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October FSBPT News Brief - Volume 25, No 10
posted on November 02, 2023 14:48
Send Us Your Referrals 2023 Annual Education Meeting Wrap-up The Results of the 2023 Elections Membership Survey Action New series! "Model Practice Ac...
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September FSBPT News Brief - Volume 25, No 9
posted on October 13, 2023 15:44
Prepare for the Annual Education Meeting No Delegate Assembly This Year/a> The Slate for the 2023 Elections Membership Survey Action New Feature! "Mod...
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August FSBPT News Brief - Volume 25, No 8
posted on September 01, 2023 13:05
Prepare for the Annual Education Meeting The Slate for the 2023 Elections Launch of HRRI Website and CPMDS Resources Scam Alert: Be Vigilant of Jurisd...
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July FSBPT News Brief - Volume 25, No 7
Caitlin
posted on July 31, 2023 14:56
FSBPT Board Holds Workshop on Model Practice Act Leadership Issues Forum Wrap-up Task Forces Review NPTE Passing Standard The Slate for the 2023 Elect...
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June FSBPT News Brief - Volume 25, No 6
Caitlin
posted on June 28, 2023 16:14
Membership Survey Insights and Recommendations Get Ready for LIF! Help Us Determine Competency Standards The Slate for t...
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May FSBPT News Brief - Volume 25, No 5
Caitlin
posted on May 31, 2023 09:48
Get Ready for LIF! Call for Panelists: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Physical Therapy Help Us Determine Competency Standards ...
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April FSBPT News Brief - Volume 25, No 4
Caitlin
posted on April 30, 2023 10:23
The Slate for the 2023 Elections Funding Available to Enhance the ELDD, Improve PT Compact Implementation, and Collect Workforce Data The PT Compact i...
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March FSBPT News Brief - Volume 25, No 3
Caitlin
posted on March 31, 2023 11:17
FSBPT Grants Montana Opts into the Alternate Approval Pathway South Dakota Board of Physical Therapy Created with Bill Signing ...
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February FSBPT News Brief - Volume 25, No 2
Caitlin
posted on February 27, 2023 16:40
FSBPT Grants Select Your 2023 Delegates and Funded Administrator The PT Compact is Growing Share Your Webinar and Annual Education Meeting Ideas! Expr...
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January FSBPT News Brief - Volume 25, No 1
Caitlin
posted on January 31, 2023 11:51
Share Your Webinar and Annual Education Meeting Ideas! Express Your Interest in Running for Office Funded Members for the Leadership Issues Forum and ...
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December FSBPT News Brief - Volume 24, No 12
Caitlin
posted on December 29, 2022 12:56
Plan for the New Year! Changes to the NPTE New Board Liaisons Jurisdictional Changes that Affect Non-CAPTE GraduatesWebinar: Challenges for Healthcar...
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November FSBPT News Brief - Volume 24, No 11
Caitlin
posted on November 28, 2022 16:41
2024 NPTE Content Outlines Approved Basis for Action Codes Webinars “DPT”: Is it a Protected Term in Your Jurisdiction? Take FSBPT’s...
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October FSBPT News Brief - Volume 24, No 10
Caitlin
posted on October 30, 2022 13:15
2022 Election Results PT Compact Elections Some Personal Trainers Use DPT New Disciplinary Codes Take FSBPT&...
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September FSBPT News Brief - Volume 24, No 9
Caitlin
posted on September 28, 2022 11:27
Serve on an FSBPT Committee! Updated Vaccine Policy Prepare for the Delegate Workshop and Delegate Assembly Prepare for the...
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August FSBPT News Brief - Volume 24, No 8
Caitlin
posted on August 31, 2022 14:43
NPTE Video Items Prepare for the Annual Education Meeting Take FSBPT’s Money! FSBPT Forum: Using the Board Assessment Resou...
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July FSBPT News Brief - Volume 24, No 7
Caitlin
posted on July 29, 2022 14:12
Our 2022 Award Recipients Update to Test Accommodations Processing for AAP States The Hill Letter to the Editor Regulatory Workshop for...
