{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-270.97","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-270.97","heading":"(Effective until October 1, 2026) Licensure of foreign-trained physical therapists.","body":"Any person who has been trained as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant in a foreign country and desires to be licensed under this Article and who:\n(1)\tIs of good moral character;\n(2)\tHolds a diploma from an educational program for physical therapists or physical therapist assistants approved by the Board;\n(3)\tSubmits documentary evidence to the Board of completion of a course of instruction substantially equivalent to that obtained by an applicant for licensure under G.S. 90-270.95; and\n(4)\tDemonstrates satisfactory proof of proficiency in the English language;\nmay make application on a form furnished by the Board for examination as a foreign-trained physical therapist or physical therapist assistant. At the time of making such application, the applicant shall pay to the secretary-treasurer of the Board the fee prescribed by the Board, no portion of which shall be returned. (1959, c. 630; 1969, c. 556; 1979, c. 487; 1985, c. 701, s. 1; 2013-312, s. 4; 2017-28, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 90. Medicine and Allied Occupations.","Article 18E. Physical Therapy."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_90/GS_90-270.97.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:12:48Z","sha256":"ae67a993ba44ce9a233a58a085d065a7337e1b95346092b4f2b96c068b83a567","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-270.96--2","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-270.97--2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}