Physical Therapy Board public meetings in 2025

Physical Therapy Board

This is a procedural notice for a meeting of the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board. No decisions, votes, or substantive topics are listed on this agenda.

Physical Therapy Board

The Louisiana Physical Therapy Board will hold a meeting on November 5, 2025, at 104 Fairlane Drive, Lafayette, Louisiana. The agenda is available online at www.laptboard.org and includes the meeting location, time, and topics. The board may offer virtual viewing options and provides accommodations for attendees with disabilities upon request.

Physical Therapy Board

This agenda is a procedural notice for the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board meeting on September 10, 2025. It provides general information on how to access the full agenda and request disability accommodations. No specific decisions or discussion items are listed in the provided text.

• Meeting notice only; no agenda items detailed in provided text

The Board unanimously voted to rescind a previous approval to enter an agreement with APTA LA due to lack of proper notice. The Board also approved several license consent orders and authorized the Executive Director to contract an event planner for the 2026 Extra Mile Conference.

• Approved consent order for Christian Koestler (License #A11898) (Unanimous)
• Approved consent order for Mallory Lightfoot (License #11884) (Unanimous)
• Accepted voluntary surrender order for Gretchen Duplantis (License #04772F) (Unanimous)
• Rescinded August 15, 2024 approval to enter agreement with APTA LA (Unanimous)
• Authorized Executive Director to contract an event planner for 2026 Extra Mile Conference (Unanimous)

Physical Therapy Board

The Louisiana Physical Therapy Board has issued a notice for its August 21, 2025, meeting. The full agenda containing specific topics and locations is available on the official board website.

The Board approved a new IT contract with Duo Supra and authorized the opening of a checking account at the Bank of Commerce. Two continuing education courses were denied for failing to meet established criteria. The Board also updated the RPTP participation agreement and approved license status changes for two individuals.

• Approved switching IT contract from Sparkhound to Duo Supra (unanimous)
• Authorized opening a new checking account with Bank of Commerce (unanimous)
• Denied 'Cannon Fist Training Camp' CE course (unanimous)
• Denied 'Yoga to Improve Posture, Breathing, and Anxiety in Geriatrics' CE course (unanimous)
• Approved license status update from probation to active for Lauren Luke (unanimous)
• Approved license status update from probation to active for Mary Shanks (unanimous)
• Approved updated RPTP outpatient providers and participation agreement template (unanimous)
• Approved inclusion of a monthly participation fee in the RPTP agreement (unanimous)

Physical Therapy Board

The Physical Therapy Board is meeting to discuss the Practice Act and continuing competence requirements. The board will also review the Criminal Background Matrix and the 2026 conference.

• Criminal Background Matrix
• Practice Act discussion
• Continuing Competence
• Conference 2026
• Strategic Plan

The Board held its annual retreat to discuss several agenda items. The minutes record no substantive decisions, votes, or approvals.

Physical Therapy Board

The provided agenda is procedural boilerplate and does not list specific discussion items or decisions. It provides contact information and instructions for attending the meeting.

Physical Therapy Board

This notice announces a meeting of the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board. The meeting will be held in-person and may be viewable virtually. The full agenda, including location, time, and topics, is available on the board's website.

• Meeting will be held in-person with possible virtual viewing.
• Full agenda available at www.laptboard.org.
• Special accommodations available upon request for disabilities.

The Board approved a summary suspension for Gretchen Duplantis and authorized emergency rule changes proposed by the Practice Act Committee. Several consent orders were finalized, and a 7th NPTE exam attempt was granted to P. Nguyen. The Board also authorized reinvesting funds into a 30-day Certificate of Deposit.

• Approved summary suspension of license# 04722F Gretchen Duplantis (unanimous)
• Approved emergency rule changes proposed by the Practice Act Committee (unanimous)
• Approved 7th NPTE attempt appeal for P. Nguyen (unanimous)
• Approved consent order for Case 2025-I-014 Gabriel Sonnier (unanimous)
• Approved status change from probation to active for Edward Reynolds and Steven Gosselin (unanimous)
• Authorized reinvestment of funds into a 30-day CD at Bank of Commerce (unanimous)
• Approved request for continuance for Case 2025-I-017 Christian Koestler (unanimous)
• Approved reinstatement of C. Duncan's license as inactive (unanimous)

Physical Therapy Board

The provided document is a meeting notice. It does not list specific agenda items, decisions, or discussion topics.

Physical Therapy Board

The Louisiana Physical Therapy Board will meet to discuss the Executive Director's employment agreement and review consent order documentation for three licensees. The board will also consider a status update for a foreign-trained applicant and review FY 25-26 contracts.

• Employment Agreement for Executive Director
• Consent Order reviews for Hubert Ashley (license# 07961), Steven Gosselin (license# 08890R), and Edward Reynolds (license# 11541)
• Status update for foreign-trained applicant S. Hedlesky
• FY 25-26 Contracts
• Proposed denial of course: Nurturing New Beginnings

The Board approved a new five-year employment agreement for Executive Director Charlotte Martin. Other actions included updating a licensee's status to active, approving several consent order reviews, and denying a continuing education course application.

• Approved new five-year employment agreement for Executive Director Charlotte Martin (unanimous)
• Approved documentation for Case 2024-I-016 (Hubert Ashley), Case 2024-I-018 (Steven Gosselin), and Case 2024-I-017 (Edward Reynolds) (unanimous)
• Authorized status update for foreign-trained applicant S. Hedlesky from provisional to active (unanimous)
• Denied 'Nurturing New Beginnings: An Integrated Therapies for Postpartum Health' CEU course application (unanimous)
• Approved recommended CE Policy changes (unanimous)
• Authorized Executive Director to issue summary suspension of license orders under specific emergency conditions (unanimous)
• Approved draft response to Ruth Widgeon regarding Pre-Application Eligibility Determination (unanimous)
• Authorized Executive Director to enter into presented contracts (unanimous)

Physical Therapy Board

The Board will meet to consider several consent orders regarding professional licenses and review proposed budget amendments for 2024-25. The agenda also includes the adoption of the 2025-26 proposed budget and discussions on course denials.

• Consideration of Proposed Consent Order: Case 2024-I-031 (Joshua Lebert)
• Review of Consent Order Documentation for six cases
• Consideration of 2024-25 Proposed Budget Amendments
• Consideration of 2025-26 Proposed Budget Adoption
• Proposed Denial of Course: Energy Medicine Therapies

The Board approved its current and future budgets and authorized a new CD investment. Several disciplinary consent orders were reviewed, resulting in one approval, one denial, and requests for further clarification on others. The Board also denied a continuing education course and established a working group for Rule 187.C.

• Approved Amended 2024-25 budget (unanimous)
• Approved 2025-26 proposed budget (unanimous)
• Authorized investment of maturing First Horizon Bank CD funds, less $500,000, into a 9-month CD at Bank of Commerce at 5.25% (unanimous)
• Approved consent order for Joshua Lebert, License# 09073R (unanimous)
• Denied response in the matter of Hubert Ashley, Case 2024-I-016 (unanimous)
• Accepted documentation for Lauren Luke and Mary Shanks (unanimous)
• Denied course 'Energy Medicine Therapies: Therapeutic Touch, Healing Touch, Reiki, Reflexology, and Craniosacral Therapy' (unanimous)
• Delegated review of RPTP reports to the Investigative Committee (unanimous)