In this News Brief:
The Slate for the 2024 Elections
The Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the slate for this year’s elections, to take place virtually during the Annual Education Meeting, October 31–November 2. Please read the Candidate Statements to get to know the candidates.
The Nominating Committee will hold a Candidate Forum on Tuesday, July 2, in conjunction with the 2024 Leadership Issues Forum, to introduce 2024 candidates for the Board of Directors and the Nominating Committee. This will be followed by a Candidate Forum in the fall.
Please join FSBPT in thanking the 2024 Nominating Committee Members, Ron Barredo (Chair), Robert Friberg, and Adrienne (Stacy) Price for their work this year.
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Stephen Curley (KY)
Secretary |
Deanne Grier Yates (KS)
Secretary |
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Steven Scherger (MN)
Treasurer |
Krista M. Wolfe (PA)
Treasurer |
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David Harris (TN)
Director #1 |
Craig Thomas Miller (MI)
Director #1 |
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Bernardine Spaulding Evans (DC)
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Kristina Lounsberry (LA)
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Share Your Annual Education Meeting, Webinar, and LIF Ideas!
We are accepting presentation ideas and proposals for 2024 webinars and in-person sessions at the 2024 Annual Education Meeting in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. If you have a specific idea, please submit a proposal.
However, we are also interested in learning about jurisdictions' experiences with regulatory topics and your general ideas on what issues we should examine in webinars, Annual Education Meeting sessions, and during the Leadership Issues Forum. We encourage all board members, administrators, and other stakeholders to share topics and ideas with us. You can also watch webinars and meeting sessions on FSBPT's YouTube Channel to learn what we've recently covered.
Excellence in Regulation Award Nominations Due May 31
The Excellence in Regulation Award recognizes jurisdictions that have made significant accomplishments toward increasing public protection for consumers of physical therapy services in a number of areas. To nominate a jurisdiction, including your own, submit a Nomination Form by Friday, May 31, 2024. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Model Practice Act Moment
Statute
4.12. Rights of Consumers
A. The public shall have access to the following information:
- A list of licensees [and certificate holders] that includes license [or certificate] number, date of license [or certificate] expiration, status of license [or certificate], and employment information
- A list of final adverse actions taken by the board
- The address, website, email, and phone number of the board
Optional for PT Compact Members
A. The public shall have access to the following information:
- A list of licensees [and certificate holders] that includes license [or certificate] number, date of license [or certificate] expiration, and status of license [or certificate]
- A list of final adverse actions taken by the board
- A list of compact privilege holders
- The address, website, email, and phone number of the board
Commentary
This entire section contains clauses that have historically been scattered throughout various sections of practice acts. All of them have a common interest in consumer advocacy. A practice act, by its very nature, is focused on public protection, so this is a more natural grouping of similar topics giving greater focus to the board’s role in advocating for the physical therapy patient.
Available Funding Opportunities
The FSBPT Board is committed to supporting its member jurisdictions in their mission to protect the public. Join the ranks of states, including Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Virgin Islands, and Texas, that have all taken a big step toward both administrative efficiency and protecting the public. They are currently leveraging FSBPT Grants to enhance the ELDD, improve compact privilege implementation, and collect workforce data.
Your state should be next! Learn more about our available grants to help jurisdictions with enhancing your participation in or communication with our Examination, Licensure, and Disciplinary Database (ELDD), improving compact privilege implementation, or collecting workforce data.
FSBPT offers grant funding to support its member jurisdictions in their mission to protect the public. If you are interested in receiving a grant, please send an email to FSBPT's CEO, William A. Hatherill summarizing what you would like to have funded and why it is important or how it can improve efficiencies for your board.
Upcoming Webinars
We are hosting multiple upcoming webinars within the FSBPT Portal, allowing you to easily access member resources, groups, and events all in one place! Be sure to add this year's Regulatory Hours to your calendar:
- Thursday, June 20, 4:00 p.m. ET
- Thursday, August 21, 4:00 p.m. ET
To register, please log in to the FSBPT Portal, select "Events," and click on the event you'd like to register for.
Send Us Additional Recipients
Do you know of any individuals or groups that would be interested in receiving our monthly News Brief? Or, did someone forward this to you and you'd like to be on our list?
Please send any referrals our way! Contact us via email at communications@fsbpt.org with information, ideas, or suggestions.
We appreciate your collaboration in our effort to further our mission to protect the public.
FSBPT Forum: Model Practice Act: Reviewed, Revised, and Ready for Action
The world of physical therapy is evolving, and statutory language must keep up. The Ethics and Legislation Committee regularly reviews and revises the Model Practice Act, and the seventh edition has been approved by the Board of Directors and published in January 2023. This article is based on a presentation at the 2022 Annual Education Meeting presented by Craig Miller and Sherise Smith.
Coursework Tools for Foreign Educated PTs and PTAs
These tools help members evaluate foreign-educated candidates.
Many Thanks to Our Volunteers
This month, we thank our generous volunteer members for their support of our mission.
- Continuing Competence Committee
- Exam Development Committee - PT
- Exam Development Committee - PTA
- Informed Consent Task Force
- Sexual Misconduct & Boundaries Violation Committee
In the News
FSBPT provides the following links for your education and awareness but does not endorse the content.
