1. For the purposes of NRS 640.092, the Board shall not approve any program of professional education for a physical therapist assistant unless the program 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 program which is provided by the Armed Forces of the United States.
2. The Board may refuse to approve any program of professional education for physical therapist assistants if the program 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; 2017, 1591) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 640.240)