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The amendment is proposed under the Physi-
cal Therapy Practice Act, Texas Civil Stat-
utes, Article 4512e, which provides the Texas
Board of Physical Therapy Examiners with
the authority to adopt rules consistent with
this Act to carry out its duties in administering
this Act.
Texas Civil Statutes, Article 4512e is affected
by the amendment.
329.5 Licensing Procedures for Foreign-
Trained Applicants.
(a)-(f) (No change.)
(g) Guidelines for board-approved
education credentialing agencies.
(1)-(4) (No change.)
(5) The credentialing agency
must use a method to convert classroom
hours to semester units which has a ratio no
greater than the following: 15 contact lec-
ture hours = one semester unit/hour; 55 [45]
contact laboratory hours = one semester
unit/hour. When lecture/lab hours are not
delineated on the transcript, the evaluator
may use an appropriate ratio and indicate
the ratio used in the evaluation.
(6) The credentialing agency
must list and assign a grade for each course
taken by the applicant, by assigning the
grade of A. B. C, D. F. Pass. Fail, Credit or
No Credit. Those grades assigned by the
credentialing agency must be the grades that
are converted to the U.S. equivalent, in
accordance with the most current version of
the National Association for Foreign Stu-
dent Affairs Handbook on the Placement of
Foreign Graduate Students. The
credentialing agency must identify and
list those courses which would not trans-
fer to the U.S. as a C or above or Pass or
Credit iin accordance with the most cur-
rent version of the National Association
for Foreign Student Affairs Handbook on
the Placement of Foreign Graduate Stu-
dents. An applicant must earn a grade of
A, B, C, or Pass or Credit in any profes-
sional physical therapy education
courses. An applicant with a grade of D,
F, Fail, or no credit appearing for a pro-
fessional physical therapy education
course on his/her evaluation who has not
successfully retaken the course with a
grade of A, B, C, Pass or Credit is not
eligible for licensure in Texas. [Only those
courses which receive a grade of C or
above, or pass or credit may be counted
toward the requirement that the applicant
complete a minimum of 72 hours in profes-
sional physical therapy education.]
(7) The agency must attest that
the applicant has successfully completed an
educational program equivalent to U.S. pro-
grams accredited by the Commission on
Accreditation of Physical Therapy Educa-
tion (CAPTE) and has earned the equivalent
of a minimum of 72 semester hours ofprofessional physical therapy education.
The applicant must have completed courses
in each of the following areas: basic sci-
ences. clinical science, and physical therapy
theory and procedures. The applicant must
have also successfully completed United
States required equivalent courses/hours (no
less than eight and no more than 15 U.S.
semester credit hours at the Upper Division
Level) in clinical education.
(8)-(10) (No change.)
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal
has been reviewed by legal counsel and
found to be within the agency's authority to
adopt.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on July 31, 1995.
TRD-9509512 John Mallne
Executive Director
Texas Board of Physical
Therapy Examiners
Earliest possible date of adoption: September
8, 1995
For further information, please call: (512)
443-8202
Chapter 341. License Renewal
o 22 TAC 341.8
The Texas Board of Physical Therapy Exam-
iners proposes new 341.8, concerning Inac-
tive Status. This new section will create a
mechanism to allow licensed physical thera-
pists or physical therapist assistants to
choose to become inactive rather than let
their license expire when not' renewing their
license in Texas.
John Maline, Executive Director of the Execu-
tive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupa-
tional Therapy Examiners, has determined
that for the first five-year period the section is
in effect there will be no fiscal implications for
state or local government as a result of en-
forcing or administering the section.
Mr. Maline also has determined that for each
year of the first five years the section is in
effect the public benefit anticipated as a result
of enforcing the section will be the availability
of licensees properly trained to practice phys-
ical therapy. There will be no effect on small
businesses. There is no anticipated economic
costs to persons who are required to comply
with the section as proposed.
Comments on the proposal may be submitted
to Gerard Swain, PT Coordinator, Texas
Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, 3001
South Lamar Boulevard, Suite 101, Austin,
Texas 78704.
The new section is proposed under the Physi-
cal Therapy Practice Act, Texas Civil Stat-
utes, Article 4512e, which provides the Texas
Board of Physical Therapy Examiners with
the authority to adopt rules consistent with
this Act to carry out its duties in administering
this Act.
Texas Civil Statutes, Article 4512e is affected
by this new section.341.8. Inactive Status. Inactive status
shall mean the voluntary termination of the
right or privilege to practice physical ther-
apy in Texas. The licensee retains the right
or privilege to represent himself/herself as
having an inactive license. An inactive sta-
tus will be limited to three renewal periods.
A licensee may petition the board to extend
the inactive period to a maximum of two
renewal periods. Any person who has been
licensed in the state and is not actively
engaged in the practice of physical therapy
in the state may, at his/her request, be
placed on the inactive status. The board
shall keep an inactive register. A person
whose license has been placed on inactive
status may be reinstated by the board. An
applicant must do one of the following:
(1) take and pass the PES exam-
ination;
(2) attend a university review
course approved by the board
(3) have the required number of
CEUs as an active licensee renewing their
license; or
(4) complete an internship ap-
proved by the board which is equal to 150
hours. The inactive licensee must submit to
the board a notarized, completed application
on a form provided by the board. The re-
newal fee must be included with applica-
tion. The board shall act after receipt of the
application for reinstatement from inactive
status and shall send to the applicant written
notification of its decision to reinstate the
license.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal
has been reviewed by legal counsel and
found to be within the agency's authority to
adopt.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on July 31, 1995.
TRD-9509514 John Malilne
Executive Director
Texas Board of Physical
Therapy Examiners
Earliest possible date of adoption: September
8, 1995
For further information, please call: (512)
443-8202
Chapter 346. Practice Setting
for Physical Therapy
* 22 TAC 346.1
The Texas Board of Physical Therapy Exam-
iners proposes an amendment to 346.1,
concerning Educational Settings. This pro-
posed amendment defines the role of a physi-
cal therapist working in an educational
setting.
John Maline, Executive Director of the Execu-
tive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupa-
tional Therapy Examiners, has determined20 TexReg 5988 August 8, 1995 Texas Register *
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