"AERA Announces 2024 Award Winners in Education Research," April 8, 2025
Congratulations to Gregory Cizek, a member of FSBPT's Technical Advisory Panel, for receiving the 2024 E. F. Lindquist Award.
"This award is presented jointly by AERA and ACT in recognition of outstanding applied or theoretical research in the field of testing and measurement. The award is meant to acknowledge a body of research of an empirical, theoretical, or integrative nature rather than a single study."
"How URMC's Telehealth Model Will Tackle SDOH," Healthleaders, Eric Wicklund, April 15, 2024
"The University of Rochester Medical Center is banking (literally) on a new strategy for extending its telehealth network into rural areas of New York."
"Smart Phone Apps + Health Coach = Better Surgical Outcomes, Says UPMC," Healthleaders, John Commins, April 4, 2024
"A digital platform developed at UPMC helps patients prep for surgery and speeds recovery."
"Routes of Drug Use Among Drug Overdose Deaths — United States, 2020–2022," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tanz et al., February 15, 2024
"Preliminary reports indicate that more than 109,000 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in 2022; nearly 70% of these involved synthetic opioids other than methadone, primarily illegally manufactured fentanyl and fentanyl analogs (IMFs). Data from the western United States suggested a transition from injecting heroin to smoking IMFs."
"Harvard-Inovalon Medicare Study: Quality outcomes Under Medicare Advantage vs. Medicare Fee-for-Service," Inovalon, Teigland et al.
"While Medicare Advantage (MA) now covers over half of Medicare beneficiaries, including a disproportionate share of those facing socioeconomic disadvantage and complex care needs, there is limited understanding of how quality of care under MA compares to Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS). There is particularly limited understanding on how quality of care differs under MA and FFS for the most disadvantaged or complex populations."
"Addressing the Crisis in Rural Maternity Care," Center for Healthcare Quality & Payment Report, April 2024
"More than half (55%) of the rural hospitals in the U.S. do not offer labor and delivery services, and in 10 states, more than two-thirds do not. Over the past decade, more than 200 rural hospitals across the country have stopped delivering babies."
"Physician plaintiff: ‘I shouldn’t have to risk losing my license—or getting jail time’ over telehealth visits," Health Exec, Dave Pearson, January 23, 2024
"When policymakers eased rules and restrictions governing telemedicine in 2020, many patients and their doctors saw the change as one shiny silver lining in the very dark cloud that was the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately for them, the accommodation period was but a blip in time."
"Telerehabilitation in Physical Therapist Practice: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American Physical Therapy Association," Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal, Lee et al.,
"A clinical practice guideline on telerehabilitation was developed by an American Physical Therapy Association volunteer guideline development group consisting of international physical therapists and physiotherapists, a physician, and a consumer. The guideline was based on systematic reviews of current scientific literature, clinical information, and accepted approaches to telerehabilitation in physical therapist practice. Seven recommendations address the impact of, preparation for, and implementation of telerehabilitation in physical therapist practice. Research recommendations identify current gaps in knowledge. Overall, with shared decision-making between clinicians and patients to inform patients of service delivery options, direct and indirect costs, barriers, and facilitators of telerehabilitation, the evidence supports the use of telerehabilitation by physical therapists for both examination and intervention."
Board Report
There were no motions at the April 2024 Board Meeting.
FSBPT Board of Directors
Members of the board of directors serve as liaisons to multiple jurisdictions.
Ruggie Canizares
Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Utah
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Ellen Donald
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
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Cynthia Potter
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
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David Relling
Hawaii, Iowa, Michigan, North Dakota, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Virgin Islands
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Steven Scherger
Arkansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia
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Michelle Sigmund-Gaines
Alaska, Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
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Michele Thorman
Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio, West Virginia, Wisconsin
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Charles E. Reiter
The public member of the board does not serve as a liaison to jurisdictions
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Staff Contact Information
Staff Contact Information
If you have questions, challenges or ideas, we want to hear from you!
(703) 299-3100
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ADA accommodations
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Christine Sousa
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Assessment or examination development questions
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Lorin Muelle
Susan Newman
npte@fsbpt.org
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Continuing competence
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Jeffrey M. Rosa
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Credentials review
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Jaime Nolan, FCCPT
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ELDD- Exam, Licensure and Disciplinary Database participation
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eldd@fsbpt.org
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Exam registration processing
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Christine Sousa
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Foreign educated issues
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Leslie Adrian
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Immigration
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Jamie Nolan
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JAM- Jurisprudence Assessment Module
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JAM@fsbpt.org
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Legislation or Model Practice Act
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Leslie Adrian
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Meeting arrangements
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Paul Delaney
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NPDB reports/questions
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Angela Burnham
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PTC- Physical Therapy Compact
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compact@fsbpt.org
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PEAT®- Practice Exam & Assessment Tool
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peat@fsbpt.org
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Reimbursement of expenses
Other financial matters
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Linda Michelsen
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School reports
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schoolreports@fsbpt.org
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Score transfer & reporting
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Christine Sousa
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SCP PET- Supervised Clinical Practice Performance Evaluation Tool
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scppet@fsbpt.org
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Security issues
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Susan Newman
security@fsbpt.org
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Anything else, including news to share with members
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William A. Hatherill
Caitlin Jennings
Communications@fsbpt.org
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From the tulip-filled containers by our office, where the fish are faster, the fishing boats are longer, and the fishermen are still full of stories.
- William A. Hatherill, CEO
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