Section R4-24-204. Supervised Clinical Practice

A.      An interim permit holder shall complete a supervised clinical practice under onsite supervision. The supervised clinical practice shall consist of at least 500 hours.

B.       Before an individual is issued an interim permit, the individual shall submit to the Board:

1.        A written request for Board approval of the facility where supervised clinical practice will take place that includes:

a.         The name, address, and telephone number of the facility; and

b.        A description of the physical therapy services pro- vided at the facility; and

2.        The name of the individual who holds an unrestricted license to practice physical therapy in this state and agrees to provide onsite supervision of the individual.

C.      The Board shall approve or deny a request made under subsec- tion (B)(1):

1.        After assessing whether the facility provides the opportu- nity for an interim permit holder to attain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to be evaluated according to the Phys- ical Therapist Assistant Clinical Performance Instrument or Physical Therapist Clinical Performance Instrument; and

2.        According to the time-frames in Table 1.

D.      An onsite supervisor shall:

1.        Observe the interim permit holder during the supervised clinical practice and:

a.         Rate the interim permit holder’s performance, at both the mid-point and completion of the clinical practice, on each of the clinical performance criteria in the Physical Therapist Clinical Performance Instrument or Physical Therapist Assistant Clinical Performance Instrument, including the dates and hours the onsite supervisor provided onsite supervi- sion;

b.        Recommend following the mid-point rating whether the interim permit holder be allowed to continue the clinical practice and changes needed, if any, to ensure successful completion of the clinical practice; and

c.         Recommend following the completion rating whether the interim permit holder be licensed or

required  to  complete  further  supervised   clinical practice; and

2.        Submit the ratings on the Physical Therapist Clinical Per- formance Instrument or Physical Therapist Assistant Clinical Performance Instrument to the Board as follows:

a.         No later than the 55th day of the clinical practice for the mid-point rating, and

b.        No later than 30 days after the end of the supervised clinical practice for the completion rating.

E.       After the Board receives the mid-point rating on the Physical Therapist Clinical Performance Instrument or Physical Thera- pist Assistant Clinical Performance Instrument, the  Board shall review the rating and recommendation of the onsite supervisor and decide whether to allow the interim permit holder to continue the clinical practice or recommend changes in the clinical practice to the onsite supervisor.

F.       After the Board receives the completion rating on the Physical Therapist Clinical Performance Instrument or Physical Thera- pist Assistant Clinical Performance Instrument, the Board:

1.        May require the interim permit holder to complete addi- tional onsite supervision under the interim permit if the additional onsite supervision does not cause the interim permit holder to exceed six months from the date the interim permit was issued and:

a.         The onsite supervisor does not approve one or more of the skills listed on the Physical Therapist Clinical Performance Instrument or Physical Therapist Assistant Clinical Performance Instrument;

b.        The onsite supervisor recommends that the interim permit holder complete further supervised clinical practice; or

c.         The Board determines that the interim permit holder has not met the requirements in A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 19 and this Chapter.

2.        If the interim permit holder meets all of the requirements in A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 19 and this Chapter, shall issue:

a.         A license to an applicant for a license, or

b.        A certificate to an applicant for a certificate.

3.        If the applicant, licensee, or certificate-holder does not meet all of the requirements in A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 19 and this Chapter, shall deny:

a.         A license to an applicant for a license, or

b.        A certificate to an applicant for a certificate.

G.      An applicant who has been denied a license or certificate may request a hearing under A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10.

Historical Note

Adopted effective June 3, 1982 (Supp. 82-3). Former Section R4-24-103 renumbered and amended as Section R4-24-102, former Section R4-24-104 renumbered and amended as Section R4-24-103 effective April 10, 1986 (Supp. 86-2). Former Section R4-24-204 renumbered to R4-24-205, new Section R4-24-204 renumbered from Section R4-24-103 and amended effective May 7, 1990 (Supp. 90-2). Amended effective march 14, 1996 (Supp. 96-1). Former Section R4-24-204 renumbered to R4-24- 206; new Section R4-24-204 renumbered from R4-24- 202 and amended by final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 2399, effective June 9, 2000 (Supp. 00-2). Amended by final

rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 307, effective January 13, 2003 (Supp. 03-1). Former Section R4-24-204 renumbered to R4-24-205; new Section R4-24-204 made by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 2401, effective August 5, 2006 (Supp. 06-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R.

376, effective March 8, 2008 (Supp. 08-1). Amended by

final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 3418, effective October 4,

2008, (Supp. 08-3).