New Hampshire Administrative Code

(a) Minutes shall be kept of board meetings and of official actions taken by the board. (b) Such minutes shall: (1) Record the members participating in each vote; and (2) Separately record the position of members who dissent, abstain or concur. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Phy 103.08…

(a) The board's office location and mailing address is: Physical Therapy Governing Board c/o Office of Licensed Allied Health Professionals 2 Industrial Park Drive Concord, New Hampshire 03301 (b) The board's telephone number is (603) 271-8389 and its fax number is 603-271-6702. …

(a) Persons wishing to correspond with the board or make submissions to it may: (1) Send a letter; (2) Send the correspondence or submission by fax, provided that it is printed or typed and that the board's rules do not require it to be sent by mail; or (3) Send the correspondenc…

(a) Pursuant to RSA 91-A:4 members of the public may inspect and copy those records of the board, including meeting minutes, which are public records and not exempt from disclosure under: (1) RSA 91-A:5; (2) RSA 328-F:24, II; (3) RSA 328-A:15, II; (4) RSA 328-A:15, VIII; or (5) O…

The Plc 200 rules shall govern with regards to all procedures for: (a) The receipt and investigation of misconduct complaints; (b) The conduct of adjudicative and non-adjudicative proceedings; (c) Rulemaking submissions, considerations, and dispositions of rulemaking petitions; (…

(a) This chapter shall apply to individuals intending to practice as physical therapists except those made exempt from licensure by RSA 328-A:8, II. (b) This chapter shall apply to individuals intending to practice as physical therapist assistants except those made exempt from li…

"Active in the profession" means having engaged in physical therapy under licensure in another state: (a) As: (1) A clinician in the practice of physical therapy, as defined in RSA 328-A:2, XI; (2) A physical therapy educator; (3) A physical therapy administrator; (4) A physical …

"American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)" means a national professional organization with the goal to foster advancements in physical therapy practice, research, and education. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Phy 302.02 #9233, eff 8-22-08 Amended by Volume XXXV, Number 40 filed Oct…

"Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)" means the component of the American Physical Therapy Association that establishes the core requirements for physical therapy education and accredits programs of physical therapy education. Notes N.H. Admin. Code …

"Direct personal supervision" means, pursuant to RSA 328-A:2, III, that the physical therapist or the physical therapist assistant is physically present and immediately available to direct and supervise tasks that are related to patient/client management. The direction and superv…

"Direct supervision" means "direct supervision" as defined in RSA 328-A:2, IV, namely "the physical therapist is physically present and immediately available for direction and supervision. The physical therapist will have direct contact with the patient/client during each visit t…

"Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT)" means the entity that develops the national examination for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Phy 302.06 #9233, eff 8-22-08 Amended by Volume XXXV, Number 40 filed October 8, 20…

"Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy (FCCPT)" means a non-profit organization created to assist federal immigration authorities and physical therapy licensing bodies by evaluating the credentials of foreign educated physical therapists to determine whether they h…

"General supervision" means "general supervision" as defined in RSA 328-A:2, V, namely, "that the physical therapist is not required to be on-site for direction and supervision, but must be available at least by telecommunications." Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Phy 302.08 #9233, eff …

"Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL-IBT)" means a version of TOEFL which is taken on-line at designated test centers. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Phy 302.09 #9233, eff 8-22-08 Amended by Volume XXXV, Number 40 filed October 8, 2015, Proposed by #10933, Effec…

"National Physical Therapy Examination for Physical Therapist Assistants" means the examination developed by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy to test entry-level competence for physical therapist assistants. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Phy 302.10 #9233, eff 8-22-08…

"National Physical Therapy Examination for Physical Therapists" means the examination developed by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy to test entry- level competence for physical therapists. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Phy 302.11 #9233, eff 8-22-08 Amended by Volume …

"Practice of physical therapy" means "practice of physical therapy" as defined in RSA 328-A:2, XI, namely, (a) Testing, examining and evaluating impairments, movement dysfunctions, and disabilities or other health and movement-related conditions in order to determine a diagnosis,…

"Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)" means a test developed by the Educational Testing Service to measure the ability of non-native speakers of English to use and understand English as it is spoken, written, and heard in college and university settings. Notes N.H. Admi…

(a) Those seeking to apply for initial licensure as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant in New Hampshire shall apply to take the national physical therapy examination for physical therapists or the national physical therapy examination for physical therapist assi…

(a) Applicant's seeking reasonable accommodations for disabilities in the administration of the national physical therapy examination shall do so through the FSBPT. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Phy 303.02 #9369, eff 1-24-09; ss by #9545, eff 9-19-09 Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 6,…

The effect of the applicant's signature on the examination application form shall be to certify that: (a) The information provided on the form, and on any request for reasonable accommodation for disability in the administration of the examination, is true to the best of the appl…

(a) Each applicant for initial licensure or reinstatement of licensure to practice as a physical therapist shall be examined on the contents of RSA 328-A Physical Therapy Practice Act, Phy 100 through Phy 500, and the APTA Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist. (b) Each appli…

