North Dakota Administrative Code

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…

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; …

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 be…

The following requirements apply to all applicants for licensure who are graduates of physical therapy or physical therapist assistant curricula approved by the board: 1. United States-educated applicants: a. A completed application form. b. Payment of the fees set by the board. …

1. For licensure by examination, all general licensure requirements must be met. 2. For licensure by endorsement from another United States jurisdiction: a. All general licensure requirements must be met. b. Verification of licensure from all jurisdictions in which the applicant …

Repealed effective July 1, 2004.

Repealed effective July 1, 2004.

1. Licenses not renewed annually by January thirty-first will expire. 2. If a licensee fails to receive the renewal notice, it is the licensee's responsibility to contact the board before the January thirty-first deadline. 3. A licensee who fails to renew the license on or before…

1. The board may reinstate an expired license upon payment of a renewal fee and reinstatement fee. 2. If a license has expired for more than one year, the licensee is not eligible for renewal, but must submit application for licensure. 3. Licensees whose licenses have lapsed and …

The following persons are exempt from North Dakota physical therapy licensure requirements when engaged in the following activities: 1. A person in a professional education program approved by the board who is pursuing a course of study leading to a degree as a physical therapist…

The board may refuse to license any physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, may discipline, or may suspend or revoke the license of any physical therapist or physical therapist assistant for any of the following grounds: 1. Violating any provision of this chapter, boa…

1. Application fee - not refundable - $200.00. 2. Annual renewal fee - $100.00 for physical therapists and $60.00 for physical therapist assistants. 3. Late renewal fee - $50.00. 4. Compact fee - $40.00. History: Effective December 1, 1980; amended effective July 1, 2004; April 1…

The board shall establish, and revise as it deems necessary, rules and regulations to require completion of continuing competence activities as a requirement for licensure or relicensure as a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant. History: Effective December 1, 198…

All physical therapists and physical therapist assistants must obtain twenty-five units of continuing competence every two years to be eligible for licensure or relicensure. Unit values are determined by the board based on the complexity and educational value of the activity. The…

One unit equals one hour of participation in competence activities. The following unit standards apply to any continuing competence activity that is intended to meet the continuing competence requirements for physical therapists or physical therapist assistants: 1. The educationa…

Twenty-five units are required every two years. The units may include: 1. Activities related to physical therapy approved by the American physical therapy association, state physical therapy associations, and state physical therapy boards. 2. Completion of an American physical th…

1. At the January license renewal deadline immediately following their two-year continuing competence cycle, registrants shall provide attestation to completing the continuing competence activities taken and indicating compliance with the required twenty-five units of continuing …

1. Qualification for manual therapy as defined in subsection 3 of North Dakota Century Code section 43-26.1-01 and subsection 6 of North Dakota Administrative Code section 61.5-01-02-01, other than high-velocity, low-amplitude thrust manual therapy, include: a. Graduate of a Unit…

Complaints and problems about alleged violations of North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-26.1 shall be forwarded to the board for its consideration. The board shall review and, if necessary, investigate all complaints and allegations that come before it. The board may seek the ad…

When a physical therapist delegates patient care responsibilities to physical therapist assistants, the physical therapist holds responsibility for supervision of the physical therapy program. Physical therapists shall not delegate to a less qualified person any activity that req…

The physical therapist assistant shall perform selected components of patient care under the supervision of a physical therapist who is properly credentialed in the jurisdiction in which the physical therapist assistant practices. 1. The physical therapist assistant may initiate …

Repealed effective July 1, 2004. 2

The physical therapy aide may assist the physical therapist in the following activities: 1. Carry out established procedures for the care of equipment and supplies. 2. Prepare, maintain, and clean up treatment areas and maintain a supportive area. 3. Transport patients, records, …

A physical therapist, at any one time, may supervise a maximum of three supportive personnel if no more than two are physical therapist assistants. History: Effective December 1, 1994; amended effective July 1, 2004. General Authority: NDCC 43-26.1-03(5) Law Implemented: NDCC 43-…

All supportive personnel shall wear an identification badge identifying them as a physical therapist assistant or physical therapy aide, or as appropriate. Supportive personnel shall not use any term that implies they are licensed physical therapists. History: Effective December …

A physical therapist shall use the letters "PT" in connection with the physical therapist's name or place of business to denote licensure under North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-26.1. Other letter designations such as "RPT", "LPT", or academic and professional degrees should n…

