* § 6739. Duties of physical therapist assistants and the use of title “physical therapist assistant”. Only a person certified or otherwise authorized under this article shall participate in the practice of physical therapy as a physical therapist assistant and only a person certified under this section shall use the title “physical therapist assistant”. * […]
* § 6740. Requirements for certification as a physical therapist assistant. a. Application: file an application with the department; b. Education: have received an education including completion of a two-year college program in a physical therapist assistant program or equivalent in accordance with the commissioner’s regulations; c. Experience: have experience satisfactory to the state board […]
§ 6741. Exemption. a. This article shall not be construed to affect or prevent a physical therapist assistant student from engaging in clinical assisting under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist as part of a program conducted in an approved program for physical therapist assistants or in a clinical facility or health care agency […]
§ 6741-a. Limited permits. a. The department shall issue a limited permit to an applicant who meets all requirements for admission to the certification examination. b. All practice under a limited permit shall be under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist in a public hospital, an incorporated hospital or clinic, a licensed proprietary hospital, […]
§ 6742. Special provision. 1. Any person who is employed as a physical therapist assistant in a facility satisfactory to the state board for a period of not less than two years prior to the effective date of this article and who does not qualify for certification under subdivision b of section sixty-seven hundred forty […]
* § 6742-a. Mandatory continuing education. 1. (a) Each licensed physical therapist and certified physical therapist assistant required under this article to register triennially with the department to practice in the state shall comply with the provisions of the mandatory continuing education requirements prescribed in subdivision two of this section except as set forth in […]
§ 6743. Validity of existing licenses. 1. This article shall not be construed to affect the validity of existing licenses and permits or the continuation of any administrative actions or proceedings commenced prior to the effective date of this article. 2. Amendments made to the educational requirement of section sixty-seven hundred thirty-four of this article […]
