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 › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 40.67 - Continuing education for licensed physical therapist

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Contact hour
						requirements
. A licensed physical therapist shall satisfy the
						following continuing education requirements:
(1) During each biennial renewal period, a
						licensee shall complete qualifying continuing education equal to at least 30
						contact hours of continuing physical therapy education, including 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 §
													40.20(c)(1) 
						(relating to inactive status of physical therapist license), 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 7.2 of
						the act (63 P.S. §
														1307.2) and
						this section will subject the licensee to disciplinary action under section
						11(a)(6) of the act (63 P.S. §
														1311(a)(6)) as provided in
						§
													40.52(11)
						(relating to unprofessional conduct; physical therapists).
(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 licensee. 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 licensee shall reapply for an
						extension of the waiver. The Board may, as a condition of a waiver granted,
						require the licensee to make up all or part of the continuing education
						involved.
(5) A licensee is not
						required to complete continuing education during the biennial renewal cycle in
						which the licensee was first licensed.