Physical Therapy Board of California contact information: 2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 1350, Sacramento, CA 95815,Telephone:(916)561-8200,Fax:(916)263-2560. Business and Professions Code of California Section 2635-2639.1 2635.Everyapplicantforalicenseunderthischaptershall,atthetimeofapplication,beapersonover18,not addicted to alcohol or any controlled substance, and have completed the education and training required by Section 2650b (listed below), and not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall receive a license under this chapter without first successfully passing the following examinations, where success is determined based on the examination passing standard set by the board: (1) An examination under the board’s direction to demonstrate the applicant’s knowledge of the laws and regulations related to the practice of physical therapy in California. The examination shall reasonably test the applicant’s knowledge of these laws and regulations. (2) The physical therapy examination for the applicant’s licensure category. The examination for licensure as a physical therapist shall test entry-level competence to practice physical therapy. The examination for licensure as a physical therapist assistant shall test entry-level competence to practice as a physical therapist assistant in the technical application of physical therapy services. (b) An applicant may take the examinations for licensure as a physical therapist or licensure as a physical therapist assistant after the applicant has met the educational requirements for that particular licensure category. (c) The examinations required by the board for a license under this chapter may be conducted by the board or by a public or private organization specified by the board. The examinations may be conducted under a uniform examination system. For that purpose, the board may make arrangements with organizations furnishing examination materials as may, at its discretion, be desirable. Article 5: Educational Standards Section 2650b: (b) The physical therapist assistant education requirements are as follows: (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, each applicant for a license as a physical therapist assistant shall be a graduate of a physical therapist assistant program of an accredited post-secondary institution or institutions approved by the board and shall have completed both the academic and clinical experience required by the physical therapist assistant program and have been awarded an associate degree. (2) Unless otherwise specified by the board by regulation, the educational requirements shall include instruction in the subjects prescribed by the CAPTE of the American Physical Therapy Association or Physiotherapy Education Accreditation Canada or another body as may be approved by the board by regulation andshall include a combination of didactic and clinical experiences. (AmendedbyStats.2015,Ch.426,Sec.20.(SB800)EffectiveJanuary1,2016.) Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts has determined that the A.S. in Physical Therapist Assistant Program meets therequirementsforinitial licensure in all states due to CAPTE accreditation. Associate of Science in Radiologic Technology Program (A.S. in RT) In the State of California, all schools of Radiologic Technology must receive approval from the State of California Department of Public Health Radiologic Health Branch before students can begin a course of instruction. The Associate of Science in Radiologic Technology program at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts has obtained status as an approved school compliant with the radiographer instructional practices defined by California law. This school approval allows program graduates to take the radiographer certification examination offered by the State of California Department of Public Health. Once certified, the radiographer is legally allowed to practice 87