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FSBPT Suspends NPTE Examination for All Graduates of

Certain Overseas Programs in Response to Pervasive Security Breaches

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FSBPT Suspends NPTE Examination for All Graduates of Certain Overseas

Programs in Response to Pervasive Security Breaches

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Security Breach July 2010

In response to pervasive, ongoing security breaches by significant numbers

of graduates of physical therapy schools from certain foreign countries, the

Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT or Federation) will

suspend National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) testing for all

graduates of schools located in those countries, pending the development of

a separate, secure exam for those graduates (to be called the NPTE-YRLY).

The affected individuals will include all graduates of physical therapy

schools in Egypt, India, Pakistan and the Philippines.

As a result, new registrations for both the PT and PTA versions of the NPTE

have been suspended as of 11:59 PM, Sunday, July 11, 2010, for all graduates

of physical therapy programs located in Egypt, India, Pakistan and the

Philippines. Testing will resume once development of the NPTE-YRLY has been

completed. The Federation expects to launch the NPTE-YRLY in or about the

fall of 2011. Currently, the Federation intends to offer the NPTE-YRLY once

per year, at select test sites to be identified at a later date.

The Federation will contact graduates from the affected physical therapy

schools who have already registered for the NPTE to provide written

instructions regarding when and under what conditions they will be able to

take the NPTE. Jurisdiction physical therapy licensing authorities will be

informed of the status of candidates from affected programs who have applied

to their jurisdiction for licensure in separate correspondence.

This necessary security measure is in response to compelling evidence

gathered by the Federation reflecting systematic and methodical sharing and

distribution of recalled questions by significant numbers of graduates of

programs in the affected countries, as well as several exam preparation

companies specifically targeted to these graduates. This evidence was

obtained through extensive forensic analyses of exam performances, as well

as a variety of legal actions brought by the Federation in the United States

and abroad. Most notably, this includes the raid and seizure of evidence

from the St. Louis Review Center in Manila, Philippines, and its alleged

owners/operators, Gerard L. , P. Tong-An and Carlito Balita,

which revealed the widespread sharing of hundreds of live test items. In

response, the Federation is pursuing criminal copyright prosecution against

St. Louis Review Center and its owners, has invalidated the scores of

several individuals believed to have unfairly benefitted from advance access

to test questions, and has removed the compromised items from the exam.

The Federation’s ongoing investigative efforts have revealed that the sale

and sharing of recalled test questions extends beyond this single test

preparation company, and that the sharing of test items has continued

despite its past efforts to ensure the security of the exam. “The National

Physical Therapy Examination is a key element in assisting jurisdiction

licensing boards and the Federation in assuring the public that licensed

physical therapists and physical therapist assistants are competent and safe

practitioners. We view the security of the NPTE as the highest priority in

our mission of public protection and, therefore, have used the best forensic

and investigative techniques available to identify the problem and the

perpetrators. Given the pervasive and continuing use of electronic

technologies by graduates of these schools and some examination preparation

companies - in spite of the harsh penalties imposed by the Federation - we

believe that the NPTE-YRLY is the best solution to ensure the validity of

all NPTE test results,†stated Federation President E. Dargan Ervin. “The

Federation recognizes the significant consequences of this policy decision,

but feels that it needs to be made clear to all candidates that the

Federation will not tolerate security breaches. We will continue to use and

add security measures to protect against possible future breaches and will

not hesitate to add other groups to the list restricted to the NPTE-YRLY if

we obtain sufficient evidence that members of additional groups may be

obtaining an unfair advantage on the NPTE or otherwise jeopardizing the

integrity of the exam.â€

The mission of the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy is to

protect the public by providing service and leadership that promote safe and

competent physical therapy practice. The members of the Federation comprise

the 50 state physical therapy licensing boards, the District of Columbia,

Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The Federation’s vision is that the

organization will achieve a high level of public protection through a strong

foundation of laws and regulatory standards in physical therapy, effective

tools and systems to assess entry-level and continuing competence, and

public and professional awareness of resources for public protection.

Candidates with questions may visit the Federation’s website at

www.fsbpt.org for updated information or email examregistration@....

Individuals without Internet access may contact the Federation at

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View the letter to candidates who were approved to take the

NPTE<https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fsbpt.org%2Fdownload%2\

FCandidateLetter_Approved20100712.pdf>

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View the letter to candidates who registered and paid to take the

NPTE<https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fsbpt.org%2Fdownload%2\

FCandidateLetter_RegisteredPaid20100712.pdf>

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View the letter to candidates who registered but had not yet paid to take

the

NPTE<https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fsbpt.org%2Fdownload%2\

FCandidateLetter_RegisteredNotPaid20100712.pdf>

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