Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org5863854.1-3478Requirements for licensure as a physical therapist assistant2025Professions and OccupationsProfessions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health ProfessionsPhysical TherapyGeneral Provisions

An applicant for licensure as a physical therapist assistant shall submit evidence, verified by affidavit and satisfactory to the Board, that the applicant:

1. Is 18 years of age or more;

2. Is a graduate of a two-year educational program for physical therapist assistants at an institution of higher education that is acceptable to the Board; and

3. Has satisfactorily passed an examination approved by the Board.

2000, c. 688.