Md. Code, Health Occupations § 13-304
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health Occupations § 13-304, part of Maryland’s Code, Health Occupations — governs the licensing of healthcare professionals.
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§13–304.
Official statutory text
(a) If an applicant for a physical therapist assistant license has been educated in limited physical therapy in any state, the applicant shall have:
(1) Graduated from a physical therapist assistant program that is:
(i) Approved by the American Physical Therapy Association; or
(ii) Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education; and
(2) Completed satisfactorily the clinical education required by the physical therapist assistant program.
(b) If an applicant for a physical therapist assistant license has been educated in limited physical therapy outside of any state, the applicant shall have graduated from a physical therapist assistant program that in the year of graduation has educational requirements equivalent to a degree in limited physical therapy from a program in the United States accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education.
(1) Graduated from a physical therapist assistant program that is:
(i) Approved by the American Physical Therapy Association; or
(ii) Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education; and
(2) Completed satisfactorily the clinical education required by the physical therapist assistant program.
(b) If an applicant for a physical therapist assistant license has been educated in limited physical therapy outside of any state, the applicant shall have graduated from a physical therapist assistant program that in the year of graduation has educational requirements equivalent to a degree in limited physical therapy from a program in the United States accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education.
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