#SFHH2609496ADecree of April 7, 2026, amending the decree of September 2, 2015 regarding the State diploma of physiotherapist
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This decree amends the eligibility criteria for admission to physiotherapist training institutes in France. It allows certain foreign diploma holders to partially waive their schooling to obtain the French State diploma of physiotherapist, subject to passing selection tests. The changes are particularly applicable to holders of certain diplomas from both within and outside the European Union.
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Key Changes
- Changes eligibility for admission to physiotherapy training based on foreign diplomas.
- Allows partial schooling exemption for successful applicants.
- Specifies applicability of changes for three years (2026-2028).
Obligations
What this law requires
Physiotherapy training institutes must admit foreign diploma holders from outside EU/EEA/Andorra/Switzerland who hold a physiotherapist diploma or equivalent qualification, subject to their passing selection tests
Physiotherapy training institutes must admit EU/EEA diploma holders whose qualification does not permit physiotherapy practice in their country of origin, subject to their passing selection tests
Physiotherapy training institutes must grant partial waiver of schooling (dispense partielle de scolarité) to qualifying foreign diploma holders admitted under Article 27
Physiotherapy training institutes must administer selection tests (épreuves de sélection) to all foreign diploma holders applying for partial schooling waiver
Apply the provisions for EU/EEA diploma holders with restricted scope of practice only to admission procedures organized in 2026, 2027, and 2028