• Physical Therapy Licensed Applicant status will not be issued until the application is considered complete.

• Physical Therapy Assistant Licensed Applicant status will not be issued until the application is considered complete.

• Eligibility for examinations will not be given until the application is considered complete.

• Effective 2/2/12, new applications received will not be considered “complete” until fingerprint clearances from the California Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are received by the Board.

• Effective 3/1/12, The PTBC will no longer provide, accept or process INK ON CARD fingerprint submissions. Your fingerprints must be processed at a Live Scan facility, and service must include both the California Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Fingerprint processing fees are paid directly to the Live Scan facility.

ATTENTION FOREIGN APPLICANTS: Amendments to California Code of Regulations 1398.26.1, may apply to you. Effective October 29, 2011, if you graduated in 1998 or later, and your credential evaluation was completed prior to October 29, 2011, you are required to have your credentials reevaluated. Please contact your evaluation service to request additional information. (posted 1/26/2012)

Chapter 714, Statutes of 2011 (SB 850) takes effect January 1, 2012! (posted 1/5/2012)

Attention All Applicants – New Testing Dates! (posted 12/20/2011)

2011 Sunset Report (posted 11/23/2011)

Physical Therapy Corporations and Employment (posted 10/12/2011)

Still recruiting licensees (PT's & PTA's) to serve as Subject Matter Experts (SME) for participation in the examination development workshops of the California Law Examination (CLE). If you are interested, please e-mail the Board at PTA@dca.ca.gov. (posted 8/26/2011)

Patient Record Documentation, Physical Therapist and Physical Therapy Aide Supervision Regulations – Amended Language Effective 7/14/2011 (posted 07/7/2011)

ALERT-POTENTIAL LICENSE DENIAL OR SUSPENSION FOR FAILURE TO PAY TAXES:

Effective July 1, 2012, the Physical Therapy Board is required to deny an application for licensure and to suspend the license/certificate/registration of any applicant or licensee who has outstanding tax obligations due to the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) or the State Board of Equalization (BOE) and appears on either the FTB or BOE's certified lists of top 500 tax delinquencies over $100,000. (AB 1424, Perea, Chapter 455, Statutes of 2011)

Once it has been determined that an applicant or a licensee is on a certified list, the applicant or licensee has 90 days from the issuance of a preliminary notice of suspension to either satisfy all outstanding tax obligations or enter into a payment installment program with the FTB or BOE. Any such person who fails to come into compliance will have his/her license denied or suspended until the Physical Therapy Board receives a release from the FTB or BOE. The form for requesting a release will be included with the preliminary notice of suspension.

The law prohibits the Physical Therapy Board from refunding any money paid for the issuance or renewal of a license where the license is denied or suspended as required by AB 1424.

The FTB and BOE are currently expanding the certified lists from 250 to 500, but you can check if you are currently on the FTB's certified list at: www.ftb.ca.gov/individuals/txdlnqnt.shtml or the BOE's certified list at: www.boe.ca.gov/cgi-bin/deliq.cgi. If you believe you are on either list in error, please call the FTB at (866) 418-3702 or the BOE at 916-445-5167.