Education Law § 6735 · Article 136. Physical Therapy and Physical Therapist Assistants
Limited permits
Text — Law content up to date as of October 2, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 6735. Limited permits. a. The department of education shall issue a limited permit to an applicant who meets all requirements for admission to the licensing examination.
b. All practice under a limited permit shall be under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist in a public hospital, an incorporated hospital or clinic, a licensed proprietary hospital, a licensed nursing home, a public health agency, a recognized public or non-public school setting, the office of a licensed physical therapist, or in the civil service of the state or political subdivision thereof.
c. Limited permits shall be for six months and the department may for justifiable cause renew a limited permit provided that no applicant shall practice under any limited permit for more than a total of one year.
d. Supervision of a permittee by a licensed physical therapist shall be on-site supervision and not necessarily direct personal supervision except that such supervision need not be on-site when the supervising physical therapist has determined, through evaluation, the setting of goals and the establishment of a treatment plan, that the program is one of maintenance as defined pursuant to title XVIII of the federal social security act.
e. The fee for each limited permit and for each renewal shall be seventy dollars.
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