N.Y. EDN Law § 6740
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Requirements for license as a physical therapist assistant
Official statutory text
§ 6740. Requirements for license as a physical therapist assistant. a.\nApplication: file an application with the department;\n b. Education: have received an education including completion of a\ntwo-year college program in a physical therapist assistant program or\nequivalent in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n c. Experience: have experience satisfactory to the state board for\nphysical therapy in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n c-1. Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in\naccordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n d. Age: be at least eighteen years of age;\n e. Character: be of good moral character as determined by the\ndepartment;\n f. Registration: all licensed physical therapist assistants shall\nregister triennially with the department in accordance with the\nregulations of the commissioner;\n g. Fees: pay a fee for an initial license of forty-five dollars, and\nfor the biennial registration period ending December thirty-first,\nnineteen hundred eighty-two a fee of twenty dollars and a fee of fifty\ndollars for each triennial registration period.\n
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