Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE
Division 2150 - State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Chapter 3 - Licensing of Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants
Section 20 CSR 2150-3.200 - Definitions
Universal Citation: 20 MO Code of State Regs 2150-3.200
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule defines the terms used throughout this chapter as related to the statutorily mandated continuing education requirements for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.
(1) For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(A) Board-means the Missouri State Board of
Registration for the Healing Arts;
(B) Commission-means the Advisory Commission
for Physical Therapists;
(C) Hour
of continuing education-means a minimum of fifty (50) minutes and up to a
maximum of sixty (60) minutes spent in actual attendance at and completion of
an approved continuing education activity;
(D) Licensee-means any person licensed by the
board to practice as a physical therapist and/or physical therapist assistant
in the state of Missouri;
(E) One
continuing education unit (CEU)-is equivalent to ten (10) clock hours of
approved continuing education (i.e. ten (10) clock hours = 1.0 CEU, one (1)
clock hour = 0.1 CEU);
(F) Chronic
illness-chronic illness shall be defined as the diagnosis of a disease process,
illness, or disability with a specified set of signs and symptoms, and the
continuation or progression of continued signs and symptoms consistent with the
original diagnosis for greater than six (6) months; and
(G) Recurring self-limiting injury-a
recurring self-limiting injury shall be defined as an injury that occurs
multiple times, with a repeat of signs and symptoms for the initially diagnosed
injury, and does not precipitate additional injury or illness.
*Original authority: 334.125, RSMo 1959, amended 1993, 1995; and 334.507, RSMo 1998.
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