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ABPTS Specialty Panels develop minimum eligibility requirements for certification and recertification in a specialty area based on ABPTS guidelines, and when required screen applicants for eligibility to sit for exams and for recertification.

Orthopaedics - New Eligibility Requirements for the 2027 Exam Cycle _____________________________________________________________ Approved exam candidates must be physical therapists who hold a current permanent/unrestricted license to practice physical therapy in the United States or any of its possessions

The ABPTS Board is comprised of 9 board-certified physical therapists representing the 10 different specialty areas and is the governing body for the APTA Certified Specialization Program.

There are some additional / different maintenance guidelines for initial certification in the Sports specialty area, as well as Sports specialists seeking to maintain their certification, specifically regarding direct patient care and venue hours.

This page covers MOSC Requirement 1: Professional Standing and Direct Patient Care Hours.

The ABPTS Maintenance of Specialist Certification (MOSC) is a model for certification that focuses on continuing competence of the physical therapist specialist. This page covers MOSC Requirement 3: Practice Performance Through Examples of Clinical Care and Reasoning.

The ABPTS Maintenance of Specialist Certification (MOSC) is a model for certification that focuses on continuing competence of the physical therapist specialist. This page covers MOSC Requirement 4: Year 10 Non-Proctored Knowledge Review.

The clinical electrophysiologic specialty area within the physical therapy profession encompasses those areas of practice that use electricity to monitor, measure, or produce physiologic responses in the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of human dysfunction. Specialists in this area are skilled

The pediatric specialty area within the physical therapy profession includes treatment of traumatic, developmental, and systemic disorders that relate specifically to children.