§ 43-26.1-03 — Powers of the board

North Dakota § 43-26.1-03

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 43: Occupations and Professions
• Ch. 43-26.1: Physical Therapists

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The board may:
1. Evaluate the qualifications of applicants for licensure.
2. Provide for the examination of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants
and adopt passing scores for the examinations.
3. Issue licenses to persons who meet the requirements of this chapter.
4. Regulate the practice of physical therapy by interpreting and enforcing this chapter.

5. Adopt and revise rules consistent with this chapter.
6. Meet at least annually and other times as deemed necessary. A majority of board
members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
7. Establish mechanisms for assessing the continuing professional competence of
physical therapists and physical therapist assistants to engage in the practice of
physical therapy.
8. Establish and collect fees for sustaining the necessary operation and expenses of the
board.
9. Elect officers from its members necessary for the operations and obligations of the
board. Terms of office are one year.
10. Provide for the timely orientation and training of new professional and public
appointees to the board regarding board licensing and disciplinary procedures, this
chapter, and board rules, policies, and procedures.
11. Maintain a current list of all individuals regulated under this chapter. This contact
information includes the individual's name, current business address, business
telephone number, electronic mail address, and board license number.
12. Provide information to the public regarding the complaint process.
13. Employ necessary personnel to carry out the administrative work of the board.
14. Enter contracts for services necessary for enforcement of this chapter.
15. Report final disciplinary action taken against a licensee to a national disciplinary
database recognized by the board or as required by law.
16. Review and investigate all complaints the board receives against licensees concerning
violations of this chapter. The board shall keep all information relating to the receipt
and investigation of the complaint confidential until the information is disclosed in the
course of the investigation or any subsequent proceeding or until disclosure is required
by law. However, patient records, including clinical records, files, any report or oral
statement relating to diagnostic findings of a patient or treatment of a patient, any
information from which a patient or the patient's family might be identified, or
information received and records or reports kept by the board as a result of its
investigation, are confidential.