North Dakota Code 43-26.1-07 – Exemptions from licensure
1. This chapter does not restrict a person licensed under any other law of this state from engaging in the profession or practice for which that person is licensed as long as that person does not represent, imply, or claim that that person is a physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, or a provider of physical therapy.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 43-26.1-07
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33
2. The following persons are exempt from the licensure requirements of this chapter when engaged in the following activities:
a. A person in a professional education program approved by the board who is satisfying supervised clinical education requirements related to the person’s physical therapist or physical therapist assistant education while under onsite supervision of a physical therapist.
b. A physical therapist who is practicing in the United States armed services, United States public health service, or veterans administration pursuant to federal regulations for state licensure of health care providers.
c. A physical therapist who is licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States or credentialed to practice physical therapy in another country if that person is teaching, demonstrating, or providing physical therapy in connection with teaching or participating in an educational seminar in the state of no more than sixty days in a calendar year.
d. A physical therapist who is licensed in another United States jurisdiction if that person is providing services in accordance with section 43-51-03.
e. A physical therapist who is licensed in another United States jurisdiction or credentialed in another country, if that person by contract or employment is providing physical therapy to individuals affiliated with or employed by established athletic teams, athletic organizations, or performing arts companies temporarily practicing, competing, or performing in the state for no more than sixty days in a calendar year.
f. A physical therapist assistant who is licensed in another United States jurisdiction and is assisting a physical therapist engaged specifically in activities related to subdivisions b, c, and e is exempt from the requirements of licensure under this chapter.