New York Education Law Section 6740 - Requirements for certification as a physical therapist assistant.

 6740. Requirements   for   certification  as  a  physical  therapist
  assistant. a. Application: file an application with the department;
b. Education: have received an education  including  completion  of  a
  two-year  college  program  in a physical therapist assistant program or
  equivalent in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
c. Experience: have experience satisfactory to  the  state  board  for
  physical therapy in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
c-1. Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in
  accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
d. Age: be at least eighteen years of age;
e.  Character:  be  of  good  moral  character  as  determined  by the
  department;
f. Registration: all certified  physical  therapist  assistants  shall
  register  triennially  with  the education department in accordance with
  the regulations of the commissioner;
g. Fees: pay a fee for an initial certificate of  forty-five  dollars,
  and  for  the biennial registration period ending December thirty-first,
  nineteen hundred eighty-two a fee of twenty dollars and a fee  of  fifty
  dollars for each triennial registration period.

Last modified: February 3, 2019