# Title 61.5 — North Dakota Board of Physical Therapy

## Article 61.5-02 — Examination, Registration, and Fees

## Chapter 61.5-02-01 — Examinations

### § 61.5-02-01-01. Frequency of examinations.

Computer-based examinations are available by appointment at designated sites in North Dakota.
Other testing sites are available in the United States, United States territories, and Canada.
History: Effective December 1, 1980; amended effective July 1, 2004; January 1, 2016.
General Authority: NDCC 43-26.1-03(5)
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-26.1-03, 43-26.1-05
### § 61.5-02-01-02. Location of examinations.

The board shall designate testing site locations within North Dakota. Other testing sites are
available in the United States, United States territories, and Canada.
History: Effective December 1, 1980; amended effective July 1, 2004; April 1, 2006.
General Authority: NDCC 43-26.1-03(5)
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-26.1-03, 43-26.1-05
### § 61.5-02-01-03. Repeating examinations.

An applicant who fails an examination may repeat the examination, but must pay another
examination fee to the federation of state boards of physical therapy each time the examination is
repeated.
History: Effective December 1, 1980; amended effective April 1, 1992; July 1, 2004; April 1, 2006;
January 1, 2016; April 1, 2020.
General Authority: NDCC 43-26.1-03(5)
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-26.1-03, 43-26.1-05
### § 61.5-02-01-04. Eligibility to take examination.

An applicant must have graduated from an approved program or demonstrate good standing in the
final semester of an approved program prior to writing the examination. The earliest date the
examination for licensure may be taken by the applicant is the examination nearest to and before the
applicant's expected graduation date. An applicant who does not pass the examination on the first
attempt may retake up to six times. There is a limit of two attempts for scores below four hundred.
History: Effective April 1, 1992; amended effective July 1, 2004; January 1, 2016; April 1, 2020.
General Authority: NDCC 43-26.1-03(5)
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-26.1-03, 43-26.1-05
