Section 9.02. Definitions.

  In this chapter:

(1)  "Contact hour" means not less than 50 minutes a licensee spends in actual attendance at or completion of acceptable continuing education.

(1m)  "Continuing competence" means the ongoing self assessment, development and implementation of a personal learning plan that evaluates professional knowledge, skill, behavior, and abilities related to the practice of physical therapy.

(2)  "Continuing education" means planned, organized learning activities designed to maintain, improve, or expand a licensee's knowledge and skills relevant to the enhancement of practice, education, or theory development to improve the safety and welfare of the public.

(4)  "Licensee" means a person licensed to practice as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant in this state.

(5)  "Remedial education" means education undertaken in lieu of or as part of discipline for the purpose of fulfilling a gap in the licensee's competence.

CR 03-020 : cr. Register April 2004 No. 580 , eff. 5-1-04 ; CR 08-049 : r. and recr. (1), r. (3) Register November 2008 No. 635 , eff. 12-1-08; CR 12-002 : cr. (1m), (5) Register August 2012 No. 680 , eff. 9-1-12.