Statute · New York Education Law
N.Y. Educ. Law § 6740 — Requirements for license as a physical therapist assistant
N.Y. Educ. Law § 6740
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- Statute
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- New York Education Law
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- New York
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- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 6740. Requirements for license as a physical therapist assistant. a. Application: file an application with the department;
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N.Y. Educ. Law § 6740 — Requirements for license as a physical therapist assistant is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 6740. Requirements for license as a physical therapist assistant. a. Application: file an application with the department;
b. Education: have received an education including completion of a two-year college program in a physical therapist assistant program or equivalent in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
c. Experience: have experience satisfactory to the state board for physical therapy in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
c-1. Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
d. Age: be at least eighteen years of age;
e. Character: be of good moral character as determined by the department;
f. Registration: all licensed physical therapist assistants shall register triennially with the department in accordance with the regulations of the commissioner;
g. Fees: pay a fee for an initial license of forty-five dollars, and for the biennial registration period ending December thirty-first, nineteen hundred eighty-two a fee of twenty dollars and a fee of fifty dollars for each triennial registration period.