Section 4755.421 | Physical therapist assistant application.
(A) Each person seeking licensure as a physical therapist assistant shall file with the physical therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board an application that includes the following:
(1) Name;
(2) Current address;
(3) Proof of graduation from a professional physical therapist assistant program that is accredited by a national physical therapy accreditation agency approved by the physical therapy section.
(B) On making application under division (A) of this section, the applicant shall pay a fee of not more than one hundred twenty-five dollars for the license.
(C)(1) The physical therapy section shall approve an applicant to sit for the examination required under division (A) of section 4755.431 of the Revised Code not later than one hundred twenty days after receiving an application that the section considers complete unless the board has done either of the following:
(a) Requested documents relevant to the section's evaluation of the application;
(b) Notified the applicant in writing of the section's intent to deny a license and the applicant's right to request a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to appeal the section's intent to deny a license.
(2) If the section fails to comply with division (C)(1) of this section, the section shall refund half of the application fee to the applicant.
Last updated August 24, 2021 at 2:23 PM
Available Versions of this Section
- April 6, 2007 – House Bill 403 - 126th General Assembly [ View April 6, 2007 Version ]
- March 20, 2019 – Amended by House Bill 131 - 132nd General Assembly [ View March 20, 2019 Version ]
- September 30, 2021 – Amended by House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly [ View September 30, 2021 Version ]