If you are a course provider seeking course approval from NCBPTE please note:
Courses that are currently approved by ANY state physical therapy licensing board or Chapter or Section of the APTA or Federation of State Boards for Physical Therapy (FSBPT) are considered approved in NC by virtue of that approval. No additional approval is required.
Other requirements for Continuing Competence Course or Activity providers:
For courses taking place in NC, submission of “verification of attendance” within 90 days of the course is required. Elements to include: Participant full name, professional designation, signature, license number and Course title and date for each date of course/activity.
Send to the Board address:
Continuing Competence
North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
18 West Colony Place, Suite 140
Durham, NC 27705
Licensees will need a certificate of attendance or course completion that includes: number of CEU’s/contact hours/classroom hour.
Verification of course approval for documentation purposes will be required for licensees. Providing this information on the course brochure, website or certificate of attendance would be very helpful to NC licensees. Suggested wording: NCBPTE approved by virtue of “X” approval OR List NCBPTE assigned activity code and date of approval in NC.
All providers of courses or activities for continuing competence must meet the standards and provisions in the Rule noted below:
21 NCAC 48G .0107 STANDARDS FOR CONTINUING COMPETENCE ACTIVITIES
The Board shall approve continuing competence activities which meet the following standards and
provisions:
(1) They have intellectual or practical content based on best available scientific evidence and
the primary objective is to increase the participant's professional competence and
proficiency as a licensee;
(2) They constitute learning experiences dealing with matters directly related to the practice
of physical therapy or patient welfare;
(3) Live instruction, mechanically or electronically recorded, reproduced or transmitted
material, other electronic media, or a computer website accessed via the Internet are used;
(4) Continuing competence materials are prepared, and activities conducted, by an individual
or group qualified by practical or academic experience in a setting physically suitable to
the educational activity of the program or clinical experience and, when appropriate,
equipped with suitable writing surfaces or sufficient space for taking notes;
(5) Written materials are distributed to all attendees at or before the time a course is
presented. These may include scientific materials based on written references printed
from a computer presentation, computer website, or other electronic media. A written
agenda, objectives or outline for a presentation satisfies this requirement when written
reference materials are not suitable or readily available for a particular subject;
(6) The provider remits costs as required by Rule .0112 of this Subchapter and keeps and
maintains attendance records of each continuing competence experience sponsored by it
in North Carolina; and
(7) For activities that are directed to more than one discipline, or are directed primarily to
another health care discipline, the Board is satisfied that the content of the activity would
enhance physical therapy skills or aid in the practice of physical therapy.
History Note: Authority G.S. 90-270.26(3a);
Eff. January 1, 2009.
If you would like to have a course reviewed for approval by NCBPTE please submit a course application with the appropriate fee to the Board office. Forms may be found at www.ncptboard.org, Continuing Competence Forms.
