Top Five Resources

Explore the resources FSBPT has developed to assist you as you look at regulatory issues.

• Physical Therapy Licensure Compact
• Model Practice Act
• Licensure Reference Guide
• Scope of Practice
• Pass Rate Reports

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• Acronyms A-Z

  List of acronyms that are used by FSBPT members and staff.

• Continuing Competence Standards

  See the standards for developing high quality continuing competence activities.

• Guidelines for Continuing Professional Development

  Learn about important actions to take.

• Credentialing organizations for non-US candidates

  View a list of agencies licensed to use FSBPT's coursework tools

• Ethics Articles

  Read articles about the standards of ethical behavior and how to avoid disciplinary action.

• NPTE Development

  Get a behind-the-scenes look at how the exam is developed, validated and maintained.

  • Ensuring Validity

    Find out how we ensure validity of the exam.

  • NPTE Content

    Learn how we gather content for the exam.

• Faculty Newsletter

  Read about issues that may impact faculty and other educators.

• Foreign Educated Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants

  Helpful information if you are a graduate of a foreign physical therapist (PT) or physical therapist assistant (PTA) education program and want to work in the United States.

• FSBPT Forum

  Stay current with regulatory issues that are relevant to the field of physical therapy.

• Licensing Authorities Contact Information

  Contact the licensing authorities in your state.

• NPTE Candidate Handbook

  Review this essential source of information about the exam.

• NPTE Fixed-Date Testing Articles

  Find out why we transitioned from continuous testing to fixed-date testing.

• NPTE Pass Rate Reports

  Discover three ways to review pass rates.

  • NPTE Exam Year Reports

    Access pass rates by exam year.

  • NPTE Graduation Year Reports

    Access pass rates by graduation year.

  • NPTE Two Year Ultimate Pass Rates by School

    Access two-year averages by school.

• NPTE Standards

  Learn how performance standards are established.

• Physical Therapy Licensure Compact

  Learn more about the Physical Therapy and other Licensure Compacts.

• Presentations & Educational Materials for Members

  Access valuable information from past events.

• Regulatory Resources

  Access regulatory resources commonly used by state licensing authorities.

  • Coursework Tools (CWT)

    Find out how coursework tools are used to evaluate non-U.S. candidates.

  • Dry Needling Competencies

    FSBPT sponsored a practice analysis of the competencies required of physical therapists to perform dry needling. The publicly available study explicitly examines what PTs must know and be able to do to perform dry needling safely and effectively.

  • Licensure Portability Resource Guide

    Potential ways to improve licensure portability.

  • Licensure Reference Guide

    Compare the requirements of various jurisdictions.

  • Model Practice Act

    Read about a tool for modernizing physical therapy practice acts.

  • NPDB Basis for Action

    Learn about an alert mechanism for sanctioned individuals.

  • Physical Therapy Minimum Data Set (PTMDS)

    Facilitating workforce data collection to describe the physical therapy workforce.

  • Reentry of Physical Therapy Providers

    A Resource for Regulatory Boards.

  • Remediation Resources

    Read detail information about ethics remediation courses.

  • Scope of Practice

    Learn about a tool used to help licensing authorities make decisions about the scope of practice.

  • Supervised Clinical Practice Performance Evaluation Tool

    The Practice Evaluation Tool allows supervisors and trainees to work together to come to a shared understanding of the trainee's clinical practice competency.

  • Telehealth in Physical Therapy

    Learn about the use of telehealth technology to deliver physical therapy and the pertinent laws and regulations.

  • Related Links

    Browse related links.

  • School Codes for Faculty

    Find out your school code.

  • Textbook Survey Data

    Get the results of FSBPT's textbook survey.