CREFITO 1

What CREFITO 1 does

CREFITO 1 (Conselho Regional de Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional da Primeira Região) is the first Regional Council of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy created in Brazil, established on January 15, 1978, and operating under the federal Lei 6.316/1975 as part of the Sistema COFFITO/CREFITOs. It is an autarquia federal (government regulatory body) supervised by COFFITO, with statutory jurisdiction over four Northeastern states: Alagoas, Paraíba, Pernambuco, and Rio Grande do Norte. The council licenses and disciplines physiotherapy and occupational therapy practitioners within this region, operating a Presidente-led directorate (Presidente, Vice-Presidente, Secretário, Tesoureiro), elected effective and alternate conselheiros, a Legal Department, and a DEFIS (Departamento de Fiscalização) for enforcement created under Resolution COFFITO 194/98.

Core operations run through a self-service online portal on the third-party Implanta.Net platform, which provides pre-registration, certificate issuance and validation, protocol tracking, and boleto (payment slip) generation. Seven physical offices (Recife HQ plus delegacias and subsedes in Caruaru, Maceió, João Pessoa, Campina Grande, Natal, and Mossoró) handle in-person services. Additional service lines include the NOP (Núcleo de Orientação ao Profissional) advisory center, the COFFITO-defined RNPF/CHF fee schedule (minimum R$0.68 per unit, with premiums for nights, weekends, and specialist certification), and a "Clube de Vantagens" benefits program for registered professionals.

Revenue derives exclusively from mandatory annual registration and renewal fees paid by licensed professionals; it is not publicly disclosed. There is no venture, private equity, or public-market funding. The organization does not compete commercially: its value proposition is the legally delegated authority to register, fiscalize, and defend the professional scope of physiotherapy and occupational therapy in the four-state jurisdiction.

Name

CREFITO 1

Legal name

Conselho Regional de Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional da Primeira Região

Website

https://crefito1.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CREFITO 1 is a Brazilian federal regulatory council licensing and overseeing physiotherapists and occupational therapists across Alagoas, Paraíba, Pernambuco, and Rio Grande do Norte, operating seven offices and an online registration and compliance portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Regulatory Services

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (926150), Public Administration (92)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Business Services, Nec (7389)

akta.pro primary industry

Credential, Education & Professional License Verification (BPAKAEAI)

Keywords

• Professional regulatory services
• Physiotherapy licensing
• Occupational therapy regulation
• Healthcare professional registration
• Professional ethics oversight

Headquarters

HQ city

Recife

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Registration Fees and Annual Fees: CREFITO 1 generates revenue through mandatory annual fees paid by registered physiotherapy and occupational therapy professionals. As a regulatory council established by Brazilian federal law (Lei 6.316/1975), it collects fees for professional registration, renewals, and annual maintenance of active status.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CREFITO 1 is a Brazilian federal regulatory council (autarquia federal) that licenses, registers, and oversees physiotherapy and occupational therapy professionals across four Northeast states (Alagoas, Paraíba, Pernambuco, and Rio Grande do Norte). It issues professional credentials, enforces ethical standards, conducts fiscalization through its DEFIS department, maintains the RNPF fee reference framework, and provides advisory services via the NOP. Operations are delivered through an online portal (Implanta platform) and seven physical regional offices.

