22 TAC §329.5
The Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners adopts amendments
to §329.5, concerning Licensing Procedures for Foreign-trained Applicants,
without changes to the proposed text as published in the December 12, 2003,
issue of the
Texas Register
(28 TexReg 11071).
The amendments correct the description of the licensure process, and make
it clear that foreign-trained applicants cannot begin the exam registration
process before it is feasible to take the exam.
The amendments eliminate references to superceded procedures and to a second
temporary license which is no longer issued. They also clarify that exam registration
materials will not be sent to the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy
until the applicant arrives in the United States.
No comments were received regarding the amendments to this section.
The amendments are adopted under the Physical Therapy Practice
Act, Title 3, Subtitle H, Chapter 453, Occupations Code, 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.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on March 9, 2004.
TRD-200401812
John P. Maline
Executive Director
Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
Effective date: March 29, 2004
Proposal publication date: December 12, 2003
For further information, please call: (512) 305-6900