1. (1) "APTA" means the American Physical Therapy Association.
2. (2) "Credential evaluation" as used in Subsections R156-24b-302a(3) and (5)(b) means an educational evaluation using the Coursework Tool (CWT) owned by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy to evaluate the educational equivalency of a physical therapy program outside of the United States to a CAPTE-approved program.
3. (3) "CAPTE" means the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education.
4. (4) "Continuing education" or "CE" means qualified continuing professional education that meets the standards in Section R156-24b-303b.
5. (5) "FCCPT" means the Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy.
6. (6) "FSBPT" means the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy.
7. (7) "Joint mobilization" as used in Subsections 58-24b-102(15)(d)(iii) and 58-24b-402(2)(d) means a manual therapy technique comprising a continuum of skilled passive movements to a joint or related soft tissue that is applied at varying speeds and amplitudes including a high-velocity low-amplitude (HVLA) therapeutic movement.

8. (8) "NPTE" means the National Physical Therapy Examination administered by the FSBPT and includes:

   1. (a) the NPTE for Physical Therapists (NPTE-PT) licensure; or
   2. (b) the NPTE for Physical Therapist Assistants (NPTE-PTA) licensure.
9. (9) "Recognized accreditation agency" as defined in Subsection 58-24b-102(12) and used in Section 58-24b-302 means a physical therapy education program that is accredited by CAPTE.

10. (10) "Routine assistance" as used in Subsections 58-24b-102(11)(b) and 58-24b-401(3)(b) means the physical therapy aide:

    1. (a) engages in the assembly, disassembly, maintenance, transportation, preparation, and other operational activities relevant to the equipment and accessories necessary for treatment; and
    2. (b) provides elementary and direct patient care that the patient and the patient's family members could reasonably be expected to learn and perform.

11. (11)(a) "Supportive personnel" as used in Subsections R156-24b-404(1) and (2) means a physical therapist assistant or a physical therapy aide.

    1. (b) "Supportive personnel" does not include a student in:

       1. (i) a physical therapist program; or
       2. (ii) a physical therapist assistant program.

Terms used in this rule are defined in Title 58, Chapter 1, Division of Professional Licensing Act, and Title 58, Chapter 24b, Physical Therapy Practice Act. In addition:

KEY: licensing, physical therapy, physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, physical therapy aide

Date of Last Change: December 23, 2025

Notice of Continuation: September 21, 2021

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 58-24b-101; 58-1-106(1)(a); 58-1-202(1)(a)