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This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 688<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":243781,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54167,"identifier":"54.1-3479","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/1\/54.1-3479","url":"\/54.1-3479\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3479\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/1\/54.1-3479","dublin_core":{"Title":"Licensure by examination or endorsement; traineeships","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3479","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall provide for the examinations to be taken by applicants for licensure as physical therapists<\/span> and physical therapist assistants<\/span>. The Board<\/span> shall, on the basis of such examinations, issue<\/span> or deny licenses to applicants to practice physical therapy or perform the duties of a physical therapist assistant<\/span>. Any applicant who feels aggrieved at the result of his examination may appeal<\/span> to the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span>, in its discretion, may issue<\/span> licenses to applicants upon endorsement by boards<\/span> of other appropriate authorities of other states or territories or the District of Columbia with which reciprocal relations have not been established if the credentials of such applicants are satisfactory and the examinations and passing grades required by such other boards<\/span> are determined to be equivalent to those required by the Virginia Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Board<\/span>, in its discretion, may provide for the limited practice of physical therapy<\/span> by a graduate physical therapist or physical therapist assistant<\/span> enrolled in a traineeship program as defined by the Board<\/span> under the direct supervision of a licensed physical therapist. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> In granting licenses to out-of-state applicants, the Board<\/span> may require physical therapists<\/span> or physical therapist assistants<\/span> to meet the professional activity requirements or serve traineeships according to regulations promulgated by the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSURE BY EXAMINATION OR ENDORSEMENT; TRAINEESHIPS (\u00a7 54.1-3479)\n\nA. The Board shall provide for the examinations to be taken by applicants for\nlicensure as physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. The Board\nshall, on the basis of such examinations, issue or deny licenses to applicants\nto practice physical therapy or perform the duties of a physical therapist\nassistant. Any applicant who feels aggrieved at the result of his examination\nmay appeal to the Board.\n\nB. The Board, in its discretion, may issue licenses to applicants upon\nendorsement by boards of other appropriate authorities of other states or\nterritories or the District of Columbia with which reciprocal relations have not\nbeen established if the credentials of such applicants are satisfactory and the\nexaminations and passing grades required by such other boards are determined to\nbe equivalent to those required by the Virginia Board.\n\nC. The Board, in its discretion, may provide for the limited practice of\nphysical therapy by a graduate physical therapist or physical therapist\nassistant enrolled in a traineeship program as defined by the Board under the\ndirect supervision of a licensed physical therapist.\n\nD. In granting licenses to out-of-state applicants, the Board may require\nphysical therapists or physical therapist assistants to meet the professional\nactivity requirements or serve traineeships according to regulations promulgated\nby the Board.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, c. 688.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}