Product overview

CREFITO-1 is a regulatory council for physiotherapy and occupational therapy professionals in Brazil's 1st Region (covering the states of Alagoas, Paraíba, Pernambuco, and Rio Grande do Norte). The organization provides professional registration and regulation services through an online portal (Implanta.Net), offers public directory services for verifying registered professionals, document validation, certificate issuance, and fee payment processing. The council operates the DEFIS (Fiscalization Department) to monitor professional compliance, maintains the RNPF (National Reference of Physiotherapy Procedures) for fee standardization, and provides guidance through the NOP (Professional Guidance Center).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Serviços Online Portal Self-service web portal enabling registered physiotherapists and occupational therapists to manage their registration, file requerimentos, schedule appointments, generate payment slips, and request official documents.
• Consulta de Inscritos Public directory service that allows anyone to verify the registration status of physiotherapists and occupational therapists licensed by CREFITO 1 in its jurisdiction.
• Conferência de Certidões Public document validation service that allows verification of authenticity for certificates and official documents issued by CREFITO 1.
• Registro Online Online pre-registration system that allows new physiotherapists and occupational therapists to begin the formal registration process with CREFITO 1.
• DEFIS - Departamento de Fiscalização Inspection and enforcement department established under COFFITO Resolution 194/98, responsible for monitoring professional practice, investigating complaints, and enforcing ethical and legal standards for physiotherapists and occupational therapists in the region.
• RNPF - Referencial Nacional de Procedimentos Fisioterapêuticos National reference framework establishing standardized procedures and minimum fee coefficients (CHF) for physiotherapy services, with each CHF valued at a minimum of R$0.68 per unit as of 2017 resolution 482.
• NOP - Núcleo de Orientação ao Profissional Professional guidance center providing advisory services on regulatory, ethical, and procedural matters to physiotherapists and occupational therapists registered with CREFITO 1.
• Emissão de Boleto Online payment slip generation service for annual professional registration fees and dues, accessible through the Serviços Online portal.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ASSOBRAFIR (Associação Brasileira de Fisioterapia Respiratória e Fisioterapia em Terapia Intensiva)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerASSOBRAFIR is a key scientific association partner collaborating on respiratory and intensive care physiotherapy standards. CREFITO 1 received acknowledgment from ASSOBRAFIR during SIFR 2026 conference, indicating active collaboration on professional development and scientific advancement.
• COFFITO (Conselho Federal de Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional)coreOthersFederal regulatory parent body that establishes national standards, resolutions, and guidelines for all regional councils including CREFITO 1. CREFITO 1 operates under COFFITO supervision and implements federal regulations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC): UK statutory regulator for 15 health and care professions including physiotherapists and occupational therapists; performs the closest international analog of registration, standards, and fitness-to-practise enforcement.
• American Physical Therapy Association (APTA): US professional association and accreditation body for physical therapists; serves as a comparable credentialing, standards-setting, and member-services organization, though it is a private association rather than a state regulator.

Direct peers

• Conselho Federal de Farmácia (CFF): Federal council for pharmacists in Brazil with regional counterparts (CRFs); uses the same autarquia federal model for licensing, ethics, and inspection as CREFITO 1 but for a different healthcare profession.
• COFFITO (Conselho Federal de Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional): Federal-level counterpart and parent body of CREFITO 1; sets national standards, resolutions, and fee frameworks for all physiotherapists and occupational therapists in Brazil, with structurally identical licensing and oversight functions at the federal tier.
• Conselho Federal de Odontologia (CFO): National federation of regional dental councils in Brazil; operates an analogous Sistema CFO/CROs structure with mandatory licensing, annual fees, and DEFIS-style inspection across the country.
• Conselho Regional de Medicina do Estado de Pernambuco (CRM-PE): Brazilian medical professional council operating in Pernambuco under the same autarquia federal framework; provides a directly analogous regulatory, licensing, and ethics-oversight service model for physicians rather than physiotherapists.
• CREFITO 3: Regional council for Minas Gerais; same COFFITO-supervised mandate of professional registration, certification, and inspection for physiotherapy and occupational therapy professionals.
• CREFITO 2: Sister regional council covering São Paulo and parts of Mato Grosso do Sul; performs the identical licensing, fiscalization (DEFIS), and ethics-oversight role as CREFITO 1 but for a different geographic jurisdiction under the same federal law.

Emerging players

• Allied Health Professions Australia (AHPA): Australian peak body representing allied health professions including physiotherapy and occupational therapy; performs analogous advocacy, standards, and workforce-policy functions though without CREFITO 1's statutory licensing power.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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