con ed

Question 1

a therapist needs how many hours from category A?

Answer 1

at least 10 contact hours from category A, no more than 5 shall be obtained from nonclinical coursework

Question 2

a therapist needs how many hours from category B and C?

Answer 2

10 contact hours max from category B and C , no more than 5 hours from b and c may be obtained from non clinical coursework

Question 3

if the license is for one year or less, they may only need to get to __ CEU’s

Answer 3

10

Question 4

what is the compliance period for con ed?

Answer 4

the sept 1st after the issue of the license to the next even of august 31st ( AUG 31st EVEN is important!)

Question 5

can the board waive con ed sometimes?

Answer 5

yea under extreme hardships etc etc just submit to board

Question 6

Which category approves courses by, accredited medical, health care, or PT program
a state or national medical, health care or PT assoaciateion, or a component of the association
a national medical, health care or PT speciality society ?

Answer 6

category A

Question 7

which category consists of,
a PT con ed course designed to provide necessary understanding of current research, clinical skills, administration or education related to the practice of PT, calculation of contact hours shall be determined by dividing the total minutes of instruction by 60. breaks shall not be included as part of instructional line.

Answer 7

category A

Question 8

which category consist of,
coursework towards granting or renewal of a PT clinical speciality certification approved by the board, where each 60 minutes equals one contact hours?

Answer 8

category A

Question 9

which category consists of, coursework in a PT clinical residency program, or coursework in a postgrad PT ed fron an accredited college or university where each 60 minutes equal 1 hour

Answer 9

category A

Question 10

which category consist of, 
study group (max 5 hours) with minimum of 3 people and 2 hours equals 1 contact hour
self instruction (max 5 hours) which is a structured course video, internet or satellite program where each 60 minutes equals one contact hour
inservice education (max 5 hours) which is a presentation about current research, clinical skills, procedures, or treatment related to PT or relating to patient safety including CPR certification where each 60 minutes of inservice ed equals one contact hour

Answer 10

category B

Question 11

which con ed has 2 hours equaling 1 contact hour or where 120 minutes is divided by 120 equaling 1 contact hour?

Answer 11

study group category B

Question 12

which category consist of,
PT practice management course work (max 5 hours) which concerns PT admin, professional responsibilty, ethical obligations, legal requirements and if this course is graded a licensee shall receive a pass in a pass/fail course or a minimum of a C and 60 minutes equals one contact hour
teaching or lecturing (max 5 hours) where one 60 minute instructional period equals 2.5! contact hours and credit shall be given only once during a compliance period
publication (max 5 hours) that is 1500 words in length and published by a recognized third party publisher of PT material and where each article published in a referred journal book chapter or book equals 10 contact hours and articles published in non refereed jounrals, mags, neqsletters or periodicals equal five contact hours?

Answer 12

category C