Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 38 - BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS › Chapter 10.38.01 - General Regulations › Section 10.38.01.01 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this
				  subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Approved agency" means an independent
				  credentialing agency, approved by the Board, which evaluates the credentials of
				  foreign-trained applicants.
(2)
				  "Approved curriculum for physical therapist assistants" means a curriculum that
				  is approved by the American Physical Therapy Association.
(3) "Approved physical therapy curriculum"
				  means a curriculum for physical therapists that is approved by the American
				  Medical Association or the American Physical Therapy Association.
(4) "Biennial renewal" means renewal every
				  other year with even-numbered licenses being renewed in even-numbered years and
				  odd-numbered licenses being renewed in odd-numbered years.
(5) "Board" means the Board of Physical
				  Therapy Examiners of Maryland established by Health Occupations Article, §
				  13201, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(6) "Direct supervision" means supervision
				  provided by a licensed physical therapist who is physically present within the
				  treatment area and immediately available to give aid, direction, and
				  instruction when physical therapy or limited physical therapy procedures or
				  activities are performed.
(7)
				  "Hearing committee" means a committee of three or more Board members that has
				  been delegated the authority to conduct hearings in accordance with Health
				  Occupations Article, §
											13-317, Annotated
				  Code of Maryland.
(8) "Interview"
				  means a meeting with the Board or with one or more of its
				  representatives.
(9) Licensed
				  Physical Therapist.
(a) "Licensed physical
				  therapist" means an individual licensed by the Board to practice physical
				  therapy in Maryland; and
(b)
				  "Licensed physical therapist" includes an individual holding a compact
				  privilege to practice physical therapy in Maryland.
(10) Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant.
(a) "Licensed physical therapist assistant"
				  means an individual licensed by the Board to practice limited physical therapy
				  in Maryland; and
(b) "Licensed
				  physical therapist assistant" includes an individual holding a compact
				  privilege to practice limited physical therapy in Maryland.
(11) "Licensing examinations"
				  means the written examinations approved by the Board consisting of the:
(a) National licensing examination;
				  and
(b) Maryland Physical Therapy
				  jurisprudence examination.
(12) "Ongoing supervision" means that the
				  physical therapist maintains continuing verbal and written contact with the
				  physical therapist assistant to provide supervision and instruction adequate to
				  ensure the safety and welfare of the patient.
(13) "Oral competency" means that the
				  applicant who did not graduate from a recognized English-speaking educational
				  institution has obtained a passing score, as determined by the Board, on the
				  Test of English as a Foreign Language administered by the Educational Testing
				  Service.
(14) "Passing score" means
				  the result of two examinations:
(a) The
				  criterion-referenced score set by the Federation of State Boards of Physical
				  Therapy; and
(b) 90 percent of the
				  total on the Maryland Physical Therapy jurisprudence examination.
(15) "Physical therapy aide" or
				  "aide" means a person who performs certain physical therapy duties under the
				  direct supervision of a licensed physical therapist. This individual may be
				  known, also, as a physical therapist technician, a rehabilitation technician,
				  an athletic trainer, or be described by some other similar title.
(16) "Reporting service" means the Interstate
				  Reporting Service, an agency approved by the Board for the purpose of
				  recording, storing, and transmitting license examination scores.
(17) "State" means:
(a) A state, possession, or territory of the
				  United States;
(b) The District of
				  Columbia; or
(c) The Commonwealth
				  of Puerto Rico.
(18)
				  "Student" means an individual who is supervised directly by a licensed physical
				  therapist in a Board-approved physical therapy educational program.
(19) "Temporary license" means a license
				  issued by the Board to an individual who has completed the approved curriculum
				  requirements to practice, while under direct supervision, as a:
(a) Physical therapist; or
(b) Physical therapist assistant.
(20) "Verification" means
				  confirmation of licensure obtained directly from the state in which the
				  applicant is currently licensed, on a form provided by the Board.
(21) "Waiver of national licensing
				  examination" means that the Board may waive the national licensing examination
				  if the applicant previously took the examination in another state and met the
				  requirements for a passing score as set forth in §B(14) of this
				  regulation.
(22) "Written
				  competency" means that the applicant who did not graduate from a recognized
				  English-speaking educational institution has obtained a passing score, as
				  determined by the Board, on the Test of English as a Foreign Language
				  administered by the Educational Testing Service.