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Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 39 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS › APPROVAL PROCESS-PROVIDERS › Section 39.44 - Provider responsibilities

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For each program, providers shall:
(1) Disclose the objectives, content,
					 teaching method and number of clock hours in advance to prospective
					 participants.
(2) Open each program
					 to licensees.
(3) Provide adequate
					 physical facilities for the number of anticipated participants and the teaching
					 methods to be used.
(4) Provide
					 accurate instructional materials.
(5) Employ qualified instructors who are
					 knowledgeable in the subject matter.
(6) Evaluate the program through the use of
					 questionnaires of the participants and instructors.
(7) Issue continuing education records to
					 each licensee who completed the course, which must include:
(i) The name of the licensee.
(ii) The title of the course or
					 program.
(iii) The date of the
					 course or program.
(iv) The number
					 of continuing education clock hours provided.
(v) The name of the course provider and, if
					 approved by the Board, the provider number.
(vi) A statement that the course or program
					 was approved by the Board or NAB, which must include the program approval
					 number.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 39 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS › APPROVAL PROCESS-PROGRAMS › Section 39.51 - Standards for continuing education programs

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(a) A program shall consist of the subjects
					 listed in §
											39.41(a)(2)
					 (relating to approval of programs of study).
(b) The Board does not deem the following
					 programs acceptable:
(1) Inservice programs
					 which are not open to licensees.
(2) Programs limited to the organization and
					 operation of the employer.
(3)
					 Programs consisting of less than 30 minutes of instruction.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 39 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS › APPROVAL PROCESS-PROGRAMS › Section 39.52 - Program registration

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(a) All
					 programs require preapproval, except as in §
											39.61(c)(2)-(5)
					 (relating to requirements).
(b) An
					 application for program approval shall be submitted at least 60 days before the
					 scheduled starting date. The Board may consider an application submitted within
					 30 days if the program is limited to significant changes in State or Federal
					 law or regulations which will be implemented within 60 days of their
					 publication.
(c) The provider
					 number shall appear on the program application.
(d) An applicant for program approval shall
					 provide the following information:
(1) The
					 full name and address of the eligible provider.
(2) The title of the program.
(3) The dates and location of the
					 program.
(4) Faculty names, and
					 biographical sketches, including curriculum vitae.
(5) A schedule of program-title of subject,
					 lecturer, time allotted and the like.
(6) The total number of clock hours
					 requested.
(7) An attendance
					 certification method.
(8) A
					 provider number.
(9)
					 Objectives
(10) Core
					 subjects.
(11) The program
					 coordinator.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 39 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS › APPROVAL PROCESS-PROGRAMS › Section 39.53 - Revocation or suspension of approval

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(a) A provider may not indicate in any manner
					 that approval has been granted until notification has been received from the
					 Board.
(b) Approval will be granted
					 to a provider as a registered sponsor of continuing education programs until it
					 is revoked or suspended for cause after a full and fair hearing on the merits.
					 Failure to comply with this section, §§
											39.41,
					 39.43,
					 39.51,
					 39.52 and
					 39.54 or to meet standards, or
					 refusal to allow reasonable inspection or to supply information upon request of
					 the Board or its representatives are cause for revocation or suspension of
					 approval.
The provisions of this §
													39.53 issued under section 506 of
						  The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §
														186); and sections 4 and 9 of the Nursing
						  Home Administrators License Act (63 P. S. §§
														1104(c) and
						  1109).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 39 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS › APPROVAL PROCESS-PROGRAMS › Section 39.54 - Review

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(a) Approved
					 providers shall be subject to onsite and offsite review of the program being
					 presented by representatives of the Board.
(b) Ongoing review of a provider will be on a
					 selected basis subject to the physical presence of Board members or appointed
					 representatives selected by the Board to evaluate program content, relevancy
					 and acceptability.
The provisions of this §
													39.54 issued under section 506 of
						  The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §
														186); and sections 4 and 9 of the Nursing
						  Home Administrators License Act (63 P. S. §§
														1104(c) and
						  1109).
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code §
													39.53 (relating to revocation or
						  suspension of approval).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 39 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 39.65 - Reporting continuing education clock hours

