Education Law § 6734 · Article 136. Physical Therapy and Physical Therapist Assistants
Requirements for a professional license
Text — Law content up to date as of October 2, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 6734. Requirements for a professional license. To qualify for a license as a physical therapist, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:
a. Application: file an application with the department;
b. Education: have received an education, including a doctoral degree in physical therapy or determined to be equivalent, in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
c. Experience: have experience satisfactory to the board in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
d. Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
e. Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;
f. Character: be of good moral character as determined by the department; and
g. Fees: pay a fee of one hundred seventy-five dollars to the department for admission to a department conducted examination and for an initial license; a fee of eighty-five dollars for each reexamination; a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars for an initial license for persons not requiring admission to a department conducted examination; and a fee of one hundred fifty-five dollars for each triennial registration period.
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