- Florida Board of Physical Therapy 50-315
Applies To:
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Massachusetts
Physical Therapists
- PT
- PTA
The Board of Allied Health Professions checks the backgrounds of those seeking licensure in various health professions. These include occupational therapists and assistants, athletic trainers, and physical therapists and assistants.
The Board looks at the qualifications of applicants for licensure and grants licenses, upholding standards and rules to ensure quality and integrity for those seeking a license or grant license. The Board’s top priority is the protection of patients and consumers.
On April 29, 2022, the Board of Allied Health Professions issued regulations requiring licensees to complete continuing competence activities (i.e., continuing education) before renewal.
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CE REQUIREMENTS:
Licensed physical therapists and physical therapist assistants are required, as a condition of license renewal, to complete a minimum of 24 hours of Board recognized activities for maintaining continuing education during the preceding biennial renewal period.
- For each renewal period, each physical therapy professional’s continuing education hours must include 2 hours in ethics, laws and regulations governing practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or some combination thereof.
- Board-approved continuing education activities must relate to the science or contemporary clinical practice of physical therapy and to the licensee’s current or anticipated professional roles and responsibilities of the following type and variety.
Board Contact Info
Board of Allied Health Professions
250 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: (617) 624-6148
Email: [email protected]
Home Page: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-allied-health-professions
Renewal Info: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/important-renewal-information-allied-health-professions
Physical Therapist
- 2 hours in ethics, laws and regulations
Credential Renewal
24 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your PT credential.
Any course accepted by Massachusetts Board of Allied Health Professions (Physical Therapy) is applicable to the PT credential.
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Physical Therapist Assistant
- 2 hours in ethics, laws and regulations
Credential Renewal
24 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your PTA credential.
Any course accepted by Massachusetts Board of Allied Health Professions (Physical Therapy) is applicable to the PTA credential.
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Ethics, Laws and Regulations, 2.00 CE credit hours
For each renewal period, each physical therapy professional’s continuing education hours must include 2 hours in ethics, laws and regulations governing practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or some combination thereof.
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We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.
| Course Description | Medium |
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Substance Use in Pregnancy:: Identifying Stigma and Improving Care
1.5 CE credit hour
Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Clinical Evaluation; Treatment Planning; Treatment Knowledge; Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Topics & Methods |
Reading-Based Online |
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Exploring Stress, Cognitive, and Affective Mechanisms of the Relationship Between Interpersonal Trauma and Opioid Misuse
1 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Understanding Addiction; Clinical Evaluation |
Reading-Based Online |
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Dark Times: The Role of Negative Reinforcement in Methamphetamine Addiction
2.25 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use; Understanding Addiction; Clinical Evaluation |
Reading-Based Online |
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Child Maltreatment and the Development of Substance Use and Disorder
1 CE credit hour
Children and Adolescents; Addictions, Substance Use; Understanding Addiction; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Creative Interventions With Traumatized Children: Part III and Part IV: (Chapters 10 through 15 and Appendix)
10 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Children and Adolescents; Couples, Family; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Crisis Intervention; Family/Couple; Prevention |
Book |
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Creative Interventions With Traumatized Children: Part I and Part II: (Chapters 1 Through 9)
10 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Children and Adolescents; Couples, Family; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Crisis Intervention; Family/Couple; Prevention |
Book |
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Treatments for Internet Addiction, Sex Addiction and Compulsive Buying:: A Meta-Analysis
2.25 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Evaluation; Treatment Planning; Pharmacology; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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Opioid-related Treatment, Interventions, and Outcomes Among Incarcerated Persons:: A Systematic Review
2.5 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Treatment Planning; Treatment Knowledge; Clinical Evaluation; Crisis Intervention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Current Advances in Research in Treatment and Recovery: Nicotine Addiction
2.25 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Topics & Methods; Understanding Addiction; Prevention; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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The Co-occurrence of Self-Harm and Aggression: A Cognitive-Emotional Model of Dual-Harm
1.5 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Suicide |
Reading-Based Online |