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(a) Licensees shall provide a copy of the
					 required documentation supporting the completion of the required hours when
					 requested to do so by the Board.
(b) Acceptable documentation consists of:
(1) A continuing education certificate or
					 sponsor-generated printout.
(2) A
					 certified transcript of courses taken for credit in an accredited university or
					 college. For noncredit courses taken, a statement of hours of attendance,
					 signed by the instructor.
(3)
					 Evidence of publication for published articles, books or continuing education
					 programs.
(4) Evidence obtained
					 from the provider of having been an instructor, including an agenda and time
					 schedule.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 39 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS › FEES › Section 39.71 - Reserved

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The provisions of this §
													39.71 issued under section 506 of
						  The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §
														186); and sections 4 and 9 of the Nursing
						  Home Administrators License Act (63 P.S. §§
														1104(c) and
						  1109); deleted under sections
						  4(a)(9) and (c) and 9(b) and (e) of the Nursing Home Administrators License Act
						  (63
						  P.S. §§
														1104(a)(9) and
						  (c) and
						  1109(b) and
						  (e)).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 39 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS › FEES › Section 39.72 - Fees

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The following is the schedule of fees charged by the
						Board:
Biennial renewal of nursing home administrators
						license... $297
License application fee... $40
Temporary permit fee... $145
Certification of examination scores... $25
Verification of licensure or temporary permit...
						$15
Continuing education provider application fee...
						$40
Continuing education program application fee per clock
						hour... $15
Continuing education individual program appli- cation
						fee... $20
AIT application fee... $50
The provisions of this §
													39.72 issued under section
						  7.1 of the Nursing Home
						  Administrators License Act (63 P.S. §
														1107.1); amended under sections 6, 7, 7.1(a)
						  and 9(b) of the Nursing Home Administrators License Act (63 P.S.
						  §§
														1106,
						  1107,
						  1107.1(a) and 1109(b)); and
						  section 812.1 of The Administrative Code
						  of 1929 (71 P.S. §
														279.3a);
						  amended under section 4(c) of the Nursing Home Administrators License Act
						  (63
						  P.S. §
														1104(c)).
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code §
													39.11 (relating to biennial
						  renewal); and 49 Pa. Code §
													39.11a (relating to
						  reactivation).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 39 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS › REPORTING PROCEDURE-DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Section 39.81 - Reporting by Department of Health of deficiencies found in a nursing home

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Under an Interagency Agreement entered into between the
						Board and the Department of Health, the following reporting procedure will be
						utilized by the Board, in cooperation with the Department of Health, to report
						deficiencies which are found in a nursing home and which may be due to the
						practices of a licensed nursing home administrator:
(1)
Reports required
. If,
					 after inspection, the Department of Health finds that deficiencies in a
					 licensed nursing home may be due to the practices of a licensed nursing home
					 administrator, the Department of Health shall, within 60 days following the
					 discovery of the deficiency, cause a written report to be made to the
					 Board.
(2)
Contents of
					 reports
. Reports made under this section shall contain the following
					 information:
(i) The name, address and license
					 number of the nursing home administrator involved.
(ii) The date of the inspection by the
					 Department of Health.
(iii) A
					 description of the deficiency.
(iv)
					 A statement of how the deficiency may be due to the practices of the licensed
					 nursing home administrator.
(v)
					 Other information the Department of Health may deem necessary.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 39 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS › REPORTING PROCEDURE-DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Section 39.82 - Reporting disciplinary actions to Department of Health

