Specific Licensing Requirements The paper presents the list of health care professionals who must be licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Health-Related Boards Description, Regulation, Examinations, Changes Chiropractic The “Pennsylvania Chiropractic Law Examination” is no longer required. The applicants must complete a “Pennsylvania Chiropractic Legal Review” page. Parts I – IV of the National Board Examinations are still required. Dentistry For examinations the applicants should contact North East Regional Board Examinations (NERB , 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 900, Silver Spring, MD 20910 – Telephone No. 30l-563-3300), National Board Written Examinations (Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations, 211 East Chicago Avenue, Suite 1846, Chicago, IL 606ll – Telephone No. 312-440-2678), and PA Dental Radiography Examinations (Thompson Prometric at 1-888-378-7324) (Dentistry, 2007).
Medicine The professionals may obtain the following licenses: Physician Unrestricted License, Physician Graduate Medical Training License, Physician Institutional License, Physician Temporary License, Physician Interim Limited License, Physician Volunteer License, Physician Assistant, Physician Assistant Temporary, Physician Assistant Primary Supervising Physician Written Agreement, Acupuncturist, Acupuncturist Temporary, Acupuncturist Physician, Midwife, Respiratory Care Practitioner, Respiratory Care Practitioner Temporary, Athletic Trainer, Athletic Trainer Temporary, Extraterritorial License. For more information concerning the given license types the professionals should visit www.dos.state.pa.us/med (Frequentl Asked Questions, 2007) Nursing NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN licenses are available. The National Council Licensure Examination aims to test the skills, knowledge, and abilities important to the effective and safe practice of nursing. The nurse licensure candidate can individually schedule an appointment to take the National Council Licensure Examination. The nurse should apply to the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing, to complete application, to submit the corresponding fee, and to register with the testing agency Pearson Vue. For more detailed information the applicant may contact the Board office at (717)783-7142 Occupational Therapy Occupational Therapist Registered OTR Examination Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant COTA Examination.
The Term Paper on International Preliminary Examination
International preliminary examination is an optional feature of the international phase available under Chapter II of the PCT. It is performed by an International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA), one of the Offices which are also International Searching Authorities (ISAs) [see Module 7]. The receiving Office with which you filed your PCT application has appointed the IPEA which is “ ...
The applicant should contact NBCOT, Phone (301) 990-7979; 800 S. Frederick Avenue, Suite 200, Gaithersburg, MD 20877-4150 or check The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc. for the online application form. References Dentistry. (2007).
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