The Florida Senate

486.107  Physical therapist assistant; issuance of license without examination to person licensed in another jurisdiction; temporary permit; fee.--

(1)  The board may cause a license to be issued through the department without examination to any applicant who presents evidence to the board, under oath, of licensure in another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory, if the standards for registering as a physical therapist assistant or licensing of a physical therapist assistant, as the case may be, in such other state are determined by the board to be as high as those of this state, as established by rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. Any person who holds a license pursuant to this section may use the words "physical therapist assistant," or the letters "P.T.A.," in connection with her or his name to denote licensure hereunder.

(2)  At the time of making application for licensing without examination pursuant to the terms of this section, the applicant shall pay to the department a fee not to exceed $175 as fixed by the board, no part of which will be returned.

(3)  If a person desires to work as a physical therapist assistant before being licensed through endorsement, she or he shall apply for a temporary permit in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. A temporary permit shall only be issued for a limited period of time, not to exceed 1 year, and shall not be renewable.

History.--s. 15, ch. 67-537; s. 11, ch. 73-354; s. 4, ch. 78-278; s. 2, ch. 79-116; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 15, 24, ch. 83-86; ss. 13, 17, 18, ch. 86-31; s. 10, ch. 89-124; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 468, ch. 97-103.