1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to physical therapists; creating an exemption from the examination 
1.3 	requirement for licensure. 
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. EXEMPTION.
 1.6 	The Board of Physical Therapy shall grant a waiver of the examination requirements 
1.7 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 148.723, to an applicant applying for licensure before 
1.8 	July 1, 2008, who has been issued physical therapy licenses between 1980 and 1995 in at 
1.9 	least three other states and one or more foreign countries. The licenses issued by the other 
1.10 	states and foreign country must be in good standing or were in good standing at the time 
1.11 	the license expired. The applicant must meet all other requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
1.12 	section 148.705. This waiver expires on September 1, 2008.

1.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.