201 KAR 22:045. Continued competency requirements and procedures.
RELATES TO: KRS 12.355, 327.010(1), (2), 327.070
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 327.040(10)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS
327.040(10) authorizes the board to promulgate administrative regulations
establishing a measure of continued competency as a condition of license
renewal. This administrative regulation establishes continued competency
requirements and procedures.
Section 1. Definitions. (1) "Contact
hour" means a credit earned based on sixty (60) minutes of participation
in a physical therapy-related activity.
(2) "Continued competency"
means a planned learning experience relating to the scope of "physical
therapy" practice as defined by KRS 327.010(1) if the subject is intervention,
examination, research, documentation, education, or management of a health care
delivery system.
(3) "Jurisprudence Examination"
means an open book tutorial provided by the board on KRS Chapter 327 and 201
KAR Chapter 22.
Section 2. (1) A credential holder
applying for renewal shall have completed the continued competency requirements
established in subsections (2) and (3) of this section during the preceding
renewal period. Continued competency shall be based on contact hours awarded.
(a) For a physical therapist, the board
shall require thirty (30) contact hours as a condition of licensure renewal.
These hours shall be obtained as established in subparagraphs 1. through 3. of
this paragraph.
1. Two (2) hours shall be awarded for the
successful completion of the Jurisprudence Examination per biennium.
2. At least eighteen (18) hours shall be
earned from Category 1 as established in subsection (2) of this section.
3. Hours may be earned from Category 2.
If hours are earned from Category 2, hours shall be as established in
subsection (3) of this section. Hours earned from Category 2 over ten (10)
hours shall not be awarded.
(b) For a physical therapist assistant,
the board shall require twenty (20) contact hours as a condition of renewal.
These hours shall be obtained as established in subparagraphs 1. through 3. of
this paragraph.
1. Two (2) hours shall be awarded for the
successful completion of the Jurisprudence Examination per biennium.
2. At least ten (10) hours shall be
earned from Category 1 as established in subsection (2) of this section.
3. Hours may be earned from Category 2.
If hours are earned from Category 2, hours shall be as established in
subsection (3) of this section. Hours earned from Category 2 over eight (8)
hours shall not be awarded.
(c) A participant shall not be awarded
contact hours for a course that is repeated more than once in the same biennium.
(2) Category 1 continued competency shall
be:
(a) Completion of courses, seminars,
workshops, symposia, or home study courses consisting of at least three (3)
contact hours that have been approved by the board, the board's designee, Federation
of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT), the American Physical Therapy
Association (APTA) or its components, or another physical therapy licensing
agency;
(b) Completion of courses, seminars,
workshops, symposia, or home study courses consisting of less than three (3)
contact hours that have been produced and developed
by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) or its state
chapters and sections;
(c) Completion or auditing of an
accredited postsecondary educational institution credit course meeting
continued competency as defined by Section 1(2) of this
administrative regulation.
1. Twelve (12) contact hours shall be awarded
for each semester credit hour completed; and
2. Eight (8) contact hours shall be
awarded for each quarter credit hour completed;
(d) Presentation of a continued competency
course, workshop, seminar, or symposium that has been approved by the board or
its designee. Contact hours shall be awarded equal to contact hours awarded to
a participant with a maximum of two (2) events of the same course per biennium;
(e) Authorship of a research article,
manuscript, or scientific paper, published in the biennium and related to
physical therapy. Fifteen (15) contact hours shall be awarded per event with a
maximum of two (2) events per biennium;
(f) A presented scientific poster or
scientific platform presentation related to physical therapy. Ten (10) contact hours
shall be awarded per event with a maximum of two (2) events per biennium;
(g) Teaching part of a physical therapy
or physical therapist assistant credit course if that teaching is not the
primary employment of the credential holder. A maximum of twenty (20) contact
hours per biennium shall be awarded;
(h) American Board of Physical Therapy
Specialties (ABPTS) certification. Twenty-eight (28) contact hours shall be
awarded per biennium;
(i) ABPTS recertification or other
certifications and recertifications within the scope of physical therapy
practice. A maximum of twenty-eight (28) contact hours per biennium shall be
awarded;
(j) Completion of a clinical residency
program or clinical fellowship program. Not more than five (5) contact hours
shall be awarded for each week of residency with a maximum of twenty-eight (28)
contact hours per program per biennium;
(k) Engaging in the practice of "physical
therapy" as defined by KRS 327.010(1) at least 1,000 hours per biennium.
