of this rule, a foreign educated applicant for licensure as a physical
		  therapist or physical therapist assistant by endorsement shall meet the
		  requirements established in rule 4755-23-12 of the Administrative
		  Code.
(C) An applicant who has been out of the
		  practice of physical therapy for a period of five or more years
		  shall:
(1) Retake and pass the
			 NPTE; or
(2) Complete an action
			 plan as approved by the physical therapy section.
(3) Out of practice is
			 defined as being actively engaged in the practice of physical therapy for fewer
			 than five hundred hours over the five year period prior to the date the
			 applicant submits the endorsement application.
(D) An applicant who satisfies all
		  requirements of the Ohio Revised Code and Ohio Administrative Code and who
		  fulfills the requirements listed in paragraphs (A) to (C) of this rule shall be
		  issued a license to practice as a physical therapist or physical therapist
		  assistant.