640.240 - Requirements for educational curriculum.

640.240  Requirements for educational curriculum.

      1.  For the purposes of NRS 640.230, the Board shall not approve any educational curriculum for a physical therapist’s assistant unless the curriculum includes elementary or intermediate courses in clinical, anatomical, biological and physical sciences and is:

      (a) At least a 2-year program requiring a minimum of 60 academic semester credits at a college accredited by a recognized accrediting agency; or

      (b) A curriculum which is provided by the Armed Forces of the United States.

      2.  The Board may refuse to approve any educational curriculum for physical therapist’s assistants if the curriculum does not include such courses in theory and procedures as determined by the Board to be necessary for these assistants.

      (Added to NRS by 1971, 1125; A 1981, 938; 1989, 1580; 1993, 2545; 2005, 697)