Section 40.165. Authorization to provide services as a physical therapist assistant under indirect supervision

(a) An applicant for a certificate of authority to provide services as a physical therapist assistant under indirect supervision by a licensed physical therapist shall submit to the Board on forms supplied by the Board a completed application, including all necessary supporting documents, and pay the fee in § 40.5 (relating to fees) for initial application for certification to provide services under indirect supervision.

(b) Unless there are grounds to deny the application under § 40.181 (relating to refusal, suspension or revocation of certification), the Board will grant a certificate of authority as described in this section to an applicant who:

(1) Demonstrates that the applicant satisfies the requirements of § § 40.161—40.164.

(2) Demonstrates that the applicant satisfies the requirements of section 9.1(c)(4) of the act (63 P. S. § 1309.1(c)(4)) for certification to provide services as a physical therapist assistant under indirect supervision of a licensed physical therapist by either verifying that the applicant:

(i) Has at least 2,000 hours of experience providing patient-related acts and services under the supervision of one or more licensed physical therapists, as verified by those physical therapists.

(ii) Worked as a physical therapist assistant for at least 3 years between October 2, 2003, and October 2, 2008, the 5-year period immediately preceding the effective date of section 9.1(c)(4) of the act, and providing a detailed resume or other adequate documentation to corroborate the verification. Part-time work will be acceptable if it is at least equivalent to 3 years of full-time work.

The provisions of this § 40.165 adopted December 21, 2012, effective December 22, 2012, 42 Pa.B. 7652.

Notation

Authority

The provisions of this § 40.165 issued under 3(a) of the Physical Therapy Practice Act (63 P. S. § 1303(a)); and section 16 of the act of July 4, 2008 (P. L. 293, No. 38).

Cross References

This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 40.166 (relating to temporary certificate to provide services as a physical therapist assistant); 49 Pa. Code § 40.173 (relating to supervision of physical therapist assistant by licensed physical therapist); and 49 Pa. Code § 40.181 (relating to refusal, suspension or revocation of certification).