In this News Brief:
Prepare for the Annual Education Meeting
The 2024 Annual Education Meeting is just around the corner! It will be held in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, October 31–November 2. Registration opens soon in early September. More communications will follow. Funded attendees will receive a Travel Authorization from meetingplanner@fsbpt.org soon.
Please note that funded attendees will be required to use a unique registration URL to secure their place at the conference. This URL will be sent directly via an email from communications@fsbpt.org. Please take a moment to add this email address to your safe-sender list to ensure delivery of the registration link.
In the meantime, visit the FSBPT website for FAQs and more information! Please reach out with any questions.
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 held 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. A recording of this forum is available in the FSBPT portal for members. 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)
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Steven Scherger (MN)
Treasurer | Krista M. Wolfe (PA)
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David Harris (TN)
Director #1 | Craig Thomas Miller (MI)
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Bernardine Spaulding Evans (DC)
Nominating Committee Member | Kristina Lounsberry (LA)
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Model Practice Act Moment
Each month, we will focus on a different statute section from the Model Practice Act and its accompanying commentary.
Statute
Article 2: Board of Physical Therapy
2.01 Board of Physical Therapy
E. A board member who acts within the scope of board duties, without malice and in the reasonable belief that the member’s action is warranted by law, is immune from civil liability.
Commentary
Typically, members have absolute or qualified immunity from liability or suit while serving on a licensing board. This paragraph points out that even this protection has its limits if a board member’s conduct is determined to be unwarranted or with malice. Although many jurisdictions have separate statutes dealing with board member immunity from liability, each jurisdiction’s law should be carefully analyzed to ensure that no further mention need be made in the jurisdiction’s practice act. In light of the increased threat of litigation against jurisdiction administrative bodies, it is better to ensure, by way of the statute, the immunity of board members when acting without malice and in the scope of their duties.
Help Us Update the Jurisdiction Licensure Reference Guide
The Jurisdiction Licensure Reference Guide is a resource that compares some of the major similarities and differences among jurisdictions. Developed by FSBPT, the guide is used as a reference for educational programs, students, licensing boards, professional associations, and others.
Given the frequent changes in jurisdictions' statutes and regulations, maintaining accurate information across all the resources and charts is challenging. FSBPT encourages jurisdictions to review and engage with their data and provide updates by contacting communications@fsbpt.org. Please include the change and the citation to the appropriate statute, regulation, or policy.
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 register for these upcoming webinars:
October 2024 Regulatory Hour: The 4th Branch of Government: The State of the Administrative States
- October 16, 2024, 4:00 p.m. ET
This Could NEVER Happen to Me! Protecting Yourself and Preventing Sexual Misconduct
- November 6, 2024, 7:00 p.m. ET
December 2024 Regulatory Hour: Recent Rulings, Real Impact: Navigating the Regulatory Landscape
- December 18, 2024, 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.
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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.
Regulators are poised to champion health workforce data collection and informed policy and can leverage the new Cross-Profession Minimum Data Set to do so. This article is based on a 2023 Annual Education Meeting presentation by Hannah Maxey.
Access resources for boards, from training opportunities for members and staff to remediation resources for disciplinary actions.
Many Thanks to Our Volunteers
This month, we thank our generous volunteer members for their support of our mission.
- Sexual Misconduct & Boundaries Violation Committee
- Item Writers and Item Writer Coordinators
- Exam Development Committee
- Dry Needling Task Force
In the News
FSBPT provides the following links for your education and awareness but does not endorse the content.
"Supreme Power — The Loss of Judicial Deference to Health Agencies," Sachs et al., The New England Journal of Medicine, July 17, 2024
"The Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo could open the door to more, and broader, challenges to actions taken by health agencies."
FSBPT Board of Directors
Members of the board of directors serve as liaisons to multiple jurisdictions.
 Ruggie Canizares
Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Utah |  Ellen Donald
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee |  Cynthia Potter
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont |  David Relling
Hawaii, Iowa, Michigan, North Dakota, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Virgin Islands |
 Steven Scherger
Arkansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia |  Michelle Sigmund-Gaines
Alaska, Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming |  Michele Thorman
Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio, West Virginia, Wisconsin |  Charles E. Reiter
The public member of the board does not serve as a liaison to jurisdictions |
Did you know...?
FSBPT’s Board of Directors wants members to know staff is available to assist any jurisdiction with writing statutory or regulatory language. When you are crafting new laws or regulations/rules, especially involving FSBPT products such as the NPTE or Coursework Tool, or controversial topics such as dry needling, FSBPT is a resource to remember!
Staff Contact Information
Staff Contact Information
If you have questions, challenges or ideas, we want to hear from you!
(703) 299-3100
| Subject | Point of Contact/Email Address |
| ADA accommodations | Christine Sousa |
| Assessment or examination development questions | Lorin Muelle
Susan Newman
npte@fsbpt.org |
| Continuing competence | Jeffrey M. Rosa |
| Credentials review | Jaime Nolan, FCCPT |
| ELDD- Exam, Licensure and Disciplinary Database participation | eldd@fsbpt.org |
| Exam registration processing | Christine Sousa |
| Foreign educated issues | Leslie Adrian |
| Immigration | Jamie Nolan |
| JAM- Jurisprudence Assessment Module | JAM@fsbpt.org |
| Legislation or Model Practice Act | Leslie Adrian |
| Meeting arrangements | Paul Delaney |
| NPDB reports/questions | Angela Burnham |
| PTC- Physical Therapy Compact | compact@fsbpt.org |
| PEAT®- Practice Exam & Assessment Tool | peat@fsbpt.org |
| Reimbursement of expenses
Other financial matters | Linda Michelsen |
| School reports | schoolreports@fsbpt.org |
| Score transfer & reporting | Christine Sousa |
| SCP PET- Supervised Clinical Practice Performance Evaluation Tool | scppet@fsbpt.org |
| Security issues | Susan Newman
security@fsbpt.org |
| Anything else, including news to share with members | William A. Hatherill
Caitlin Jennings
Communications@fsbpt.org |
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