Part I. General Provisions
18VAC112-20-10. Definitions.
In addition to the words and terms defined in §§ 54.1-3473 and 54.1-3486 of the Code of Virginia, the following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Active practice" means a minimum of 320 hours of professional practice as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant within the 48-month period immediately preceding renewal. Active practice may include supervisory, administrative, educational, or consultative activities or responsibilities for the delivery of such services.
"Approved program" means an educational program accredited by CAPTE.
"CAPTE" means the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association.
"Compact" means the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact (§ 54.1-3485 of the Code of Virginia).
"Contact hour" means 60 minutes of time spent in continuing learning activity exclusive of breaks, meals, or vendor exhibits.
"Direct supervision" means a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant is physically present and immediately available and is fully responsible for the physical therapy tasks or activities being performed.
"Discharge" means the discontinuation of interventions in an episode of care that have been provided in an unbroken sequence in a single practice setting and related to the physical therapy interventions for a given condition or problem.
"Encounter" means an interaction between a patient and a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant for the purpose of providing health care services or assessing the health and therapeutic status of a patient.
"Evaluation" means a process in which the physical therapist makes clinical judgments based on data gathered during an examination or screening in order to plan and implement a treatment intervention, provide preventive care, reduce risks of injury and impairment, or provide for consultation.
"FCCPT" means the Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy.
"FSBPT" means the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy.
"General supervision" means a physical therapist shall be available for consultation.
"National examination" means the examinations developed and administered by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy and approved by the board for licensure as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant.
"Physical Therapy Compact Commission" or "commission" means the national administrative body whose membership consists of all states that have enacted the compact.
"Reevaluation" means a process in which the physical therapist makes clinical judgments based on data gathered during an examination or screening in order to determine a patient's response to the treatment plan and care provided.
"Support personnel" means a person who is performing designated routine tasks related to physical therapy under the direction and supervision of a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant within the scope of this chapter.
"TOEFL" means the Test of English as a Foreign Language.
"Trainee" means a person seeking licensure as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who is undergoing a traineeship.
"Traineeship" means a period of active clinical practice during that an applicant for licensure as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant works under the direct supervision of a physical therapist approved by the board.
"TSE" means the Test of Spoken English.
"Type 1" means continuing learning activities offered by an approved organization as specified in 18VAC112-20-131.
"Type 2" means continuing learning activities that may or may not be offered by an approved organization but shall be activities considered by the learner to be beneficial to practice or to continuing learning.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 16, Issue 25, eff. September 27, 2000; amended, Virginia Register Volume 17, Issue 25, eff. September 12, 2001; Volume 19, Issue 1, eff. October 23, 2002; Volume 20, Issue 24, eff. September 8, 2004; Volume 25, Issue 26, eff. September 30, 2009; Volume 29, Issue 21, eff. July 17, 2013; Volume 30, Issue 10, eff. February 27, 2014; Volume 34, Issue 10, eff. February 7, 2018; Volume 37, Issue 14, eff. April 30, 2021; Volume 37, Issue 17, eff. May 12, 2021.
18VAC112-20-20. (Repealed.)
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 16, Issue 25, eff. September 27, 2000; repealed, Virginia Register Volume 20, Issue 24, eff. September 8, 2004.
18VAC112-20-25. Current name and address.
Each licensee shall furnish the board his current name and address of record. All notices required by law or by this chapter to be given by the board to any licensee shall be validly given when sent to the latest address of record provided or when served to the licensee. Any change of name or change in the address of record or the public address, if different from the address of record, shall be furnished to the board within 30 days of such change.
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3474 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 16, Issue 25, eff. September 27, 2000; amended, Virginia Register Volume 25, Issue 17, eff. July 1, 2009; Volume 37, Issue 14, eff. April 30, 2021.
18VAC112-20-26. Criteria for delegation of informal fact-finding proceedings to an agency subordinate.
A. Decision to delegate. In accordance with subdivision 10 of § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia, the board may delegate an informal fact-finding proceeding to an agency subordinate.
B. Criteria for delegation. Cases that may not be delegated to an agency subordinate include those that involve:
1. Intentional or negligent conduct that causes or is likely to cause injury to a patient;
2. Mandatory suspension resulting from action by another jurisdiction or a felony conviction;
3. Impairment with an inability to practice with skill and safety;
4. Sexual misconduct; and
5. Unauthorized practice.
C. Criteria for an agency subordinate.
1. An agency subordinate authorized by the board to conduct an informal fact-finding proceeding may include board members and professional staff or other persons deemed knowledgeable by virtue of training and experience in administrative proceedings involving the regulation and discipline of health professionals.
2. The executive director shall maintain a list of appropriately qualified persons to whom an informal fact-finding proceeding may be delegated.
3. The board may delegate to the executive director the selection of the agency subordinate who is deemed appropriately qualified to conduct a proceeding based on the qualifications of the subordinate and the type of case being heard.
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3474 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 21, Issue 19, eff. June 29, 2005; amended, Virginia Register Volume 40, Issue 24, eff. September 26, 2024.
18VAC112-20-27. Fees.
A. Unless otherwise provided, fees listed in this section shall not be refundable.
B. Licensure by examination.
1. The application fee shall be $140 for a physical therapist and $100 for a physical therapist assistant.
2. The fees for taking all required examinations shall be paid directly to the examination services.
C. Licensure by endorsement. The fee for licensure by endorsement shall be $140 for a physical therapist and $100 for a physical therapist assistant.
D. Licensure renewal and reinstatement.
1. The fee for active license renewal for a physical therapist shall be $135 and for a physical therapist assistant shall be $70 and shall be due by December 31 in each even-numbered year. For renewal in 2020, the active license renewal fee for a physical therapist shall be $70 and for a physical therapist assistant shall be $35.
2. The fee for an inactive license renewal for a physical therapist shall be $70 and for a physical therapist assistant shall be $35 and shall be due by December 31 in each even-numbered year. For renewal in 2020, the inactive license renewal fee for a physical therapist shall be $35 and for a physical therapist assistant shall be $18.
3. A fee of $50 for a physical therapist and $25 for a physical therapist assistant for processing a late renewal within one renewal cycle shall be paid in addition to the renewal fee.
4. The fee for reinstatement of a license that has expired for two or more years shall be $180 for a physical therapist and $120 for a physical therapist assistant and shall be submitted with an application for licensure reinstatement.
E. Other fees.
1. The fee for an application for reinstatement of a license that has been revoked shall be $1,000; the fee for an application for reinstatement of a license that has been suspended shall be $500.
2. The fee for a duplicate license shall be $5, and the fee for a duplicate wall certificate shall be $15.
3. The handling fee for a returned check or a dishonored credit card or debit card shall be $50.
4. The fee for a letter of good standing or verification to another jurisdiction shall be $10.
5. The application fee for direct access certification shall be $75 for a physical therapist to obtain certification to provide services without a referral.
6. The state fee for obtaining or renewing a compact privilege to practice in Virginia shall be $50.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 30, Issue 10, eff. February 27, 2014; amended, Virginia Register Volume 32, Issue 3, eff. November 4, 2015; Volume 36, Issue 11, eff. March 5, 2020; Volume 37, Issue 03, eff. October 28, 2020; Volume 37, Issue 17, eff. May 12, 2021.