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June FSBPT News Brief - Volume 24, No 6
Caitlin
posted on June 29, 2022 15:08
Regulatory Workshop for Board Members & Administrators Get Ready for LIF! The Slate for the 2022 Delegate Assembly Elections Take F...
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May FSBPT News Brief - Volume 24, No 5
Caitlin
posted on May 31, 2022 10:15
Get Ready for LIF! The Slate for the 2022 Delegate Assembly Elections Take FSBPT’s Money! Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belon...
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April FSBPT News Brief - Volume 24, No 4
Caitlin
posted on April 30, 2022 10:05
The Slate for the 2022 Delegate Assembly Elections Take FSBPT’s Money! Select Your 2022 Delegates and Funded Administrator Call fo...
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March FSBPT News Brief - Volume 24, No 3
Caitlin
posted on March 31, 2022 10:55
Take FSBPT’s Money! Select Your 2022 Delegates and Funded Administrator Submit 2021 Excellence in Regulation Award Nomination Forms...
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February FSBPT News Brief - Volume 24, No 2
Caitlin
posted on February 25, 2022 11:53
Take FSBPT’s Money! Reentry to Practice Resources Treatment of Self, Family, and other Close Relations Topics at the Leadership Issues Forum Does Your...
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January FSBPT News Brief - Volume 24, No 1
Caitlin
posted on January 31, 2022 16:05
Connie R. Clarkston Goals for the New Year! North Carolina Expresses Interest in Grant to Improve the ELDD and Public Protection FSBPT Membership Dues...
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December FSBPT News Brief - Volume 23, No 12
Caitlin
posted on December 21, 2021 16:09
FSBPT Board Pledges a $2.2 Million Grant for PT Compact Members to Improve the ELDD and Public Protection 2022 Regulatory Training for Members and Boa...
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November FSBPT News Brief - Volume 23, No 11
Caitlin
posted on November 29, 2021 15:25
In this News Brief: FSBPT Office Opens! Regulatory Workshop: For the Love of Regulation Express Your Interest in Running for Office in 2022 First Tim...
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October FSBPT News Brief - Volume 23, No 10
Caitlin
posted on October 29, 2021 15:57
Untitled Document In this News Brief: 2021 Election Results Express Your Interest in Running for Office in 2022 PT Compact Elections 2021 Awa...
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September FSBPT News Brief - Volume 23, No 9
Caitlin
posted on September 27, 2021 08:53
In this News Brief: Karen Donahue Is the Language on Your Website a Barrier to Complainants? Prepare for the Delegate Assembly Serve on an FSBPT Comm...
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August FSBPT News Brief - Volume 23, No 8
Caitlin
posted on August 30, 2021 11:44
In this News Brief: Letter to the National Governors Association Statement on Misinformation Boundary Violations Task Force Provi...
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Statement on Misinformation
Caitlin
posted on August 26, 2021 15:57
FSBPT promotes scientific data, research, and analyses in understanding health related matters. FSBPT also strongly discourages the spread of misinfor...
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July FSBPT News Brief - Volume 23, No 7
Caitlin
posted on July 28, 2021 16:33
Untitled Document In this News Brief: Our 2021 Award Recipients Competence in Physical Therapy: A Framework for Understa...
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June FSBPT News Brief - Volume 23, No 6
Caitlin
posted on June 24, 2021 11:19
In this News Brief: Final Date to Submit Motions for the 2021 Annual Meeting Ethics Remediation Resources August Virtual Board Member and...
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May FSBPT News Brief - Volume 23, No 1
Caitlin
posted on May 27, 2021 11:47
In this News Brief: August Virtual Board Member and Administrator Training 2021 Award Recipients Christine Larson The Slate ...
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April FSBPT News Brief - Volume 23, No 4
Caitlin
posted on April 30, 2021 16:08
In this News Brief: The Slate for the 2021 Delegate Assembly Elections Practice Analysis Share Your Webinar Ideas! 2021 Leadership Issues Forum and A...
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March FSBPT News Brief - Volume 23, No 3
Caitlin
posted on March 31, 2021 16:09
In this News Brief: The Slate for the 2021 Delegate Assembly Elections National Volunteer Week COVID-19: A Regulatory Sandbox Washington, DC, and Al...