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As soon as possible, but not exceeding 60 days following
						the effective date of a disciplinary action taken against a licensed nursing
						home administrator, or an individual practicing the profession of nursing home
						administration without a valid license, the Board will cause a written report
						to be made to the Department of Health, containing the following
						information:
(1) The name, address and
					 license number of the nursing home administrator involved.
(2) A summary of the charges against the
					 nursing home administrator and the Board's findings with respect to each
					 charge.
(3) The nature of the
					 sanction imposed by the Board.
(4)
					 The effective date of the sanction.
The provisions of this §
													39.82 issued under section
						  12.1 of the Nursing Home
						  Administrators License Act (63 P. S. §
														1112.1).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 39 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS › STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Section 39.91 - Standards of professional practice and professional conduct for nursing home administrators

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The Board adopts the following standards of practice and
						standards of professional conduct to establish and maintain a high standard of
						integrity and dignity in the profession and to protect the public against
						unprofessional conduct on the part of nursing home administrators.
(1)
General management.
A
					 nursing home administrator shall:
(i) Develop
					 policies which govern the continuing care and related medical and other
					 services provided by the facility which reflect the facility's philosophy to
					 provide a high level of resident care in a healthy, safe and comfortable
					 environment.
(ii) Evaluate the
					 quality of resident care and efficiency of services, identify strengths and
					 weaknesses and set in place measures for improvements where necessary, and
					 evaluate progress and institute appropriate follow-up activities.
(iii) Set in place a functional table of
					 organization with standards of accountability and hold department heads
					 accountable for the performance of their respective departments.
(iv) Maintain open lines of communication
					 with the governing body, department heads, facility staff and its residents to
					 assure resources are properly allocated and that resident care is maintained at
					 a high level.
(v) Review the
					 reports of the medical director and outside resources and consider for possible
					 implementation.
(vi) Maintain
					 compliance with governmental regulations and assure that the facility's
					 nondiscriminatory policy and policy on resident rights are available for
					 inspection by the public.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 39 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS › STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Section 39.92 - Reporting of crimes and disciplinary actions

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(a) A licensee shall notify the Board of
					 having been convicted of a felony, or having received probation without
					 verdict, disposition in lieu of trial or an Accelerated Rehabilitative
					 Disposition in the disposition of felony charges, within 30 days of the
					 conviction or other disposition, or on the biennial renewal application,
					 whichever is sooner. As used in this section, "convicted" includes a judgment,
					 an admission of guilt or a plea of nolo contendere.
(b) A licensee shall notify the Board of
					 disciplinary action in the nature of a final order taken against the licensee
					 by the licensing authority of another state, territory or country within 90
					 days of receiving notice of the disciplinary action, or on the biennial renewal
					 application, whichever is sooner.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 39 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS › STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Section 39.93 - Return of actively suspended or revoked licenses

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A licensee who has voluntarily surrendered a license
						instead of discipline or whose license has been actively suspended or revoked
						by the Board shall return the surrendered, suspended or revoked license to the
						Board within 30 days of the action.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 39 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS › AIT PROGRAM › Section 39.101 - AIT

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(a) An applicant
					 seeking to become an AIT shall file an application for approval on a form
					 prescribed by the Board.
(b) To be
					 approved as an AIT, the applicant shall:
(1)
					 Have attained the general education requirements in §
												39.5(b)(3)(i) or (b)(4)(i)
					  (relating to requirements for admission to
					 licensing examination; examination procedures) or be enrolled in the final year
					 of a baccalaureate or master's degree program at an accredited college or
					 university.
(2) Verify that if the
					 AIT is employed at the nursing home in any capacity other than that of AIT
					 during the period of practical training and experience, that employment is in
					 addition to the hours required for the AIT program.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 39 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS › AIT PROGRAM › Section 39.102 - AIT program

