{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-6740","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Education Law § 6740","heading":"Requirements for license as a physical therapist assistant","body":"§ 6740. Requirements for license as a physical therapist assistant. a.\nApplication: file an application with the department;\n  b. Education: have received an education including completion of a\ntwo-year college program in a physical therapist assistant program or\nequivalent in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n  c. Experience: have experience satisfactory to the state board for\nphysical therapy in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n  c-1. Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in\naccordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n  d. Age: be at least eighteen years of age;\n  e. Character: be of good moral character as determined by the\ndepartment;\n  f. Registration: all licensed physical therapist assistants shall\nregister triennially with the department in accordance with the\nregulations of the commissioner;\n  g. Fees: pay a fee for an initial license of forty-five dollars, and\nfor the biennial registration period ending December thirty-first,\nnineteen hundred eighty-two a fee of twenty dollars and a fee of fifty\ndollars for each triennial registration period.","path":["Education Law","Title 8. The Professions","Article 136. Physical Therapy and Physical Therapist Assistants"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EDN/6740","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"6595e8896bf37275ef47102f1fc0710a7beb8f16dfc2e203d65bf20f4496418a","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-6739","next":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-6741"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}