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February FSBPT News Brief - Volume 23, No 2
Caitlin
posted on February 25, 2021 10:48
In this News Brief: Colorado and Maryland Authorize PTs and PTAs to Administer COVID-19 Vaccinations Participate in the ELDD! 2021 Webina...
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January FSBPT News Brief - Volume 23, No 1
Caitlin
posted on January 25, 2021 13:16
In this News Brief: 2021 Webinar Series 2021 Leadership Issues Forum and Annual Meeting & Delegate Assembly Topics at the Leadership Issues Forum...
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December FSBPT News Brief - Volume 22, No 12
Caitlin
posted on December 18, 2020 09:00
In this News Brief: Call for Presentation Proposals and Ideas for FSBPT Webinars in 2021 2020 Practice Analysis Express Your Interest in Running for ...
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November FSBPT News Brief - Volume 22, No 11
Caitlin
posted on November 30, 2020 09:54
In this News Brief: Express Your Interest in Running for Office in 2021 CAPTE Rule Change Maintaining and Updating JAM and Law ...
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October FSBPT News Brief - Volume 22, No 10
Caitlin
posted on October 30, 2020 09:19
In this News Brief: 2020 Election Results Express Your Interest in Running for Office in 2021 PT Compact Elections Immunity for Occupational Licensing...
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September FSBPT News Brief - Volume 22, No 9
Caitlin
posted on September 24, 2020 15:42
In this News Brief: Prepare for the Delegate Assembly Content Outline Revision Process Pushed Back One Year 2020 Licensure Portabil...
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August FSBPT News Brief - Volume 22, No 8
Caitlin
posted on August 28, 2020 16:34
In this News Brief: Prepare for the Delegate Assembly Congressional Legislation on License Portability during a Public Health Emergency Serve on an ...
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July FSBPT News Brief - Volume 22, No 7
Caitlin
posted on July 31, 2020 12:56
In this News Brief: Jeffrey Vinzant 2020 Annual Meeting Webinar Series Our 2020 Award Recipients Virtual Membership Meetings ...
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June FSBPT News Brief - Volume 22, No 6
Caitlin
posted on June 30, 2020 12:32
In this News Brief: Virtual Membership Meetings Final Date to Submit Motions for the 2020 Annual Meeting FSBPT Membership Dues Reduced by 50 Percent ...
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May FSBPT News Brief - Volume 22, No 5
Caitlin
posted on May 28, 2020 16:26
In this News Brief: Board of Directors Cancel All Large Group Face-to-Face Meetings for the Remainder of 2020 FSBPT Membership Dues Reduced by 50 Pe...
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Why Isn’t the NPTE Offered through Remote Proctoring?
Caitlin
posted on May 07, 2020 09:02
In response to the closure of many secure testing centers, some examination programs have made the transition to “remote-proctored” admini...
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Scheduling Challenges will Continue throughout May
Caitlin
posted on April 28, 2020 19:13
The worldwide pandemic and crisis within the United States continues to challenge all of us as we work to get candidates through the NPTE scheduling...
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April FSBPT News Brief - Volume 22, No 4
Caitlin
posted on April 24, 2020 12:46
In this News Brief: July LIF Meeting Postponed COVID-19 Updates The Slate for the 2020 Delegate Assembly Elections PT Compact Rapid Growth May Prove...
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Additional Capacity in May for NPTE Candidates
Caitlin
posted on April 23, 2020 16:13
We know that many of you have had difficulty finding appointments in the May testing window. Prometric has been working through a number of complicate...
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FSBPT is Included as an Essential Services Program by Prometric
Caitlin
posted on April 22, 2020 17:45
Prometric announced today that they have decided to close their test centers through 5/31/2020 except for essential services programs. FSBPT is consid...
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May Testing Window Announced for Cancelled April Exams
Caitlin
posted on April 13, 2020 11:37
On Friday, April 10, 2020, Prometric made the decision to keep all of their North American test sites closed through April 30, 2020, due to safety mea...
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FSBPT Cancels In-Person Meetings Through June 30
Caitlin
posted on April 03, 2020 14:53
FSBPT has cancelled all in-person meetings that were scheduled to take place in April, May, and June 2020. This includes the Regulatory Training f...
