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1 Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy Jurisdiction licensure reference guide Topic: Temporary licensure The tables below report whether jurisdictions issue temporary licenses for PTs, for what categories and for how long. Summary jurisdictions offering temporary license 34. Category: Endorsement 16. Category: New graduates 30. Category: Foreign Educated PTs seeking US licensure 14. Category: Candidates retaking the exam 3. Categories PT Foreign State temporary educated Candidates How long? Comments New license Endorsement graduates seeking a retaking the Other examination license Until results of first AL Yes exam Endorsement - Eight AK Yes months or until board takes action Temp licenses last until applicant has completed a AZ Yes 90 days 480 hour clinical internship. 120 days or upon AR Yes failure of exam Until results of first CA Yes exam CO No CT Yes 120 days or until FSBPT 200806 1.

2 Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy Jurisdiction licensure reference guide Topic: Temporary licensure Categories PT Foreign State temporary educated Candidates How long? Comments New license Endorsement graduates seeking a retaking the Other examination license results of first exam Only issued to those DE Yes 90 days working under Delaware- licensed PT. New graduate: limited permit for 90 days after graduation as long as the candidate for licensure has applied for a limited DC Yes permit. The actual limited permit is good for six months and can be extended for another six months. FL No GA No 90 days One year or until Only one temp license HI Yes they take the exam granted. ID No IL No Until results of first IN Yes exam Until results of first IA Yes exam KS Yes 90 days KY Yes 90 days or until FSBPT 200806 2. Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy Jurisdiction licensure reference guide Topic: Temporary licensure Categories PT Foreign State temporary educated Candidates How long?

3 Comments New license Endorsement graduates seeking a retaking the Other examination license results of first exam LA Yes 90 days ME No MD Yes 90 days MA No MI No Endorsement: until next board meeting;. New grads: until board meeting after first exam; Foreign MN Yes educated: until first board meeting after their six-month supervised traineeship. 90 days or until MS Yes results of first exam Individuals who failed the exam are longer eligible for licensure applicant status. If the individual 90 days or until MO Yes passed the NPTE but results of first exam failed the jurisprudence exam, they would need to stop working as a licensure applicant and FSBPT 200806 3. Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy Jurisdiction licensure reference guide Topic: Temporary licensure Categories PT Foreign State temporary educated Candidates How long? Comments New license Endorsement graduates seeking a retaking the Other examination license could only function as an unlicensed aide until the license is issued following passage of the jurisprudence exam.

4 120 days or until MT Yes results of the first exam NE No Until results of first NV Yes exam 120 days or until NH No results of the first exam NJ No FEPT candidates: a restricted, time-limited license while completing a NM Yes 180 days 6-month preceptorship, but this is not considered a temporary license. Can practice without limited (temp). permit for 90 days if NY Yes they've applied for one. Actual limited permit good for six FSBPT 200806 4. Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy Jurisdiction licensure reference guide Topic: Temporary licensure Categories PT Foreign State temporary educated Candidates How long? Comments New license Endorsement graduates seeking a retaking the Other examination license months and can be extended for another six months. "90 days and until results of first exam Foreign educated: restricted license while completing a NC No six-month preceptorship, but this is not considered a temporary license.

5 ". ND No 1st time exam candidates who graduated from a CAPTE program may practice Until results of first OH Yes under " licensure exam applicant status,". which basically is an extension of the student exemption. Until the next board OK Yes meeting. After first failure, restricted to FSBPT 200806 5. Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy Jurisdiction licensure reference guide Topic: Temporary licensure Categories PT Foreign State temporary educated Candidates How long? Comments New license Endorsement graduates seeking a retaking the Other examination license direct, on-site supervision. After second failure, temp license revoked. Foreign trained therapists who 90 days or until OR Yes are graduates of results of first exam a CAPTE PT. program. Endorsement: temporary permit valid for eight Until results of first months or until the board PA Yes exam takes action on the application, whichever occurs first.

6 90 days or until RI Yes results of first exam SC No After first exam failure, practice under the temporary license is SD No restricted to direct, on-site supervision. After second failure, candidates may not practice. Until 480-hour TN Yes clinical internship completed. FSBPT 200806 6. Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy Jurisdiction licensure reference guide Topic: Temporary licensure Categories PT Foreign State temporary educated Candidates How long? Comments New license Endorsement graduates seeking a retaking the Other examination license 90 days or until Only one temporary TX Yes results of first exam license will be issued. UT No VT Yes 90 days VI Yes One year VA No WA Yes 90 days 90 days or until WV Yes results of first exam 90 days or until the WI Yes results of first exam Until results of first WY Yes exam FSBPT 200806 7.