Or. Admin. Code § 848-035-0020 - Required Hours and Period for Completion
(1) All licensed physical therapists and
physical therapist assistants are required within each certification period to
complete 24 hours of continuing competence consistent with the requirements,
minimums and maximums as defined in OAR 848-035-0030. No single qualifying
continuing competence activity may be less than .5 hours.
(2) Except as provided in parts (3), (4) and
(5) of this rule, for purposes of determining whether a licensee has satisfied
the continuing competence requirement under this rule, the Board will accept
all qualifying continuing competence hours completed any time within the
current certification period in which the license was issued or renewed,
regardless of the specific date the license was issued or renewed. This
includes continuing competence taken by student physical therapists or student
physical therapist assistants, outside their program requirements, while they
are enrolled in a physical therapy program.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of part
(2) of this rule, a licensee must complete and document pursuant to OAR
848-035-0040, all 24 hours of continuing competence hours prior to renewal of
license.
(4) Notwithstanding the
provisions of part (1) of this rule, any person who is first issued a license,
or who renews a license that lapsed at the end of the prior certification
period, must complete continuing competence hours in the current certification
period as follows:
(a) If initially licensed
or renewed anytime during the first year of a certification period (April 1st
of an even numbered year through March 31st of an odd numbered year), the
individual must complete the full 24 hours of continuing competence required
for that certification period. A licensee whose license lapses on April 1st of
an even numbered year, regardless of the reason, and who subsequently renews
the lapsed license during the first 12 months of a new certification period,
shall provide documentation of completion of the continuing competence
requirements for the immediately prior certification period before the license
will be renewed. For this purpose, the continuing competence activities may be
completed in the prior or current certification period, however, any specific
activity can only be applied once.
(b) If initially licensed or renewed anytime
during the second year of a certification period (April 1st of an odd numbered
year through March 31st of an even numbered year), the individual must complete
one-half (12 hours) of the continuing competence required for that
certification period.
(c)
Thereafter, such licensees must complete the same continuing competence
requirements as other licensees.
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of this
rule and OAR 848-010-0033(6), a physical therapist or physical therapist
assistant who is first licensed between January 1st to and including March 31st
of an even numbered year and is renewing a license during an even numbered year
is not required to complete continuing competence for the current certification
period. Thereafter, such licensee shall be subject to the continuing competence
requirement for all subsequent certification periods.
(6) Failure to complete the required
continuing competence by March 31st of an even-numbered year shall constitute a
violation of this Division 35.
(7)
In individual cases involving physical disability or illness, undue hardship,
or active military duty, the Board may grant waivers of the continuing
competency requirements or extensions of time to fulfill the requirement.
Requests for waiver or extension shall be made to the Board, in
writing.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 688.160
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 688.160(6)(g)
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