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The Federation has committed to building a Continuing Competence Initiative, which will develop resources, tools and a system for its physical therapy licensing boards and the licensees themselves.
Why a Continuing Competence Initiative?
Patients have every right to assume that a health care provider’s license to practice is the government’s assurance of his or her current professional competence, and clinicians themselves would like assurance that those with whom they practice are current and fully competent.
Physical therapy licensing boards have acknowledged their responsibility in this area. They are eager to take on this aspect of public protection for the people living in their state. They want to ensure that the PTs and PTAs licensed to practice in their state continue to be competent throughout their career.
Goals of the Continuing Competence Initiative
- To provide a variety of sound tools that jurisdictions and physical therapy practitioners can use to assess their competence.
- To provide a variety of sound tools that jurisdictions and physical therapy practitioners can use to address competence issues.
Current Initiatives
Practice Review Tools
The PRT allows physical therapists to assess their current competence.
Jurisprudence Examinations
Jurisprudence exams test knowledge of a state’s laws, rules and regulations regarding the practice of physical therapy.
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