Did the NBFE initiate licensure proceedings or initiate contact with any state at any time to promote licensure?
No. The NBFE remains neutral regarding licensure. However the NBFE will advise any state that proposes initiatives to regulate or license personal trainers to consider a single National Board examination process in lieu of 50 different state board exams. State legislators and state licensure boards understand the value in a single National Board examination process as virtually every medical and allied health profession utilizes this model. Teachers, lawyers and dozens of other professions outside of medicine or health care utilize a National Board examination process as a prerequisite for licensure. For example, many states have dropped their state board exams and are now utilizing the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners exams as their requirement for licensure.
