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(225 ILCS 90/8.1) (from Ch. 111, par. 4258.1)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 8.1. Qualifications for licensure as
a physical therapist assistant. A person is qualified to receive a license as a
physical therapist assistant if that person has applied in writing, on forms
prescribed by the Department, has paid the required fees and:
(1) Is at least 18 years of age and of good moral |
| character. In determining moral character, the Department may take into consideration any felony conviction of the applicant, but such a conviction shall not operate automatically as a complete bar to a license;
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(2) Has graduated from a physical therapist assistant
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| program approved by the Department and attained, at a minimum, an associate's degree from the program. In approving such a physical therapist assistant program the Department shall consider but not be bound by accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education. Any person who graduated from a physical therapist assistant program outside the United States or its territories shall have his or her degree validated as equivalent to a physical therapy assistant degree conferred by a regionally accredited college or university in the United States. The Department may establish by rule a method for the completion of course deficiencies; and
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(3) Has successfully completed the examination
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| authorized by the Department. A person who graduated from a physical therapist assistant program outside the United States or its territories and whose first language is not English shall submit certification of passage of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the Test of Spoken English (TSE) as defined by rule prior to taking the licensure examination.
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(Source: P.A. 94-651, eff. 1-1-06.)
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