NPTE Workshop for Educators — Now on the West Coast!
FSBPT is preparing to host the NPTE Workshop for Educators Saturday and Sunday, October 5-6, 2019, in Los Angeles, California, at the Hyatt Regency Los Angeles International Airport. Like the workshops held at the FSBPT offices, attendees should expect to receive valuable insights on how the NPTE is developed and how to prepare students for the NPTE as well as hands-on assistance in writing test items similar to those on the NPTE.
Please check the NPTE Workshop for Educators webpage for more information and registration resources as we continue to update and solidify details.
Spotlight on Member Resources: Presentations from Past Live Events
This password-protected area for members includes presentations from the previous year’s Annual Meeting, Regulatory Training, Leadership Issues Forum, and educational WebEx materials that may be accessed at your convenience.
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Our Gratitude for Volunteers
This month, we thank the generous volunteer members of these groups for their support of our mission:
Technical Advisory Panel
- Gregory Cizek
- Scott Oppler
- Kimberly Swygert
- James Wollack
Item Writer Coordinators
Item Writers
Item Bank Cleanup
Board of Directors Report
In April, to advance the business of FSBPT, the Board of Directors approved the motions listed. Information about the May 2019 Board of Directors meeting will appear in the June issue of the News Briefs.
Approve new registration categories and fees for the Annual Meeting attendee registrants.
Fiscal Impact: None
Appoint Jim Clahane as the Chair of the Resolution Committee
Fiscal Impact: None
In the News
"Many More Students, Especially the Affluent, Get Extra Time to Take the SAT," The Wall Street Journal, May 21, 2019
"Across the country, the number of public high-school students getting special allowances for test-taking, such as extra time, has surged in recent years, federal data show. And students in affluent areas such as Scarsdale, Weston and Newton are more likely than students elsewhere to get the fastest-growing type of these special allowances, known as '504' designations, a Wall Street Journal analysis of data from 9,000 public schools found."
Sweeping Practice Act Reform Passes in Indiana
Indiana SB 586 was signed into law on May 1, 2019, by Governor Eric Holcomb. Overall, the law more closely aligns with the Model Practice Act and greatly improves physical therapy regulation in Indiana. The legislation establishes the Indiana Board of Physical Therapy, which currently functions as a committee under the medical board; a physical therapist assistant member is added to the board and the physician member is removed. Physician assistants and nurse practitioners were added as approved referral sources and a physical therapist may now treat a patient for forty-two days, rather than twenty-four days, without a referral from a provider. The law also establishes requirements for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants who were educated outside of the United States as well as establishing eligibility requirements for the NPTE consistent with FSBPT recommendations.
Hurdle Cleared to Implement Criminal Background Checks in Oklahoma
Oklahoma HB 2571 was approved by Governor Kevin Stitt on April 29, 2019. Oklahoma originally passed criminal background check requirements with the PT Compact. However, the FBI denied the state’s application due to insufficient statutory authority and missing requirements from their law. HB 2571 contains language recommended by the FBI to give the statutory authority to Oklahoma to require and implement criminal background checks for licensure. If your jurisdiction is interested in adding a criminal background check requirement for licensure, please contact professionalstandards@fsbpt.org to discuss FBI requirements.
"Chiropractic Board announces interim policy on spinal manipulation," Chiopractor Board of Australia, March 14, 2019
"The Chiropractic Board of Australia...has set an interim policy on spinal manipulation for infants and young children while an independent review of the practice is carried out by Safer Care Victoria."
"AHPRA launches WHO Collaborating Center for Health Workforce Regulation," Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, April 5, 2019
"AHPRA, working in partnership with the National Boards, will join a list of over 800 institutions in more than 80 countries supporting WHO programs in areas such as nursing development, communicable diseases, mental health, chronic diseases and health technologies."
"Landmark decision sees a suspended physiotherapist convicted and receiving largest fine ever," Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, April 30, 2019
"Following criminal charges laid by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), in a landmark decision, a Tasmanian court has imposed the largest fine against an individual for offences under the National Law in Australia with the conviction of a suspended physiotherapist, Mr Michael Sylvester Dempsey for holding out.
"On 19 February 2019, Mr Dempsey pleaded guilty to charges of holding out 11 people as registered physiotherapists or occupational therapists, when they were not. Today, Mr Dempsey was convicted and fined $120,000."
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