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Contact:
Call Center (850) 488-0595
Address (General Information):
Board of Physical Therapy
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C05 
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3255

The Board is comprised of seven members appointed by the Governor and is comprised of five licensed physical therapists and two consumer members.

Physical Therapist Board Members:

Chauncey Belser, Chair, PT, MSM
David Bumgarner, MPT
Nancy Watson, PT, NHA, MS
Amy McBreen-Babb, Ph.D., PT
Madeleine Hellman, PT, MHM, Ed.D

CONSUMER MEMBERS:

Marilyn Middleton
Vacant Position

Attorney General's Office
Board Counsel -
Diane Guillemette , Esquire

Department of Health/Health Care Practitioner Regulation
Prosecuting Attorney
Blake Hunter , Esquire
DOH Prosecution Services

All correspondence and inquiries should be directed to the Board of Physical Therapy Practice Staff at 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # C05, Tallahassee, FL 32399-3255. Since this Board serves as a "quasi-judicial" entity on licensure issues, contact with the members may cause the members to be recused from administrative proceedings. Staff will direct inquiries, when appropriate to the full Board for review.


Staff and Responsibilities

(Note: Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.)

Jessica Sapp,Regulatory Specialist II - Responsible for agendas, minutes, hearings for full Board meetings; Handles foreign trained applications with last names beginning with M-Z for PT; reactivations, contact person for the Board, assists the Program Operations Administrator, answers general questions on licensure.

Shinita Miller, Regulatory Specialist II – Handles all US trained application by Endorsement for PT/PTA; Handles foreign trained applications with last names A-L for PT, prepares files for monthly Education Liaison Review, answers general application questions, as well as questions regarding laws and rules.

Amanda Posey, Regulatory Specialist I - Handles all US trained applications by Examination for PT/PTA, answers general application questions, as well as questions regarding laws and rules.

Cheryl Searcy, Program Operations Administrator - supervises staff, answers all specific questions regarding laws and rules, and is available when other staff members are out of the office.  

Allen Hall , Executive Director, responsibilities are administrative and include budget, legislation, and personnel.

Physical Therapy