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(a) The AIT
					 program must provide documentation that the following requirements have been
					 met:
(1) The AIT and the AIT's supervisor
					 have jointly made a pretraining assessment of the AIT's background in terms of
					 educational level, pertinent experience, maturity, motivation and
					 initiative.
(2) Based on the
					 pretraining assessment, the AIT and the AIT's supervisor jointly have developed
					 a detailed, goal-oriented training plan with supporting documentation which
					 includes:
(i) Educational
					 objectives.
(ii) Subject areas of
					 the core of knowledge as required by §§
													39.5(c) and
					 39.7 (relating to requirements for
					 admission to licensing examination; examination procedures; and subject matter
					 for examinations).
(iii) Training
					 sites involved.
(iv) Estimated
					 number of hours needed for mastering each objective.
(v) Total of hours in the training
					 plan.
(3) Prior to its
					 implementation, the training plan shall be submitted for approval by the Board
					 on forms provided by the Board. The training plan must include supporting
					 documentation for the training plan, including the allocation of hours to the
					 subject areas required by §§ 39.5(c) and 39.7.
(4) A minimum of 80% of the training must
					 occur from Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. An AIT program may
					 not consist of more than 60 hours per week nor less than 20 hours per
					 week.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 39 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS › AIT PROGRAM › Section 39.103 - AIT program reports

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(a) Within
					 30 days of the completion of the AIT program, the AIT and supervisor shall
					 submit to the Board a report on the AIT's progress on forms provided by the
					 Board. The AIT and supervisor shall sign the report, verifying the accuracy of
					 the information. The report must include, at a minimum:
(1) The names of the AIT and
					 supervisor.
(2) A list of the
					 departments in which the AIT trained, as well as initials of department
					 managers to verify that the AIT trained in those departments.
(3) The number of hours the AIT has completed
					 during the program in each subject area.
(4) A description of the administrative
					 activities in which the AIT has participated.
(5) Suggestions for improvement in the
					 program.
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 A - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 40.1 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this
						  subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						  otherwise:
APTA
-The American Physical Therapy
						  Association.
Act
-The Physical Therapy Practice Act
						  (63
						  P. S. §§
													1301-1313).
Board
-The State Board of Physical
						  Therapy.
CAPTE
-The Commission on Accreditation
						  in Physical Therapy Education.
Contact hour
-A unit of measure
						  equaling 60 minutes of participation in an approved continuing education course
						  or program. For courses taken through an academic institution, a semester
						  credit is equal to 15 contact hours.
Direct on-premises supervision
-The
						  physical presence of a licensed physical therapist in the facility, including
						  affiliated buildings in immediate proximity, who is immediately available to
						  exercise supervision, direction and control.
FSBPT
-The Federation of State Boards
						  of Physical Therapy.
Physical therapist
-A person licensed
						  under the act and this chapter to provide physical therapy services without
						  restriction in this Commonwealth.
Supportive personnel
-Persons other
						  than physical therapist assistants who aid and assist a physical therapist but
						  whose activities do not require the formal education or knowledge of a physical
						  therapist or physical therapist assistant. The term does not include
						  secretarial, administrative and other personnel who are not involved in direct
						  patient care.
The provisions of this §
														40.1 issued under section 506 of
							 The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §
															186); and section 3 of the Physical Therapy
							 Practice Act (63 P. S. §
															1303); and
							 amended under sections 3(a), 5, 6(d.1), 8(b), 9.1, 9.2, 10 and 11(a)(6) of the
							 Physical Therapy Practice Act (63 P. S. §§
															1303(a),
							 1305,
							 1306(d.1), 1308(b), 1309.1,
							 1309.2, 1310 and 1311(a)(6)); section
							 812.1 of The Administrative Code
							 of 1929 (71 P. S. §
															279.3a); and
							 section 16 of the act of July 4, 2008 (P. L. 293, No.
							 38).
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 A - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 40.2 - Practice of medicine prohibited

