A person who is licensed, registered, or certified as a PTA, if applicable, by the state in which practicing, unless licensure does not apply and meets one of the following requirements: » Graduated from a PTA curriculum approved by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association; or, if educated outside the United States or trained in the United States military, graduated from an education program determined to be substantially equivalent to PTA entry-level education in the United States by a credentials evaluation organization approved by the American Physical Therapy Association or identified at 8 CFR 212.15(e); and » Passed a national examination for PTAs. Compassionate Care currently has five office locations (Fresno, Visalia, Modesto, Merced, and Bakersfield) and serves nine counties in California (San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Mariposa, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Tulare, Kings and Kern) — and we continue to grow, creating even more opportunities for our team to grow with us.