Section 338.7131. Program accreditation standards; physical therapist; adoption of standards by reference.

(1) The standards and evaluative criteria for accreditation of physical therapist educational programs set forth by the commission on accreditation in physical therapy education in the document entitled “Evaluative Criteria for Accreditation of Education Programs for the Preparation of Physical Therapists,” effective January 1, 2006, revised January 2013, are adopted by reference in these rules. Copies of the evaluative criteria are available at no cost from the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education, 1111 North Fairfax St., Alexandria, VA 22314-1488, at the Commission’s website at http://www.capteonline.org/AccreditationHandbook/. Copies of the evaluative criteria also are available for inspection and distribution at no cost from the Board of Physical Therapy, Bureau of Health Care Services, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, 611 West Ottawa, P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, MI 48909.

(2) Any educational program for physical therapists that is accredited by the commission on accreditation in physical therapy education meets the qualifications for an approved physical therapist educational program.

History: 2010 AACS; 2015 AACS.