California Business and Professions Code

§ 2650

BPC § 2650 Effective Jan 1, 2016Div. 2 · Ch. 5.7 · Art. 5

Statute text

(a)The physical therapist education requirements are as follows:

(1)Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, each applicant for a license as a physical therapist shall be a graduate of a professional degree program of an accredited postsecondary institution or institutions approved by the board and shall have completed a professional education program including academic course work and clinical internship in physical therapy.

(2)Unless otherwise specified by the board by regulation, the educational requirements shall include instruction in the subjects prescribed by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) of the American Physical Therapy Association or Physiotherapy Education Accreditation Canada and shall include a combination of didactic and clinical experiences. The clinical experience shall include at least 18 weeks of full-time experience with a variety of patients.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 426, Sec. 20. (SB 800) Effective January 1, 2016.