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External Course Approvals by APTA MA

The APTA MA course approval process ensures all educational content submitted meets criteria for Continuing Education Units (CEU) / Continuing Competency Points (CCP) approval. The approval process is in line with criteria for most other states and potentially for other disciplines such as OT, AT, etc.  APTA MA cannot guarantee CEU / CCP approval for use in other states / disciplines and is the responsibility of the course attendee to verify approval within their own state.

APTA MA offers 2 ways to have your course(s) reviewed / approved:

➡️Single Course review submitted through CEU Locker

➡️Approved Provider of Continuing Education: a provider and all courses offered in one year

  • Both approvals are good for 1 year from the approval date.
  • Each review must be submitted with attached information individually for approval no less than 3 weeks prior to the course offering and at least 3 weeks before the approval is expected.
  • No retroactive approvals will be granted

 

Pricing 

Single Course Fees

Includes CEU locker listing available on APTA MA website

  • 1 – 3.0 CEU / CCP Single Course – $80
  • 3.1 – 7.0 CEU / CCP Single Course – $150
  • 7.1 CEU / CCP Single Course – $225 

 

Approved Provider Fees

Includes logo / url listing on APTA MA website

  • $1000 / year
  • Discount for APTA MA members: $500 / year. (Course sponsor must be owner/significant shareholder in business or solo practitioner)

Single Course review submitted through CEU Locker

Submit your course approval application through CEU Locker’s Provider Page.

CEU Locker provides a fast, convenient centralized location to get approvals in several APTA Chapters by completing and storing your paperwork requirements only one time.

Please start here and set up an account if you haven’t done so already

CEU Locker


HOW TO SUBMIT A COURSE:

  • Set up a Provider account.
  • On your Provider Dashboard, use the large yellow button to begin a course application entry. Enter all details you have; you can save a draft if you need to return at a later time.
  • Once you have all of your information, and course dates/locations, you will use the SUBMIT icon on the dashboard listing entry, inline with your course title.
  • The first step in submitting a course application is to choose the state association you’d like to submit to.
  • The state choice will take you to the specifics on pricing and requirements page, allowing you to make choices there.
  • Once you are complete with those choices, you’ll submit payment and the course application will be submitted.
  • You should receive an email notice of submission.
  • At this point, the course application will land back on your dashboard listing, and be LOCKED from further changes.

 

Helpful hints

  • Complete application with all appropriate supporting materials:
  • Objectives need to be behavioral and measurable – use this website as a guide: 

https://www.apa.org/ed/sponsor/resources/objectives.pdf

http://www.sbm.org/UserFiles/file/ObjectiveVerbs.pdf

  • References should be current (within past 5 years) and PEER REVIEWED
  • Please include course schedule and break times for accurate CEHs granted. 
  • One course title and hours earned per application: Courses offered in a series must be submitted separately (attendees register for courses separately). 
  • Courses offered congruently on the same day and sponsored by one company / location (i.e. – symposiums, Annual Conference) must be submitted separately.
  • The review will not begin until payment is received. 
  • Applications will not be accepted if the course has already occurred.
  • Application review will take approximately 3 weeks. Incomplete applications can be delayed.
  • Once approval is granted, you will receive the letter electronically. This course approval is good for one year from approval date. (See below for renewal process)

Approved Provider of Continuing Education: a provider and all courses offered in one year

APTA MA Approved Provider status allows an approved entity to provide continuing education content for Continuing Education Units (CEU)/ Continuing Competence Points (CCP) without submitting each course for approval. An approved entity may use APTA MA logo on course certificates.

Terms of Provider Approval:

  • Approval status is valid for 1 calendar year
  • Approval Cost = $1000 / year
    • A discount for course sponsors who are APTA MA members will be $500 / year. Course sponsor must be owner/significant shareholder in business or solo practitioner.
  • No retroactive approvals will be granted
  • Approved Providers must maintain records of course certifications for 7 years
  • Each course must meet course information criteria and at least one course will be audited for this criteria throughout the year, see PDF link below
  • Provider must attest to meeting the below criteria:
    • Applicant provides own certificate of completion for all attendees
    • Applicant understands that this approval is good for one year from approval date
    • Applicant provides an Annual Report (course name, date, contact hours awarded) of all courses held during the approved year
    • APTA MA will audit at least one course and as many as necessary to ensure compliance.  Such audit could be at any time after the course offering commences. See required audit information.
    • It is the responsibility of the provider to rectify any deficiencies in meeting course criteria
    • APTA MA reserves the right to withdraw CEU/CCP approval for a course if criteria are not met

 

The APTA MA course approval process ensures all educational content submitted meets criteria for Continuing Education Units (CEU) / Continuing Competency Points (CCP) approval. The approval process is in line with criteria for most other states and potentially for other disciplines such as OT, AT, etc. APTA MA cannot guarantee CEU / CCP approval for use in other states / disciplines and is the responsibility of the course attendee to verify approval within their own state. 

 Information needed if a course is audited. (Click to download pdf)

Name(Required)
Address
Max. file size: 300 MB.
Courses are offered:

As an approved provider of Continuing Competency content in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as recognized by the APTA Massachusetts, agree to uphold the following

  • Applicant provides own certificate of completion for all attendees
  • Applicant understands that this approval is good for one year from approval date
  • Applicant provides an Annual Report (course name, date, contact hours awarded) of all courses held during the approved year
  • APTA MA will audit at least one course and as many as necessary to ensure compliance. Such audit could be at any time after the course offering commences. See required audit information.
  • It is the responsibility of the provider to rectify any deficiencies in meeting course criteria
  • APTA MA reserves the right to withdraw CEU/CCP approval for a course if criteria are not met
Consent(Required)

Payment link

Approved Provider (good for one year): $1,000.00

Approved Provider APTA MA Member discount (good for one year): $500
To receive discount, the company owner should be the APTA MA member

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