Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a)
(1)
(A) As a condition of renewal for each
odd-numbered year, each licensed physical therapist, certified physical
therapist assistant, or compact privilege holder shall submit, in addition to
the annual application for renewal of licensure, certification, or compact
privilege, evidence of satisfactory completion within the preceding two-year
period of at least 40 contact hours of continuing education for a licensed
physical therapist or a physical therapist holding a compact privilege and at
least 20 contact hours of continuing education for a certified physical
therapist assistant or a physical therapist assistant holding a compact
privilege. As a component of the required contact hours, each licensed physical
therapist shall be required to successfully complete the physical therapy
jurisprudence assessment module specified in paragraph (f)(15) during each
continuing education cycle.
(B)
Evidence of satisfactory completion of a program of continuing education shall
not be required to be submitted with the application for renewal of licensure,
compact privilege, or certification in even-numbered years.
(2) A contact hour shall consist
of 60 minutes of activity pertaining to the practice of physical
therapy.
(3) Meals and breaks shall
not be included in the contact hour calculation.
(b) Any applicant for renewal who cannot meet
the requirements of paragraph (a)(1)(A) may request an extension from the board
to submit evidence of continuing education. The request shall include a plan
for completion of the continuing education requirements within the requested
extension period. An extension of up to six months may be granted by the board
for a substantiated medical condition, natural disaster, death of a spouse or
an immediate family member, or any other compelling reason that in the judgment
of the board renders the licensee incapable of meeting the requirements of
paragraph (a)(1)(A).
(c) A physical
therapist initially licensed or holding a compact privilege or a physical
therapist assistant initially certified or holding a compact privilege within
one year of a renewal date in an odd-numbered year shall not be required to
submit evidence of satisfactory completion of a program of continuing education
required by paragraph (a)(1)(A) for that first renewal period. Each physical
therapist or physical therapist assistant initially licensed, holding a compact
privilege, or certified or whose license, compact privilege, or certificate has
been reinstated for more than one year but less than two years from a renewal
date in an odd-numbered year shall be required to submit evidence of
satisfactory completion of at least half of the contact hours of continuing
education required by paragraph (a)(1)(A).
(d) All continuing education activities shall
be related to the practice of physical therapy.
(e) All continuing education activities shall
pertain to any of the following:
(1) Clinical
skills;
(2) administration and
management techniques;
(3)
educational principles when providing service to patients, families, health
professionals, health professional students, or the community;
(4) research projects with peer-reviewed,
published results;
(5) legislative
issues involving the profession;
(6) health care and the health care delivery
system;
(7) documentation,
reimbursement, cost-effectiveness, and regulatory compliance; or
(8) problem solving, critical thinking, and
ethics.
(f) The
following shall qualify as continuing education activities:
(1) Lecture. "Lecture" shall mean a live
discourse for the purpose of instruction given before an audience. One contact
hour shall be awarded for each hour of instruction.
(2) Panel. "Panel" shall mean the
presentation of multiple views by several professional individuals on a given
subject, with none of the views considered a final solution.
(3) Workshop. "Workshop" shall mean a series
of meetings designed for intensive study, work, or discussion in a specific
field of interest.
(4) Seminar.
"Seminar" shall mean directed advanced study or discussion in a specific field
of interest.
(5) Symposium.
"Symposium" shall mean a conference of more than a single session organized for
the purpose of discussing a specific subject from various viewpoints and by
various speakers.
(6) In-service
training. "In-service training" shall mean an educational presentation given to
employees during the course of employment that pertains solely to the
enhancement of physical therapy skills in the evaluation, assessment, or
treatment of patients.
(7) College
or university courses. "College or university course" shall mean a course at
the college or university level directly related to the practice of physical
therapy. Ten contact hours shall be given for each semester credit hour for
which the student received a grade of at least C or its equivalent or a "pass"
in a pass/fail course that is documented in an official transcript.
(8) Administrative training. "Administrative
training" shall mean a presentation that enhances the knowledge of a physical
therapist or physical therapist assistant on the topic of quality assurance,
risk management, reimbursement, hospital and statutory requirements, or claim
procedures.
(9) Self-instruction.
"Self-instruction" shall mean the following:
(A) Reading professional literature directly
related to the practice of physical therapy. A maximum of two contact hours
shall be awarded for reading professional literature;
(B) completion of a correspondence, audio,
video, or internet course for which a printed verification of successful
completion is provided by the person or organization offering the course;
and
(C) passage of a specialty
certification examination approved by the board. Forty contact hours shall be
awarded for passage of a specialty certification examination.
(10) Professional publications.
Contact hours for writing a professional publication shall be allotted as
follows:
(A) Original paper |
Single author
............................................................. |
20 |
Senior author
............................................................ |
15 |
Coauthor
.................................................................... |
8 |
(B) Review paper or case report |
Single author
............................................................ |
15 |
Coauthor
................................................................... |
8 |
(C) Abstract or book review
......................................... |
8 |
(D) Publication of a book
.............................................. |
20 |
(11)
Physical therapy residency or fellowship program. "Physical therapy residency
or fellowship program" shall mean a post-professional program that is directly
related to the practice of physical therapy and requires at least 1,000
combined hours of instruction and clinical practice for completion. Forty
contact hours shall be awarded for successful completion of a physical therapy
residency or fellowship program.
(12) Elected delegate. "Elected delegate"
shall mean an elected delegate in a national assembly of delegates with the
objective to create policy related to the practice of physical therapy. Ten
contact hours shall be awarded for serving one term as an elected
delegate.
(13) Supervision of a
student. "Supervision of a student" shall mean clinical instruction and
evaluation of a physical therapist student or physical therapist assistant
student in a clinical setting. One contact hour shall be awarded for each
documented 40 hours of providing supervision of a student. A maximum of three
contact hours shall be awarded in each two-year continuing education
period.
(14) Continuing education
program presentation. "Continuing education program presentation" shall mean
the preparation and presentation of a continuing education program that meets
the requirements of subsection (e). Three contact hours shall be awarded for
each hour spent presenting.
(15)
Physical therapy jurisprudence assessment module. "Physical therapy
jurisprudence assessment module" shall mean the Kansas jurisprudence
examination developed by the board and the FSBPT and administered by the FSBPT.
One contact hour shall be awarded for successful completion of the physical
therapy jurisprudence assessment module.
(g) No contact hours shall be awarded for any
continuing education activity that is repeated within the applicable continuing
education period specified in subsection (a) or (b).
(h) To provide evidence of satisfactory
completion of continuing education activities, each licensed physical
therapist, each certified physical therapist assistant, and each compact
privilege holder shall submit the following to the board:
(1) Documented evidence of any attendance at
or successful completion of continuing education activities;
(2) personal verification of any
self-instruction from reading professional literature; and
(3) one copy of any peer-reviewed
professional publication.