(a) Any individual who was approved by the board to take the national physical therapy examination and who failed the examination shall be eligible to re-take the examination up to 3 times upon the submission of the following to the board each time the examination is to be re-tak…

(a) If the board, after receiving a request to re-take the examination for the fourth time, requires further information or documents to determine the individual's eligibility, the board shall: (1) So notify the individual within 60 days; and (2) Specify in writing the informatio…

(a) Each applicant for initial licensure or reinstatement of licensure to practice as a physical therapist shall be examined on the contents of RSA 328-A Physical Therapy Practice Act, Phy 100 through 500, and the APTA Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist. (b) Each applicant…

(a) Applicants who wish, after passing the applicable national physical therapy examination, to apply for initial licensure as a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant shall do so by submitting each of the following components of the application: (1) A license appli…

At the time that applicants for initial licensure submit their completed license application form, they shall submit, or arrange for the board to receive, the following materials: (a) A passport size, 2" x 2", original head-shot photograph taken within the immediately preceding 6…

The effect of the applicant's notarized signature on part 2 of the license application form shall be: (a) The applicant's acknowledgement that knowingly making a false statement on the application form is a misdemeanor under RSA 641:2, I; (b) The applicant's certification that: (…

At the time that applicants for initial licensure submit their completed license application forms, they shall submit, or arrange for the board to receive, the following materials: (a) A recent passport size, 2" x 2", original head-shot photograph; (b) On a separate sheet, a deta…

Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Phy 304.05 #9233, eff 8-22-08; rpld by #10401, eff 8-23-13 The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Volume 37, Number 06, eff. 1/20/2017 is not yet available.

(a) Applicants for initial licensure as physical therapists or physical therapist assistants shall: (1) Be of good moral character as evidenced by:(a) The answers to the questions on the application form described in Phy 304.01(a)(1); (b) Any reports submitted pursuant to the req…

The board shall issue full initial licenses to applicants who: (a) Meet the basic eligibility requirements of Phy 305.01; and (b) Are in one of the following 3 categories of applicants: (1) Those who applied for licensure within 12 months of passing the applicable national examin…

(a) The board shall initially approve a request for a conditional license to applicants who: (1) Meet the basic eligibility requirements of Phy 305.01 but have not been active in the profession, as defined in Phy 302.01; (2) Meet the requirements of Phy 305.04 or Phy 305.05, as a…

Applicants applying for initial licensure between 12 or more months after passing the applicable national examination shall demonstrate continuing competence by: (a) Being active in the profession as defined in Phy 302.01; or (b) Meeting the requirements of Phy 305.05 if not acti…

Applicants applying for initial licensure 12 or more months after passing the applicable national examination when not active in the profession shall demonstrate continuing competence as follows: (a) If applying between 12 and 24 months after passing the applicable examination, b…

Applicants for initial licensure as physical therapists and physical therapist assistants shall be graduates of a physical therapy education program: (a) Approved by CAPTE; (b) Approved by APTA during the period from 1955 through 1977; (c) Approved before 1955 by The Council on M…

Applicants for initial licensure as physical therapists who have been educated outside of the United States in programs not meeting any of the standards in Phy 306.01(a) through (c) shall be graduates of a physical therapy education program: (a) Sponsored by an institution recogn…

Applicants for initial licensure as physical therapists assistants who have been educated outside of the United States in programs not meeting any of the standards in Phy 306.01(a) through (c) shall be graduates of a physical therapy education program: (a) Sponsored by an institu…

(a) Applicants for initial licensure as physical therapists and physical therapist assistants whose native language is not English and have been educated outside the United States in programs not approved by CAPTE shall have taken and passed one of the tests of English language p…

Conditional licenses shall: (a) Limit the practice of a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant to the supervised practice described in Phy 307.03; and (b) Remain valid for no more than 26 weeks unless their validity is extended pursuant to Phy 307.06 or Phy 307.07. No…

(a) A physical therapist shall be supervised by a physical therapist. (b) A physical therapist assistant shall be supervised by either a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant. (c) The practice of a conditional licensee shall be supervised by one or more individuals w…

(a) Conditional licensees shall practice under supervision as described in (b)-(c) below for a total of 320 hours. (b) The first 200 hours of supervision shall be: (1) Direct personal supervision, as defined in Phy 302.04, for at least 75% of the hours worked each week; and (2) D…

(a) The administrative obligations of conditional licensees shall be as follows: (1) Before the beginning of supervision by the individual who will provide some or all of the weeks of supervision, conditional licensees shall: a. Give to these individuals a copy of Phy 307 and the…

(a) For a conditional licensee who is a physical therapist, the letter indicating supervisory approval shall: (1) Be dated and signed by the individual who is the conditional licensee's most recent supervisor; (2) Attest that the supervisor has supervised to the level required by…

The board shall extend a conditional license, one time, for an additional period of no more than 26 weeks when: (a) The conditional license is still valid; (b) The conditional licensee:(1) Is unable to complete the required supervised practice because of loss of employment for an…

The board shall extend the period of validity of a conditional license for the period of time, not to exceed 6 weeks, specified when the supervisor of the conditional licensee determines the extension is necessary to achieve readiness to practice with full licensure: (a) During t…