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The license issued to those practicing physical therapy
						  does not authorize the right to use the title "Doctor of Medicine," or the
						  right to use drugs administered internally. Except as authorized in section 9
						  of the act (63 P. S. §
													1309), a
						  person licensed under the act as a physical therapist may not treat human
						  ailments by physical therapy or otherwise except upon the referral of a
						  physician or other person authorized by law to order the
						  same.
The provisions of this §
														40.2 amended under section 3 of
							 the Physical Therapy Practice Act (63 P. S. §
															1303); and section
							 812.1 of The Administrative Code
							 of 1929 (71 P. S. §
															279.3a).
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 A - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 40.3 - Exceptions to requirement of licensure

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The act continues past law in defining physical therapy
						  and governing its practice in this Commonwealth, and it is not meant to limit
						  or restrict those who are engaged in certain occupations or jobs which do not
						  require a license, such as, but not limited to, physical education directors,
						  health or recreation directors at health clubs or spas, athletic trainers and
						  masseurs. The duties which may be properly undertaken in such occupation or job
						  include the nontherapeutic administration of baths, massage, normal exercise,
						  normal conditioning, and the like to normal subjects, that is those persons who
						  have no specific pathology upon which said acts are being administered; first
						  aid subjects are excluded. If, under their duties, unlicensed individuals
						  perform acts, some of which are described in this section, that are deemed to
						  relate directly or indirectly to the evaluation, treatment or therapeutic
						  management of a specific pathology in the subject, the person administering the
						  acts shall be subject to fine and penalty as provided by law.
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 A - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 40.4 - Admission to practice of physical therapy

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Admission to the practice of physical therapy in this
						  Commonwealth will be granted by the Board as follows:
(1) By the issuance of a license to an
						applicant who meets the requirements for licensure as set forth in sections 5
						and 6 of the act (63 P. S. §§
													1305
						and 1306).
(2) By the issuance of a license by
						endorsement to an applicant who is educated in another state or territory of
						the United States and who meets the licensing requirements in section 6 of the
						act (63 P. S. §
													1306) and who
						holds a valid license by examination in another state or territory of the
						United States, providing the requirements were, at the time of receiving the
						license, substantially equal to the requirements as set forth in the
						act.
(3) By the issuance of a
						temporary license to an applicant who meets the licensing requirements as set
						forth in section 6 of the act.
(4)
						By the issuance of a license to an applicant educated in a jurisdiction other
						than a state or territory of the United States who meets the licensing
						requirements as set forth in sections 5 and 6(f) of the act.
(5) By the issuance of a license by
						endorsement to an applicant who is educated in a foreign country and who is
						authorized to practice as a physical therapist without limitations in the
						country where the professional education occurred and who holds a valid license
						by examination in another state or territory of the United States providing the
						requirements were, at the time of receiving the license, substantially
						equivalent to the requirements as set forth in the act.
The provisions of this §
														40.4 amended under section 3(a) of
							 the Physical Therapy Practice Act (63 P. S. §
															1303(a)); and section
							 812.1 of The Administrative Code
							 of 1929 (71 P. S. §
															279.3a).
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 A - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS › LICENSURE › Section 40.11 - Educational requirements for licensure by examination

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(a) Except as provided in §
												40.17 (relating to
						foreign-educated physical therapists applying to take the licensure examination
						and pursue a clinical experience), an applicant for license by examination
						shall have graduated from a physical therapy program accredited by CAPTE or by
						another National organization recognized by the Board that accredits physical
						therapy programs.
(b) An applicant
						completing the professional study of physical therapy after 2002 shall hold a
						minimum of a master's degree in physical therapy from a regionally accredited
						institution of higher education. An applicant completing the professional study
						of physical therapy between January 1, 1967, and December 31, 2002, shall hold
						a minimum of either:
(1) A baccalaureate
						degree in physical therapy from a regionally accredited institution of higher
						education.
(2) A baccalaureate
						degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education and a
						post-baccalaureate certificate in physical therapy.
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 A - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS › LICENSURE › Section 40.12 - Application for licensure

