Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 40 - STATE BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY › Subchapter C - PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 40.192 - Continuing education for certified physical therapist assistant

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Contact
						hour requirements
. A certified physical therapist assistant shall
						satisfy the following continuing education requirements:
(1) During each biennial renewal period, a
						certified physical therapist assistant shall complete qualifying continuing
						education equal to at least 30 contact hours of continuing physical therapy
						education, including at least 4 contact hours in identifying and responding to
						emergency health conditions, at least 2 contact hours in law or ethics
						applicable to the practice of physical therapy and at least 2 contact hours in
						child abuse recognition and reporting in accordance with §
													40.208(b) 
						(relating to child abuse recognition and reporting-mandatory training
						requirement).
(2) Except as
						permitted in §
													40.191(g)(1)
						(relating to renewal of certification), paragraph (4) or as directed by the
						Board, continuing education may satisfy the requirement of paragraph (1) only
						for the biennium during which it was completed. A contact hour of continuing
						education may not be used to satisfy the requirement of paragraph (1) for more
						than 1 biennium.
(3) Unless
						otherwise excused by the act or this subchapter, failure to complete the
						minimum required amount of continuing education during the applicable renewal
						period as required under section 9.1(j) of the act (63 P. S. §
														1309.1(j)) and this section
						will subject the certified physical therapist assistant to disciplinary action
						under section
						9.1(f) of the act
						as provided in §
													40.181(6)
						(relating to refusal, suspension or revocation of certification).
(4) The Board may, in individual cases
						involving physical disability or illness, or undue hardship, grant a waiver of
						the continuing education requirements or grant an extension of time to complete
						the requirements. A waiver or extension of time will not be granted unless a
						written request is submitted by or on behalf of the certified physical
						therapist assistant. In case of physical disability or illness, the request
						must include supporting documentation provided by a physician licensed in this
						Commonwealth or another state or territory of the United States or the District
						of Columbia and whose license is in good standing. The necessary documentation
						must be received by the Board no later than 90 days preceding the biennial
						renewal. If the physical disability or illness or undue hardship for which the
						waiver has been granted continues beyond the period of the waiver, the
						certified physical therapist assistant shall reapply for an extension of the
						waiver. The Board may, as a condition of a waiver granted, require the
						certified physical therapist assistant to make up all or part of the continuing
						education involved.
(5) A certified
						physical therapist assistant is not required to complete continuing education
						during the biennial renewal cycle in which the certified physical therapist
						assistant was first certified.