The Board of Directors for APTA-Virginia recently met and reviewed the proposed regulations. This Board felt that it was important to express our collective concern with respect to Continuing Education approval bodies allowed with in the state as noted as additions in the proposed regulations. Although the Board recognizes that the National Strength and Conditioning Association provides, on occasion, excellent content, we have reservations with respect to the overall rigor of the courses provided through this organization. We recognize that some of the content is very pertinent and would/could be very appropriate, however, there are courses that have been historically approved that would likely not be approved by other bodies with respect to rigor and/or evidenced based content. Our feeling is that it is not in the best interest of the PT profession, or the patients in which we serve, to allow all courses approved by the NSCA be eligible toward PT license in Virginia. 

Additionally, we have some concern with allowing other state credentialing bodies be approved providers. This is based in the small number of states that have this type of credentialing service and the confusion in which adding other states' credentialing bodies  may cause. APTA-Virginia consistently fields calls on the topic to provide clarity associated with the regulations as written and adding additional sources of approval has the potential to further increase the level of confusion and misunderstanding. 

Thank you for considering our comments. 

Dr. Joshua Bailey 

President, APTA-Virginia