Any applicant for examination for licensure as a physical therapist whose application is based on a diploma issued to the applicant by a foreign physical therapy school shall furnish documentary evidence, satisfactory to the department that the requirements for graduation are similar to or higher than those required of graduates of approved United States schools of therapy. Any applicant under this section whose application has been filed and approved by said department may practice as a physical therapist under the continuous direction and immediate supervision of a physical therapist licensed to practice in this state, in a licensed health care facility, for a period not to exceed one hundred twenty calendar days after the date of application, provided this privilege shall automatically cease on failure of an applicant to pass the examination.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 20-70a

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Physical therapist: means a person licensed to practice physical therapy in this state. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-66
  • Physical therapy: includes the establishment and modification of physical therapy programs, treatment planning, instruction, wellness care, peer review, consultative services and the use of low-level light laser therapy for the purpose of accelerating tissue repair, decreasing edema or minimizing or eliminating pain, but does not include surgery, the prescribing of drugs, the development of a medical diagnosis of disease, injury or illness, the use of cauterization or the use of Roentgen rays or radium for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-66
  • supervision: means the overseeing of or the participation in the work of a physical therapist assistant by a licensed physical therapist, including, but not limited to: (A) Continuous availability of direct communication between the physical therapist assistant and a licensed physical therapist. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-66
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