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17-93-505. Criminal background check.
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17-93-505. Criminal background check.
(a) The Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy shall forward fingerprints of each applicant for licensure to the Division of Arkansas State Police.
(b) The division shall conduct a state and national criminal background check and provide the results of the criminal background check to the board.
(c) The board shall use the results of the criminal background check when making licensure determinations.
(d) Initial licensure under §§ 17-93-303 and 17-93-304 is conditioned upon a criminal background check.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-93-505
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17-93-505. Criminal background check.
(a) The Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy shall forward fingerprints of each applicant for licensure to the Division of Arkansas State Police.
(b) The division shall conduct a state and national criminal background check and provide the results of the criminal background check to the board.
(c) The board shall use the results of the criminal background check when making licensure determinations.
(d) Initial licensure under §§ 17-93-303 and 17-93-304 is conditioned upon a criminal background check.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
17-93-303. Physical therapists.
(a)(1) The Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy shall license as a physical therapist each applicant who proves to the satisfaction of the board his or her fitness for licensure under the terms of this chapter.
(2) The license shall be prima facie evidence of the right of that person to practice physical therapy subject to the conditions and limitations of this chapter.
(b) Each physical therapist applicant shall:
(1) Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
(2) Have graduated from a school of physical therapy accredited by a national accreditation agency approved by the board;
(3) Have passed examinations selected and approved by the board;
(4) Submit fees as determined by the board; and
(5)(A) Apply to the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police for a state and national criminal background check to be conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(B) The criminal background check shall conform to the applicable federal standards, as existing on January 1, 2019, and shall include the taking of fingerprints.
(C) The applicant shall sign a release of information to the board and be responsible to the Division of Arkansas State Police for the payment of any fee associated with the criminal background check.
(D) Upon completion of the criminal background check, the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall forward to the board all information obtained concerning the commission by the applicant of any offense listed.
(c)(1) Upon payment of the fees, applicants shall be given examinations on the following subjects: the applied sciences of anatomy, neuroanatomy, kinesiology, physiology, pathology, psychology, physics, neurology, orthopedics, pediatrics, surgery,
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-93-303
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 17-93-303. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
17-93-304. Physical therapist assistants.
(a) The Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy shall license as a physical therapist assistant and shall issue a license to a person who:
(1) Satisfactorily passes the examinations provided for in this chapter and otherwise meets the requirements for qualification under this chapter and pays the fees as determined by the Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy; or
(2) Was licensed under the rules of the Arkansas State Medical Board as a physical therapist assistant before March 28, 1979.
(b) Each physical therapist assistant applicant shall:
(1) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age;
(2) Have graduated from a school of physical therapy accredited by a national accreditation agency approved by the Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy;
(3) Have passed examinations selected and approved by the Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy;
(4) Submit fees as determined by the Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy; and
(5)(A) Apply to the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police for a state and national criminal background check to be conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(B) The criminal background check shall conform to the applicable federal standards, as existing on January 1, 2019, and shall include the taking of fingerprints.
(C) The applicant shall sign a release of information to the Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy and be responsible to the Division of Arkansas State Police for the payment of any fee associated with the criminal background check.
(D) Upon completion of the criminal background check, the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall forward to the Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy all information obtained co
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-93-304
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 17-93-304. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.