Five (5) contact hours shall be awarded per biennium;
(l) Engaging in the instruction in a
CAPTE-accredited physical therapy or physical therapist assistant program at
least 1,000 hours per biennium. Five (5) contact hours shall be awarded per
biennium;
(m) Appointment to the Kentucky Board of
Physical Therapy. Four (4) contact hours shall be awarded per biennium;
(n) Election or appointment to a position
of the Kentucky Physical Therapy Association, APTA, or FSBPT as an officer or
committee chair. Four (4) contact hours shall be awarded per biennium; or
(o) Member of a committee or task force
for one (1) of the organizations in paragraph (m) or (n) of this subsection.
One (1) contact hour shall be awarded per biennium.
(3) Category 2 continued competency shall
be:
(a) Self-instruction from reading
professional literature. One (1) contact hour shall be awarded per biennium;
(b) Attendance at a scientific poster
session, lecture, panel, or symposium. One (1) contact hour shall be awarded
for each hour of activity. A maximum of two (2) contact hours shall be awarded
per biennium;
(c) Clinical instructor for a
CAPTE-approved educational program or an APTA credentialed residency or
fellowship program. Continued competency shall be one (1) contact hour per
sixteen (16) hours of student supervision;
(d) Participation in a physical therapy
in-service or study group consisting of two (2) or more physical therapists or
physical therapist assistants. A maximum of two (2) contact hours shall be
awarded per biennium;
(e) Completion of other unapproved applicable
courses. One (1) contact hour for each hour of credit shall be awarded up to a
maximum of three (3) hours per course;
(f) Participation in community service
related to health care. One (1) contact hour for each hour of participation
shall be awarded up to a maximum of two (2) hours per biennium;
(g) Member of the APTA. One (1) contact
hour shall be awarded per year and a maximum of two (2) contact hours per
biennium;
(h) Completion of cardiopulmonary
resuscitation initial certification or re-certification. A maximum of two (2)
contact hours shall be awarded per biennium; or
(i) Completion of a HIV/AIDS course. A
maximum of two (2) contact hours shall be awarded per biennium.
(4) Documentation of compliance.
(a) Each licensee shall retain
independently verifiable documentation of completion of all continued
competency requirements of this administrative regulation for a period of at
least three (3) years from the end of the biennium.
(b) The licensee shall, within thirty
(30) days of a written request from the board, provide evidence of continued
competency activities to the board.
(c) A licensee who fails to provide
evidence of the continued competency activities or who falsely certifies
completion of continued competency activities shall be subject to disciplinary
action pursuant to KRS 327.070.
(5) Exemption and extension.
(a) A licensee shall be granted a
temporary hardship extension for an extension of time, not to exceed one (1)
renewal cycle, if the licensee:
1. Files a completed Exemption or Extension
for Completion of Continued Competency Form, including a plan describing how
the required credits will be met; and
2. Submits documentation showing evidence
of undue hardship by reason of the licensee’s:
a. Age;
b. Disability;
c. Medical condition;
d. Financial condition; or
e. Other clearly mitigating circumstance.
(b) A licensee shall be granted a
temporary nonhardship extension of time if the licensee cannot show undue
hardship and if the licensee:
1. Files a completed Exemption or Extension
for Completion of Continued Competency Form, including a plan describing how
the required credits will be met, by March 31 of the odd-numbered year in the
renewal cycle for which the extension is sought;
2. Pays a fee of $250;
3. Has not received a temporary
nonhardship extension of time in the prior renewal cycle; and
4. Files proof of compliance with the
continued competency requirements by the following July 1.
(c) A licensee on active military duty
shall be granted an exemption from continued competency requirements as established
in KRS 12.355.
Section 3. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) "Exemption or Extension for Completion of Continued Competency
Form", June 2012, is incorporated by reference.
(2) This material may be inspected,
copied, or obtained, subject to applicable law, at the Kentucky Board of
Physical Therapy, 312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 102, Louisville, Kentucky
40222, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (31 Ky.R. 890; Am. 1064; eff.
1-4-2005; 1437; eff. 4-22-2005; 32 Ky.R. 2069; 33 Ky.R. 384; eff. 9-1-2006; 34
Ky.R. 1105; 1710; eff. 2-1-2008; 35 Ky.R. 2485; 36 Ky.R. 29; eff. 7-31-2009;
2209; 37 Ky.R. 34; eff. 7-21-2010; 38 Ky.R. 89; 10-19-2011; 38 Ky.R. 1638;
1840; eff. 6-1-2012; 39 Ky.R. 79; 459; eff. 9-19-2012; 40 Ky.R. 110; 531; eff.
9-18-2013.)