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(a)
						Evidence, satisfactory to the Board, shall be submitted indicating that the
						applicant:
(1) Is at least 20 years of age,
						unless otherwise waived upon application to and review by the Board.
(2) Is of good moral character.
(3) Is not addicted to the habitual use of
						alcohol, narcotics or other habit forming drugs.
(4) Has met the professional requirements in
						§
													40.11 (relating to educational
						requirements for licensure by examination).
(5) Has completed at least 3 hours of
						approved training in child abuse recognition and reporting in accordance with
						§
													40.208(a)
						(relating to child abuse recognition and reporting-mandatory training
						requirement).
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 A - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS › LICENSURE › Section 40.13 - Areas of examination

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(a) An
						applicant for licensure shall pass the approved licensing examination described
						in section 6(b) of the act (63 P. S. §
													1306(b)). The Board's
						approved vendor conducts at least two written examinations each year. The
						examinations will be conducted in the English language in the following areas:
(1) Basic science.
(2) Clinical science.
Physical therapy theory and procedures.
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 A - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS › LICENSURE › Section 40.14 - Examination; failure; reexamination

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(a) Applicants shall successfully pass, to
						the satisfaction of the Board, the examination approved by the Board. In cases
						of failure at the first examination, the applicant shall have, after the
						expiration of 60 days and within 1 year from the date of the first failure, the
						privilege of a second examination, with the payment of an additional
						examination fee charged by the vendor.
(b) After a second or successive failure to
						pass the examination, an applicant desiring to take a third or successive
						examination shall make a new application within the meaning of section 5 of the
						act (63 P. S. §
													1305) within
						6 months from the date of the last failure. However, prior to filing a new
						application for examination, the Board may require evidence of additional
						training. If the Board determines that the applicant will be permitted to take
						a third or successive examination, the Board may authorize in connection with a
						written examination an oral or practical examination, or both, to test the
						knowledge and competence of the applicant.
(c) The granting of permission by the Board
						to take a third or successive examination is at all times subject to the
						applicant otherwise qualifying under the requirements in force at the time
						permission to take the examination is sought.
(d) An applicant may not take the examination
						more than three times in a consecutive 12-month period.
The provisions of this §
														40.14 adopted July 29, 1977,
							 effective July 30, 1977, 7 Pa.B. 2138; amended March 29, 2002, effective March
							 30, 2002, 32 Pa.B. 1658; amended August 27, 2004, effective August 28, 2004, 34
							 Pa.B. 4697; amended December 21, 2012, effective December 22, 2012, 42 Pa.B.
							 7652. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (305577) to
							 (305578).
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 A - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS › LICENSURE › Section 40.15 - Examinations

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(a) An application
						for licensure by examination may be obtained from the State Board of Physical
						Therapy, Post Office Box 2649, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17105-2649.
(b) An applicant may not be admitted to
						examination who is unable to present, at the time of application, the required
						credentials of professional education from an approved institution.
The provisions of this §
														40.15 issued under section 506 of
							 The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §
															186); and section 3 of the Physical Therapy
							 Practice Act (63 P.S. §
															1303); amended
							 under sections 3(a) and 8 of the Physical Therapy Practice Act (63 P.S.
							 §§
															1303(a) and
							 1308); and section
							 812.1 of The Administrative Code
							 of 1929 (71 P.S. §
															279.3a).5
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 A - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS › LICENSURE › Section 40.16 - Licensure by endorsement

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(a) An
						applicant for licensure by endorsement who is educated in another state or
						territory of the United States is required to submit the professional
						credentials in §
												40.11 (relating to license by
						examination; requirements for examination), and comply with the following:
(1) The applicant shall submit a written
						application on forms provided by the Board, together with evidence satisfactory
						to the Board that the applicant is licensed or otherwise registered as a
						physical therapist in another state or territory of the United States, or in
						the District of Columbia, if the requirements for licensure or registration in
						the state, territory or district were, at the date of licensure or
						registration, substantially equal to the requirements for licensure or
						registration in this Commonwealth under the act.
(2) The applicant shall submit the fee
						prescribed in §
													40.5 (relating to fees) for
						licensure by endorsement.
(3) The
						applicant shall have completed at least 3 hours of approved training in child
						abuse recognition and reporting in accordance with §
													40.208(a)
						(relating to child abuse recognition and reporting-mandatory training
						requirement).
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 A - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS › LICENSURE › Section 40.19 - Renewal of physical therapist license

