To serve the public interest through the testing of occupational
therapy practitioners in the use of physical agent modalities. The
Nebraska Physical Agent Modalities Testing Service, a Division
of PAMPCA, LLC, will develop, administer, and continually review
the testing procedures used to provide a valid appraisal of occupational
therapy practitioners’ knowledge of physical agent modalities
use as defined by Nebraska rules and regulations.
Testing is approved by the Nebraska State Board of Occupational
Therapy and will be conducted electronically, in an on line format. The
applicant may choose to test in, any or all of five testing modules. To
qualify to take one of these tests, the occupational therapy practitioner
must have five (5) years of verifiable experience with using physical
agent modalities. Verification of experience must be completed
through the Nebraska State Board of Occupational Therapy and must
be completed prior to sitting for the physical agent modality testing
modules. .
The five test modules offered through the Nebraska PAMS Testing
Service include:
Superficial Thermal Agents (thermal and cryotherapy): available
to both the OTR and OTA
Deep Thermal Agents (Ultrasound and Phonophoresis): available
only for the OTR
Combined Superficial and Deep Thermal Agents: available
only for the OTR
Electrotherapeutic Agents: available only for the
OTR
Comprehensive Physical Agent Modalities Test (Superficial, Deep
and Electrotherapeutic Agents): available only for the
OTR
