21 NCAC 48G .0108         APPROVAL of Providers and Activities

(a)  The Board shall approve a provider if it is satisfied that the provider's programs have met the standards set forth in Rule .0107 of this Section.

(b)  Once a provider is approved, the continuing competence activities offered by that organization are approved for credit and no application must be made to the Board for approval.

(c)  The following organizations are approved providers:

(1)           Any agency or board responsible for licensing individuals to practice physical therapy in the United States or Canada;

(2)           The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), including any Sections, credentialed residencies and fellowships and its accrediting subsidiary;

(3)           State Chapters of APTA;

(4)           The Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT), and any accrediting subsidiary;

(5)           The International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET);

(6)           Any providers approved or accredited by the agencies or organizations listed in Subparagraphs (1) through (5) of this Paragraph;

(7)           Physical therapist and physical therapist assistant programs approved by an agency recognized by either the U.S. Department of Education or the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation; and

(8)           The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, North Carolina Division of Public Health and North Carolina Area Health Education Centers with regard to activities directly related to physical therapy.

(d)  The Board may at any time revoke the approval of a provider for failure to satisfy the requirements of Rule .0107 of this Section. The Board may evaluate an activity presented by an approved provider and, upon a determination that the activity does not satisfy the requirements of Rule .0107 of this Section, notify the approved provider that any presentation of the same activity is not approved for credit. The notice shall be sent by the Board to the approved provider within 30 days after receipt of the notification. The approved provider may request reconsideration of the decision by submitting a letter of appeal to the Board's Executive Director within 15 days of receipt of the notice of disapproval.

(e)  Any organization not approved as a provider that desires approval of a course or activity to be offered in North Carolina shall apply to the Board at least 60 days prior to the date the activity is scheduled. The application shall include the name and address of the activity provider, the date, location and schedule for the activity, a description of the qualifications of the presenters and the content of the activity, including written materials. An activity shall be deemed approved if notice of denial is not furnished to the organization within 30 days of the scheduled activity. An applicant denied approval of a program may request reconsideration of the decision by submitting a letter of appeal to the Board's Executive Director within 15 days of receipt of the notice of disapproval.

(f)  A licensee desiring approval of a course or activity that has not otherwise been approved shall apply to the Board at least 30 days prior to the date the activity is scheduled. The licensee shall furnish the name and address of the activity provider, the date, location and schedule of the activity and a description of the qualifications of the presenters and the content of the activity, including written materials. An activity shall be deemed approved if notice of denial is not furnished to the licensee within 10 days of the scheduled activity. An applicant denied approval of a program may request reconsideration of the decision by submitting a letter of appeal to the Board's Executive Director within 15 days of receipt of the notice of disapproval.

(g)  For continuing competence activities offered for credit in this State, the providers shall furnish to the Board the activity code number assigned by the Board and a list of all licensees completing the activity, including full name and license number, within 90 days of the completion of the approved activity.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-270.92;

Eff. January 1, 2009;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2014;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 1, 2018.