Title 12 . Professional and Vocational Regulations

Chapter 54 . Big Game Guides and Transporters

Section 405. Physical therapy continuing professional practice requirements and alternatives to those requirements

12 AAC 54.405. Physical therapy continuing professional practice requirements and alternatives to those requirements

(a) An applicant for renewal of a physical therapist or physical therapy assistant license

(1) shall document

(A) having provided physical therapy services for at least

(i) 300 hours during the concluding licensing period if seeking renewal for a licensing period that begins before July 1, 2004; or

(ii) 60 hours during the concluding licensing period if seeking renewal for a licensing period that begins on or after July 1, 2004; or

(B) successful completion during the concluding licensing period of at least one of the following:

(i) the national physical therapy examination sponsored by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy;

(ii) in addition to the contact hours of continuing education required under 12 AAC 54.410, 80 contact hours of continuing education consistent with the requirements of 12 AAC 54.410 and 12 AAC 54.420, if seeking renewal for a licensing period that begins before July 1, 2004, or 40 contact hours of continuing education consistent with the requirements of 12 AAC 54.410 and 12 AAC 54.420, if seeking renewal for a licensing period that begins on or after July 1, 2004;

(iii) a review course sponsored by a school of physical therapy approved by the American Physical Therapy Association;

(iv) a physical therapy internship of 150 hours approved by the board; and

(2) if seeking renewal for a licensing period that begins on or after July 1, 2004, shall document completion of the jurisprudence questionnaire prepared by the board, covering the provisions of AS 08.84 and this chapter.

(b) If an applicant for renewal is uncertain whether the applicant's work or volunteer experience will constitute physical therapy services under this section, the applicant may request board approval before submitting the application for license renewal.

(c) In this section, "physical therapy services" includes work and volunteer service under a position title other than physical therapist or physical therapy assistant if the applicant documents that the position required the use of physical therapy skills recognized by the board.

History: Eff. 5/21/97, Register 142; am 2/17/2002, Register 161

Authority: AS 08.84.010

AS 08.84.100

Editor's note: A list of schools of physical therapy approved by the American Physical Therapy Association may be obtained from the American Physical Therapy Association, 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Information on the national physical therapy examination may be obtained from the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy, 509 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.