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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 10.38.06.01" title_num="10" subtitle_num="38" chapter_num="06" heading="Requirements for Licensure.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Application Options.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An applicant educated in a physical therapy core curriculum outside the United States or its territories shall apply for licensure under one of the categories described in §A(2)—(4) of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Examination. The applicant shall file with the Board:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An application on the form the Board provides;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The application and examination fees as specified in COMAR 10.38.07;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Evaluation of educational credentials forwarded directly to the Board from an approved agency that provides evidence that the applicant's education is equivalent to that of an accredited core physical therapy program in the United States;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Evidence of oral competency in the English language; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Evidence of written competency in the English language.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Transfer of Examination Scores. The applicant shall file the following with the Board:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An application on the form the Board provides;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The application fee as specified in COMAR 10.38.07;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Evaluation of educational credentials forwarded directly to the Board from an approved agency that provides evidence that the applicant's education is equivalent to that of an accredited physical therapy program in the United States;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Evidence of oral competency in the English language;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Evidence of written competency in the English language;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>A sworn statement that the applicant is not licensed in another state;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Evidence, satisfactory to the Board, that the applicant is registered to take, or has taken, the national licensing examination in another state; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>A copy of a letter or form to the appropriate reporting service requesting that licensing examination scores be sent to the Board.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Waiver of Examination. The applicant shall file the following with the Board:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An application on the form the Board provides;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The application fee as specified in COMAR 10.38.07;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Evaluation of educational credentials forwarded directly to the Board from an approved agency that provides evidence that the applicant's education is equivalent to that of an accredited core physical therapy program in the United States;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Evidence of oral competency in the English language;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Evidence of written competency in the English language;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>A copy of a current physical therapy license;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Verification of current licensure on the form the Board provides; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>A copy of a letter or form to the appropriate reporting service requesting that licensing examination scores be sent to the Board.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>In addition to the requirements of §A of this regulation, an applicant educated in a core physical therapy curriculum outside the United States or its territories shall comply with §C of this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Additional Requirements. Applicants for licensure shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Achieve a passing score on the licensing examinations;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Attend an interview unless the Board waives this requirement; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Submit to a State and national criminal history records check in accordance with Health Occupations Article, §13–302.1, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>