Oklahoma Physical Therapy Ethics & Continuing Education Courses

Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
Oklahoma Physical Therapists Committee – Approval
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Ethics, Professional Resp & Jurisprudence - 3 Hours (Mandatory) Course Number: 201301357 | Approval: Click Here Printable (pdf) Certificate	$15
Post-Stroke Rehabilitation – 1 Hour Course Number: 201302485 | Curriculum: Click Here Printable (pdf) Certificate	$10
Osteoporosis – 1 Hour Course Number: 201302484 | Curriculum: Click Here Printable (pdf) Certificate	$10
Osteoarthritis of the Knee – 1 Hour Course Number: 201302480 | Curriculum: Click Here Printable (pdf) Certificate	$10
Concussion / Mild Traumatic Brain Injury – 2 Hours Course Number: 201302483 | Curriculum: Click Here Printable (pdf) Certificate	$15
Parkinson’s Disease – 2 Hours Course Number: 201302482 | Curriculum: Click Here Printable (pdf) Certificate	$15
Rheumatoid Arthritis – 1 Hour Course Number: 201302481 | Curriculum: Click Here Printable (pdf) Certificate	$10
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act) – 1 Hr. Course Number: 201302486 | Curriculum: Click Here Printable (pdf) Certificate	$10

Continuing Education Requirements:
If you are a Physical Therapist you must obtain forty (40) hours of approved continuing education every two (2) years (i.e. – from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2013, etc.).

If you are a Physical Therapist Assistant you must obtain thirty (30) hours of approved continuing education every two (2) years (i.e. – from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2013, etc.).

435:20-9-2. Continuing education requirements for renewal

(a) Beginning with the renewal period ending January 31, 2000 and every two years thereafter, the applicant for renewal of licensure shall sign a statement indicating whether or not continuing education requirements have been fulfilled for the preceding two-year period.

(b) Effective January 1, 2004 and every two years thereafter, physical therapists will be required to show proof of forty (40) approved contact hours and Physical Therapist Assistants will be required to show proof of thirty (30) approved contact hours.

• At least half of the required hours must be Category A as set out in subsection 435:20-9-3(b) except as provided in 435:20-9-3(a)(3).
• Three of the required hours must contain ethics education that includes the APTA Guide for Professional Conduct and the APTA Code of Ethics.
• No continuing education hours may be carried over from one compliance period to another.

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