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April Testing Update
Caitlin
posted on April 03, 2020 09:21
As the situation around the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, FSBPT is committed to communicating information on testing as soon as it is availab...
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March FSBPT News Brief - Volume 22, No 3
Caitlin
posted on March 27, 2020 12:25
In some ways our March News Briefs is reflective of the entire world at this moment; we can’t help but start our communication with a focus on Covid-1...
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Prometric Phone Lines Closed
posted on March 20, 2020 16:01
Due to an extremely high volume of inquiries, the Prometric Candidate Care line has been temporarily closed to inbound phone calls. Prometric agents a...
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April NPTE for PTAs Cancelled
Caitlin
posted on March 17, 2020 18:22
Test Site Closures Prometric has closed all of their North American test sites effective March 17, 2020, for a period of thirty days. All testing will...
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FSBPT Statement on Meetings in March and April
Caitlin
posted on March 15, 2020 13:29
FSBPT has now cancelled all in-person meetings that were scheduled to take place in March and April and is taking steps to move some of the meetings o...
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April NPTE Notice – Coronavirus Update
posted on March 14, 2020 11:40
FSBPT Exam Withdrawal/Re-registration Policy At this time, FSBPT is waiving all refund and re-registration fees associated with the April PT and PT...
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FSBPT Statement on FSBPT Meetings and Travel
Caitlin
posted on March 05, 2020 11:11
FSBPT takes volunteer and employee health seriously. At this time we are not canceling any FSBPT events, however we are postponing our Item Writer Wor...
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February FSBPT News Brief - Volume 22, No 2
Caitlin
posted on February 28, 2020 14:27
PT Compact Commission, APTA, FSBPT, and other Allies Successfully Resolve Medicare Issue Trauma’s Impact on Boundary Violation Investigations Tr...
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ProCert Certified Activities
Caitlin
posted on February 28, 2020 14:22
Although ProCert stopped certifying new activities at the end of 2019, many activities will remain certified through 2021. Since licensees and member ...
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January FSBPT News Brief - Volume 22, No 1
Caitlin
posted on January 27, 2020 11:23
In this News Brief: Funded Members for the Leadership Issues Forum and the Annual Meeting Regulatory Training for Members and Board Staff Trauma&rsqu...
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December FSBPT News Brief - Volume 21, No 12
posted on December 30, 2019 16:08
December 2019 Volume 21, Number 12 Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy In this News Brief: FSBPT Forgives the PT Compact's D...
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November FSBPT News Brief - Volume 21, No 11
posted on November 22, 2019 15:23
November 2019Volume 21, Number 11 Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy In this News Brief: Follow-Ups to the Annual Meeting Express Your...
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October FSBPT News Brief - Volume 21, No 10
posted on October 31, 2019 13:22
October 2019Volume 21, Number 10 Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy In this News Brief: 2019 Election Resultsn Express Your Interest in...
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Dry Needling Competencies Report Now Available!
posted on August 20, 2015 17:39
For several years, U.S. jurisdictions have sought information from the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) regarding the ability of...
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Draft Physical Therapy Licensure Compact Available for Review
posted on June 03, 2015 15:20
FSBPT just posted the draft Physical Therapy Licensure Compact (PTLC) at fsbpt.org/compact. We are soliciting comments with the following guidelines:...
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NPTE Eligibility Requirements Update
posted on October 24, 2014 16:18
BACKGROUND At the FSBPT 2014 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, FSBPT shared a timeline for implementation of the new NPTE eligibility requirements. ...
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ProCert Continuing Competence Activity Certification Program Now in 20 Jurisdictions
posted on June 09, 2014 17:15
Arkansas is the most recent state to accept ProCert certification of continuing education courses and conferences. Any ProCert certified activities wi...
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The Physicians Foundation reports on scope of practice
posted on May 31, 2013 13:02
The Physicians Foundation is a nonprofit organization that seeks to advance the work of practicing physicians and help facilitate the delivery of heal...
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FSBPT can assist your state in moving towards continuing competence
posted on January 31, 2013 14:24
FSBPT recognizes the challenges that jurisdiction boards face when pursuing changes to existing continuing education or continuing competence requirem...
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