(1) The board shall issue a temporary physical therapist assistant permit to an applicant who meets the following requirements:
(a) Completes an application for a temporary permit on a form approved by the department.
(b) Is a graduate of an approved United States physical therapy assistant educational program and meets all the eligibility requirements for licensure under ch. 456, s. 486.102(1)-(3)(a), and related rules, except passage of a national examination approved by the board is not required.
(c) Submits an application for licensure under s. 486.103.
(d) Demonstrates proof of possessing malpractice insurance.
(e) Submits documentation, under rules adopted by the board, verifying that the applicant will practice under the direct supervision of a licensed physical therapist as provided in subsection (3).
(2) A temporary permit is not renewable and is valid until a license is granted by the board. A temporary permit is void if the permittee does not pass a national examination approved by the board within 6 months after the date of graduation from a physical therapy assistant training program.
(3) An applicant for a temporary permit may not work as a physical therapist assistant until a temporary permit is issued by the board. A physical therapist assistant who is practicing under a temporary permit must do so under the direct supervision of a licensed physical therapist. A supervising physical therapist shall supervise only one permittee at any given time. The supervising physical therapist must be licensed for a minimum of 6 months before the supervision period begins and must cosign all patient records produced by the physical therapist assistant who is practicing under a temporary permit.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2012-69.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations
Chapter 486 - Physical Therapy Practice
486.023 - Board of Physical Therapy Practice.
486.025 - Powers and Duties of the Board of Physical Therapy Practice.
486.028 - License to Practice Physical Therapy Required.
486.031 - Physical Therapist; Licensing Requirements.
486.041 - Physical Therapist; Application for License; Fee.
486.051 - Physical Therapist; Examination of Applicant.
486.061 - Physical Therapist; Issuance of License.
486.0715 - Physical Therapist; Issuance of Temporary Permit.
486.085 - Physical Therapist; Renewal of License; Inactive Status; Reactivation of License; Fees.
486.102 - Physical Therapist Assistant; Licensing Requirements.
486.103 - Physical Therapist Assistant; Application for License; Fee.
486.104 - Physical Therapist Assistant; Examination of Applicant.
486.106 - Physical Therapist Assistant; Issuance of License.
486.1065 - Physical Therapist Assistant; Issuance of Temporary Permit.
486.109 - Continuing Education.
486.115 - Disposition of Fees.
486.117 - Physical Therapist; Performance of Dry Needling.
486.123 - Sexual Misconduct in the Practice of Physical Therapy.
486.151 - Prohibited Acts; Penalty.