36-10-27. Application for licensure--Fee--Promulgation of rules.A person seeking licensure to practice physical therapy in this state shall:(1)File a written application with the State Board of Physical Therapy;(2)Submit an application fee in an amount established by the board, in rule pursuant to chapter 1-26, but not exceeding three hundred dollars;(3)Present evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is of good moral character; and(4)Present evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has graduated from a physical therapy program accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education or by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation or present evidence satisfactory to the board that:(a)The applicant completed a course of professional instruction equivalent to an approved program accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation; and(b)The applicant has scored at least five hundred fifty on the TOEFL, obtained a passing score on a comparative nationally recognized examination approved by the board, or secondary Accreditation; and(b)The applicant has scored at least five hundred fifty on the TOEFL, obtained a passing score on a comparative nationally recognized examination approved by the board, or completed two years of secondary or postsecondary education in any educational institution in which the instruction is conducted in English. Source: SL 1955, ch 96, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §27.09A03; SDCL §36-10-4; SL 1972, ch 205, §2; SL 1988, ch 300, §1; SL 1996, ch 231, §5; SL 2017, ch 173, §4; SL 2023, ch 136, §11.
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