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(a) A license issued under this subchapter
						expires on December 31 of each even-numbered year unless renewed for the next
						biennium.
(b) If a licensee's
						mailing address changes, the licensee shall notify the Board in writing within
						10 days thereafter. Notice of renewal will be forwarded to the licensee's last
						known address on file with the Board. Failure of the Board to send or of the
						licensee to receive a biennial renewal application does not relieve the
						licensee of the biennial renewal responsibility.
(c) A licensee applying for biennial renewal
						shall:
(1) Complete and submit the renewal
						application, including payment of the biennial renewal fee in §
													40.5 (relating to fees) for
						application for biennial renewal of physical therapist license.
(2) Disclose any license to practice as a
						physical therapist in another state, territory, possession or
						country.
(3) Disclose any
						disciplinary action pending before the appropriate healthcare licensing
						authority in any other jurisdiction or taken since the most recent application
						for renewal, whether or not licensed to practice in that other
						jurisdiction.
(4) Disclose any
						pending criminal charges and any finding or verdict of guilt, admission of
						guilt, plea of nolo contendere or other criminal conviction since the most
						recent application for renewal.
(5)
						Verify that the licensee has complied with the continuing education
						requirements mandated by section 7.2 of the act (63 P.S. §
														1307.2) during the biennial period
						immediately preceding the period for which renewal is sought in accordance with
						§
													40.67 (relating to continuing
						education for licensed physical therapist), including at least 2 hours of
						approved courses in child abuse recognition and reporting in accordance with
						§
													40.208(b) 
						(relating to child abuse recognition and reporting-mandatory training
						requirement). The Board will not renew a license if the licensee has not
						completed the continuing education required under §
													40.67 during the biennial period
						immediately preceding the period for which renewal is sought.
(6) Verify that, if practicing as a physical
						therapist in this Commonwealth, the licensee maintains professional liability
						insurance coverage in accordance with section 9(b)(4) of the act (63 P.S. §
														1309(b)(4)) and §
													40.69 (relating to professional
						liability insurance).
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 A - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS › LICENSURE › Section 40.20 - Inactive status of physical therapist license

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(a) A physical therapist license will become
						inactive upon either of the following:
(1)
						The licensee in writing affirmatively requests the Board to place licensure on
						inactive status. Written confirmation of inactive status will be forwarded to
						the licensee.
(2) The licensee
						fails to renew the license by the expiration of the renewal
						period.
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 A - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS › TEMPORARY LICENSES › Section 40.22 - Temporary license

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(a) An applicant
						for temporary license under section 6(g) of the act (63 P. S. §
													1306(g)) shall apply to the
						Board on forms provided by the Board and meet the following requirements:
(1) Fulfill to the satisfaction of the Board
						the requirements set forth under section 6(a) of the act.
(2) Have made application to take the
						examination set forth in section 6(b) of the act or have taken the examination
						and be awaiting the results of the examination.
(3) Received the temporary license from the
						Board, work only under the direct on premises supervision of a licensed
						physical therapist with at least 2 years of experience.
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 A - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS › SUPPORTIVE PERSONNEL › Section 40.31a - Identification of supportive personnel

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Supportive personnel shall identify themselves to
						  patients as supportive personnel.
The provisions of this §
														40.31a issued under section 3(a)
							 of the Physical Therapy Practice Act (63 P. S. §
															1303(a)); and section
							 812.1 of The Administrative Code
							 of 1929 (71 P. S. §
															279.3a).
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 A - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS › SUPPORTIVE PERSONNEL › Section 40.32 - Functions of supportive personnel