1. A physical therapist may purchase, store, and administer topical medications, including topical aerosol medications, as part of the practice of physical therapy, but shall not dispense or sell any of the medications to patients. A physical therapist shall comply with any proto…

1. History. The 1941 legislative assembly passed a state plumbing law, codified as North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-18. The chapter was intended to promote and protect the public health through the regulation of the business of plumbing by creating a state board of plumbing a…

No applicant shall be entitled to take the examination for either the master or journeyman plumber's certificate and license unless and until the applicant furnishes to the board satisfactory evidence that the applicant possesses sufficient practical experience to enable the appl…

An applicant for registration as an apprentice must have reached the age of eighteen years. An apprentice shall serve a term of four years, not less than one thousand nine hundred hours per year, with a total of not less than seven thousand six hundred hours. 1. The board may gra…

An applicant for examination shall be entitled to one examination only for each examination fee paid. The examination fee is fifty dollars. History: Amended effective July 1, 2022. General Authority: NDCC 43-18-08 Law Implemented: NDCC 43-18-13

Examination for applicants desiring to become registered and licensed plumbers shall consist of: answering questions pertaining to the basic principles of plumbing and the plumbing code; preparing drawings on which the applicant is to draw all stacks, wastes, and vents, and to in…

If an applicant fails to pass an examination, the applicant shall be denied the right to take another examination until at least six months shall have passed from the date of the applicant's last examination. General Authority: NDCC 43-18-08 Law Implemented: NDCC 43-18-13

An apprentice plumber who has written and failed the journeyman examination must rewrite the examination at the end of the six-month period or work under direct supervision of a licensed master or journeyman plumber. General Authority: NDCC 43-18-08 Law Implemented: NDCC 43-18-21…

The holder of a master plumber's certificate and license may renew the holder's journeyman certificate and license upon payment of the journeyman renewal fee and during the same year may reinstate the holder's master plumber's certificate and license upon payment of the differenc…

No certificate and license need be renewed by the board later than one year subsequent to its expiration. The board may, in its discretion, require that a holder of a license which has been expired for one year or more submit to a new examination. The late renewal fee is fifty do…

Repealed effective March 1, 2000.

Repealed effective February 1, 1994. 3

No applicant shall be entitled to take the examination for either the water conditioning contractor or water conditioning installer's certificate and license unless and until the applicant furnishes to the board satisfactory evidence that the applicant possesses sufficient practi…

An applicant for examination shall be entitled to one examination only for each examination fee paid. General Authority: NDCC 43-18.1-03 Law Implemented: NDCC 43-18.1-04

Examination for applicants desiring to become registered and licensed water conditioning contractors or water conditioning installers shall consist of answering questions pertaining to the basic principles of the code and questions which are based upon the code. The questions for…

If an applicant failed to pass an examination, the applicant shall be denied the right to take another examination until at least six months shall have passed from the date of the applicant's last examination. General Authority: NDCC 43-18.1-03 Law Implemented: NDCC 43-18.1-04

An apprentice water conditioning installer who has written and failed the water conditioning installer's examination must rewrite the examination at the end of the six-month period or work under the direct supervision of a licensed water conditioning contractor or water condition…

The holder of a water conditioning contractor's certificate and license may renew the holder's water conditioning installer's certificate and license upon payment of the twenty dollar fee and during the same year may reinstate the holder's water conditioning contractor's certific…

No certificate and license need be renewed by the board later than one year subsequent to its expiration. The board may, in its discretion, require that a holder of a license which has been expired for one year or more submit to a new examination. General Authority: NDCC 43-18.1-…

The board issues a person a water conditioning installer's certificate and license upon and with the understanding that the holder thereof shall not engage in the business of installing water conditioners unless at all times a registered and licensed water conditioning contractor…

It shall be the duty of water conditioning contractors to report to the plumbing board office all installations of water conditioning equipment in localities that do not enforce a permit and inspection program for the installation of water conditioning equipment. General Authorit…

No applicant is entitled to take the examination for either the sewer and water contractor or sewer and water installer's certificate and license unless and until the applicant furnishes to the board proof that the applicant possesses sufficient practical experience to enable the…

An applicant for examination is entitled to one examination only for each examination fee paid. History: Effective September 1, 1987. General Authority: NDCC 43-18.2-02 Law Implemented: NDCC 43-18.2-08

An apprentice sewer and water installer who has written and failed the sewer and water installer's examination must rewrite the examination at the end of a three-month period. During the three-month period the sewer and water installer apprentice may work under the direct supervi…