DEPARTMENT OF REGULATORY AGENCIES
STATE PHYSICAL THERAPY BOARD
PHYSICAL THERAPIST LICENSURE & PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT CERTIFICATION
4 CCR 732-1
GENERAL RULE PROVISIONS
101.	Licensure & Certification Requirements: Credit for Military Experience
The purpose of this rule is to outline the conditions and procedures governing the evaluation of an applicant’s military training and experience under § 24-34-102(8.5), C.R.S.
A.	Education, training, or service gained in military services outlined in § 24-34-102(8.5), C.R.S. that is to be accepted and applied towards receiving either a physical therapist license or a physical therapist assistant certification must be substantially equivalent, as determined by the Board, to the qualifications otherwise applicable at the time of the receipt of the application.  It is the applicant’s responsibility to provide timely and complete evidence of the education, training and/or service gained in the military for review and consideration.  Satisfactory evidence of such education, training or service will be assessed on a case by case basis.
102.	Approved Examinations for Licensing
The purpose of this rule is to designate a nationally-recognized examination approved by the Board pursuant to §§ 12-41-107, 12-41-111, 12-41-205 and 12-41-207, C.R.S.
A.	The examination developed by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) entitled the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) for Physical Therapists is approved as the examination needed in the licensure process.  An applicant must achieve a passing score as determined by FSBPT in order to be eligible for licensure as a Physical Therapist.  
B.	The examination developed by FSBPT entitled the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) for Physical Therapist Assistants is approved as the examination needed in the licensure process.  An applicant must achieve a passing score as determined by FSBPT in order to be eligible for certification as a Physical Therapist Assistant.
PHYSICAL THERAPY LICENSURE RULES
212.	Inactive License Status for Physical Therapists
The purpose of this rule is to outline the conditions and procedures governing inactive licensure status under § 12-41-112.5, C.R.S.
A.	A licensed Physical Therapist may request inactive licensure status from the Board. The request must be made in the manner prescribed by the Board.
B.	A Physical Therapist with an inactive license must not engage in any act or conduct that constitutes the practice of physical therapy while the Physical Therapist’s license is inactive.
C.	A Physical Therapist with an inactive license is exempt from the professional liability insurance requirements of § 12-41-114.5, C.R.S.
D.	A Physical Therapist may apply for reactivation of an inactive license by successfully completing all of the following steps:
1.	Complete an application for reactivation and pay a reactivation fee as established by the Director; and
2.	Submit proof, in a manner prescribed by the Board, that a physical therapy license held in any other state or jurisdiction is in good standing (if applicable); and
3.	Demonstrate compliance with the Board’s continuing professional competency rules with respect to license reactivation.
E.	Inactive license status will not prevent the Board from investigating complaints or imposing discipline against a Physical Therapist in accordance with the Physical Therapy Practice Act, § 12-41-101 et seq., C.R.S.
F.	If the Board has commenced investigation of a complaint or initiated disciplinary proceedings against a Physical Therapist with an inactive license, the Board may defer action on any pending request to reactivate the license.
G.	The Board need not reactivate an inactive license if the Physical Therapist has committed any act that would be grounds for discipline under §12-41-115, C.R.S.
H.	Except as noted above, a Physical Therapist with an inactive license remains subject to all provisions of the Physical Therapy Practice Act and the Board’s rules.
214.	Reporting Criminal Convictions, Judgments, and Administrative Proceedings
The purpose of this rule is to delineate the procedures a licensee must adhere to when an act enumerated in §12-41-115, C.R.S. has occurred.
A.	A licensee must inform the Board, in a manner prescribed by the Board, within 90 days of any of the following events:
1.	The conviction of a felony under the laws of any state or of the United States, or of any level of crime related to the practice of physical therapy. A guilty verdict, a plea of guilty, a plea of nolo contendere, or the imposition of a deferred sentence accepted by the court is considered a conviction.
2.	A disciplinary action imposed by another jurisdiction that licenses physical therapists including, but not limited to, a citation, sanction, probation, civil penalty, or a denial, suspension, revocation, or modification of a license, whether it is imposed by consent decree, order, or in some other manner, for any cause other than failure to pay a license fee by the due date.
3.	Revocation or suspension by another state board, municipality, federal or state agency of any health services related license, other than a license as a Physical Therapist.
B.	Any award, judgment, or settlement of a civil action or arbitration in which there was a final judgment or settlement for malpractice of physical therapy.
C.	The notice to the Board must include the following information:
1.	If the event is an action by a governmental agency:
a.	the name of the agency,
b.	its jurisdiction,
c.	the case name,
d.	the docket, proceeding, or case number by which the event is designated, and
e.	a copy of the consent decree, order, or decision.
2.	If the event is a conviction of a crime described above:
a.	the court,
b.	its jurisdiction,
c.	the case name,
d.	the case number,
e.	a description of the matter or a copy of the indictment or charges,
f.	any plea or verdict accepted or entered by the court, and
g.	a copy of the imposition of sentence related to the conviction and the completion of all terms of the sentence;
3.	If the event concerns a civil action or arbitration proceeding:
a.	the court or arbitrator,
b.	the jurisdiction,
c.	the case name,
d.	the case number,
e.	a description of the matter or a copy of the complaint or demand for arbitration, and
f.	a copy of the verdict, the court decision or arbitration award, or, if settled, the settlement agreement and court’s order of dismissal.
4.	The licensee notifying the Board may submit a written statement with the notice to be included with the licensee’s records.