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(a)
						The physical therapist may only allow supportive personnel to perform
						patient-related activities which do not require the formal education or
						training and the skill and knowledge of a physical therapist or physical
						therapist assistant, and only while the supportive personnel are under the
						direct on-premise supervision of a physical therapist.
(b) The physical therapist may not permit
						supportive personnel to provide physical therapy services. The physical
						therapist may permit supportive personnel to perform the following:
(1) Patient assistance in preparation for
						treatment, as necessary during treatment and at the conclusion of
						treatment.
(2) Application of
						superficial heat or cold as an adjunct to the treatment program.
(3) Assembly, disassembly and maintenance of
						equipment and accessories.
(4)
						Transportation of patients.
(5)
						Assistance to patients with nontreatment aspects of activities and attending
						the personal needs of patients.
(6)
						Recording information through the use of flow sheets and checklists which
						identify activities performed by the patient.
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 A - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS › RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD › Section 40.41 - Hearings relating to revocation or suspension of license

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Under 1 Pa. Code §
												31.1 (relating to scope of part),
						  1 Pa. Code Part II (relating to administrative practice and procedure) is
						  applicable to the activities of and proceedings before the
						  Board.
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 A - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS › RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD › Section 40.42 - Reserved

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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 A - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS › SCOPE OF PRACTICE › Section 40.51 - Administration of electroneuromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction velocity (NCV) tests

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(a) EMG and
						NCV-studies and evaluations-shall be conducted only upon the referral of a
						physician, under section 9 of the act (63 P. S. §
													1309).
(b) A licensed physical therapist may not
						diagnose from the results of the tests, but may prepare a statement of his
						impression of the results of the test to be forwarded to the referring
						physician for his review and diagnosis.
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 A - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS › SCOPE OF PRACTICE › Section 40.51a - Transdermal administration of drugs

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A physical therapist may perform transdermal
						  administration of drugs through the use of modalities such as ultrasound and
						  electrical stimulation. If a prescriptive medication is used, the medication
						  must be prescribed by the referring physician and dispensed in the name of the
						  patient by the referring physician or pharmacist. Between treatment sessions,
						  drugs must be properly stored in a manner consistent with pharmaceutical
						  practice. After the patient is discharged, the remaining drugs must be disposed
						  of by the physical therapist or returned to the patient.
The provisions of this §
														40.51a issued under section 3(a)
							 of the Physical Therapy Practice Act (63 P. S. §
															1303(a)); and section
							 812.1 of The Administrative Code
							 of 1929 (71 P. S. §
															279.3a).
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 A - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS › SCOPE OF PRACTICE › Section 40.53 - Nondelegable activities; accountability

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(a) A physical therapist may delegate to a
						physical therapist assistant or supportive personnel that which he is educated
						to perform subject to the limitations in this section.
(b) A physical therapist may not assign or
						delegate to physical therapist assistants or supportive personnel functions
						which require the formal education or training and the skill and knowledge of a
						licensed physical therapist, including the following functions:
(1) Interpretation of referrals.
(2) Initial patient contact and initial
						evaluation or reevaluation.
(3)
						Determination or modification of a patient plan of care.
(4) Final discharge assessment/evaluation or
						establishment of discharge plan.
(5) Therapeutic techniques and procedures
						beyond the skill and knowledge of the physical therapist assistant.
(6) Duties, the delegation of which is
						inconsistent with minimum standards of acceptable physical therapy practice
						embraced by the physical therapy community in this Commonwealth.
(7) Mobilization. Mobilization is defined as
						a group of techniques comprising a continuum of skilled passive movements to
						the joints or related soft tissues, or both, throughout the normal
						physiological range of motion that are applied at varying speeds and
						amplitudes, without limitation.
(8)
						The performance of consultations.