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Ohio Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2021) |
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4755 Ohio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy Board, and Athletic Trainers Board |
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Chapter4755-23. Licensing, Examination, and Continuing Education |
4755-23-02. Educational requirements
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(A) To be eligible for licensure as a physical therapist, an applicant shall complete a program in physical therapy accredited by the commission on accreditation of physical therapy education that includes:
(1) A minimum of one hundred twenty academic semester credits, or the equivalent academic quarter hours, with a specific distribution in humanities, social sciences, biological sciences, and other physical sciences;
(2) Instruction in basic sciences, clinical sciences, and physical therapy theory and procedures; and
(3) Satisfactory completion of all clinical education curriculum requirements.
(B) To be eligible for licensure as a physical therapist assistant, an applicant shall complete a program for physical therapist assistants accredited by the commission on accreditation of physical therapy education. The educational program shall include all clinical education curriculum requirements and courses in anatomical, biological, and other physical sciences and a distribution of course work as found in an accredited physical therapist assistant program.
(C) In accordance with division (A)(4) of section 4755.45 of the Revised Code, an applicant holding a license or registration to practice as a physical therapist in another state or foreign country is eligible for licensure in Ohio if the applicant's education is reasonably equivalent to the educational requirements that were in force for licensure in Ohio on the date of the applicant's initial licensure or registration in the other state or foreign country.
(D) In accordance with division (D) of section 4755.451 of the Revised Code, an applicant holding a license or registration to practice as a physical therapist assistant in another state or foreign country is eligible for licensure in Ohio if the applicant's education is reasonably equivalent to the educational requirements that were in force for licensure in Ohio on the date of the applicant's initial licensure or registration in the other state or foreign country.