Course Sponsorship Application

The following form is for vendors requesting course sponsorship from APTA Maryland.

APTA Approved / Sponsored Courses: CE approved or sponsored by APTA, APTA Chapters, Academies, and Sections, is automatically accepted by the Maryland Board of Physical Therapy Examiners.

Continuing Education Application Fee: $100.00 (Payment Center – CE Application)

Please upload 1 pdf with your application: a combination of all your application/corresponding documents

  1. Complete hour-by-hour course agenda (total contact hours excluding registration, breaks and meals).
  2. Clear and concise written statement describing the course’s intended learning outcomes or instructional objectives.
  3. Statement of the course’s relevance to the clinical practice of physical therapy.
  4. Course evaluation
  5. Curriculum vitae for each instructor describing the instructor’s competence in the course subject matter and skill in instructional methodologies. Include date last updated.
  6. References with a minimum of 5 current bibliographic references to support course content is required (cannot be over 10 years old). 
Full Name(Required)
Name of Vendor
Is this course in person or online?
Max. file size: 300 MB.
  • CE hour means a period of 60 minutes in which the licensee is engaged in a learning activity
  • ​CE hour does not include any portion of CE devoted to registration, breaks, social networking, or meals
  • Approved CE certificates and advertisements shall contain the following statement:
    ​”This continuing education has been approved by the Maryland State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for ____ CE hours.”
  • The provider shall submit to APTAMD  for approval any CE changes, such as changes in: instructor, agenda, content, learning outcomes, instructional objectives, or length
  • APTAMD shall approve the CE for a period of 4 years
  • At the expiration of the 4 year approval period, the provider may resubmit the CE
  • If dissatisfied with the outcome, the vendor may resubmit additional or clarifying information for re-evaluation. Each paid submission to APTAMD is granted one free re-evaluation; subsequent submissions require a new application fee of $100.

Per Maryland state regulation, COMAR 10.38.08.04 A(5), If an instructor is not licensed by the Maryland Board of Physical Therapy Examiners or does not hold a Maryland compact privilege and plans to perform physical therapy in conjunction with the CE in the State of Maryland, an application for a restricted license must be obtained from the Board.

Please contact Khadija Ali with the Maryland Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for assistance.

Khadija Ali, Licensing Manager
Maryland Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
Primary 410-913-1765
Secondary 410-764-4716
khadija.ali1@maryland.gov

*All approved courses are listed on our CE web page.

If you would also like to advertise your course in an upcoming e-blast, complete your purchase here.

Questions? Please email or call the chapter office.