New Hampshire Administrative Code

The supervisor of a physical therapist holding a conditionally reinstated license shall, in the course of supervision, determine whether and to what extent the physical therapist has the following skills: (a) Evaluation skills, including:(1) Screening using procedures to determin…

The supervisor of a physical therapist assistant holding a conditionally reinstated license shall, in the course of supervision, determine whether and to what extent the physical therapist assistant has the following skills: (a) Collaboration and communication with the supervisor…

The supervisor of a physical therapist assistant holding a conditionally reinstated license shall, in the course of supervision, determine whether and to what extent the physical therapist assistant has the following skills: (a) Collaboration and communication with the supervisor…

Misconduct shall be: (a) Knowingly or negligently providing inaccurate material information to the board or the OPLC or failing to provide complete and truthful material information upon inquiry by the board, including during the process of applying for a license, license renewal…

(a) Pursuant to RSA 328-F:11, I (g), disciplinary measures available to the board to sanction misconduct shall be: (1) License revocation; (2) License suspension for a specified period of time; (3) License suspension conditioned on the achievement of specified continuing competen…

Other than immediate license suspension authorized by RSA 541-A:30, III, the board shall impose disciplinary sanctions only: (a) After prior notice to the licensee in accordance with Ahp 209.01 and the opportunity for the licensee to be heard; or (b) By agreement in a settlement …

(a) In determining which sanction or combination of sanctions to impose, the board shall: (1) First determine the nature of the act or omission constituting the misconduct done by the licensee; (2) Next determine whether the misconduct has one or more of the characteristics liste…

The board shall select appropriate sanction(s): (a) From the list in Phy 405.02; and (b) By choosing, in light of the characteristics determined pursuant to Phy 405.04(b), the sanction or combination of sanctions most likely to: (1) Protect public health and safety; (2) Prevent f…

When the board determines that one of the following measures is likely to be the most effective way to stop unauthorized practice as defined in RSA 328-F:27, II, the board shall: (a) Issue a cease and desist order against the person or entity engaged in the unauthorized practice;…

(a) The board shall make available to eligible licensees the non-disciplinary substance abuse recovery program specified by RSA 328-A:14. (b) A licensee complying with and completing such non-disciplinary substance abuse recovery program shall be deemed not to have been sanctione…

(a) Individuals licensed as physical therapists or physical therapist assistants wishing to renew their licenses either fully or conditionally shall maintain continuing competence by completing 24 contact hours of continuing professional education in each 2-year renewal cycle. (b…

(a) The board shall recognize as maintenance of continuing competence a licensee's successful completion of academic course work in physical therapy, provided that: (1) The course work is not that required for initial licensure; and (2) The course work is sponsored and assigned c…

(a) The board shall recognize as maintenance of continuing competence the successful completion of non-academic courses, seminars, conferences, and workshops meeting the requirements set forth in Phy 406.01 (e) and (f). (b) For each clock hour of attendance at such courses, semin…

(a) The board shall recognize as maintenance of continuing competence a licensee's participation in, or attendance at, a facility-based physical therapy training consisting of continuing education lasting less than 2 hours. (b) The board shall credit the licensee with one contact…

(a) The board shall recognize formal mentored independent study in physical therapy as maintenance of continuing competence so long as the study is performed under a written and signed mentorship agreement setting forth: (1) The name of the mentor; and (2) The goals and objective…

(a) The board shall recognize as maintenance of continuing competence a licensee's direct supervision of physical therapist or physical therapist assistant students during their clinical education when the licensee acts as the primary clinical instructor. (b) The board shall cred…

(a) The board shall recognize as maintenance of continuing competence a licensee's supervision of a licensee holding a conditional initial license, a conditionally renewed license, or a conditionally reinstated license. (b) The board shall credit the licensee with 2 contact hours…

(a) The board shall recognize as maintenance of continuing competence the publication of a licensee's writing related to physical therapy, including the publication of: (1) A book; (2) A peer-reviewed or non-peer-reviewed chapter of a book; or (3) A peer-reviewed or non-peer-revi…

(a) The board shall recognize professional presentations relating to physical therapy, including workshops, lectures, and in-service trainings made to other professionals or to the public, as maintenance of continuing competence. (b) The board shall credit the licensee with 2 con…

(a) The board shall recognize participation in a physical therapy research project as maintenance of continuing competence. (b) The board shall credit the licensee with one contact hour for every 4 clock hours spent on a research project, to a maximum of 8 contact hours per renew…

(a) The board shall recognize as maintenance of continuing competence the participation by a licensee in the work of a board or committee of a professional physical therapy organization or government agency related to the practice of physical therapy. (b) The board shall credit t…

(a) The board shall recognize as maintenance of continuing competence a licensee's teaching a college or university course in physical therapy. (b) The board shall credit the licensee with 2 contact hours for each clock hour of teaching, to a maximum of 8 contact hours per renewa…

(a) The board shall recognize as maintenance of continuing competence a licensee's receipt of infection control education, basic life support courses, facility onboarding, orientation, HIPPA training, or facility annual training. (b) The board shall credit the licensee with one c…

(a) The board shall recognize as maintenance of continuing competence a licensee's study of a journal article dated within the preceding 5 years, including answering the questions provided with and related to the article, so long as the article is related to: (1) Physical therapy…

(a) The board shall recognize as maintenance of continuing competence a licensee's successful completion of the New Hampshire jurisprudence assessment module administered by the FSBPT. (b) The board shall credit the licensee with a maximum of 2 contact hours per renewal cycle. (c…

(a) The board shall recognize as maintenance of continuing competence the successful completion of a specialty certification examination sponsored by the APTA or another nationally recognized association related to physical therapy. (b) The board shall credit the licensee with 24…

(a) The board shall recognize as maintenance of continuing competence for physical therapists the successful participation in a clinical residency program or fellowship program credentialed through the ABPTRFE. (b) The board shall credit the licensee with one contact hour for eac…

(a) The board shall recognize as maintenance of continuing competence, a licensee's clinical mentorship of a physical therapist during that physical therapist's participation in a clinical fellowship or residency program, credentialed through the ABPTRFE, when the licensee acts a…

Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Phy 407.01 - Phy 407.22

A fully renewed licenses shall be issued by the OPLC to physical therapists and physical therapist assistants holding conditionally renewed licenses when they have: (a) Completed the supervised practice described in Phy 408.03; (b) Established readiness to practice under fully re…

(a) The practice of a licensee holding a conditionally reinstated license shall be supervised by at least one physical therapist authorized to practice in New Hampshire who: (1) Has been practicing clinically for a period of at least one year; (2) Is a non-probationary employee n…

(a) Licensees holding conditionally renewed licenses shall practice under the levels of supervision as follows: (1) Direct personal supervision, as defined in Phy 401.08, for at least 30% of the hours worked each week; (2) Direct supervision, as defined in Phy 401.09, for at leas…

(a) The administrative obligations of licensees holding conditionally renewed licenses shall be as follows: (1) Before the beginning of supervision by the individual who will provide some or all of the weeks of supervision, licensees holding conditionally renewed licenses shall: …

(a) For a physical therapist holding a conditionally renewed license, the letter indicating supervisory approval shall:(1) Be dated and signed by the individual who is the physical therapist's most recent supervisor; (2) Be based on the determinations by the supervisor required b…

The OPLC shall extend a conditionally renewed license for an additional period of no more than 26 weeks when: (a) The conditionally renewed license is still valid; (b) The licensee holding the conditionally renewed license:(1) Is unable to complete the required supervised practic…

(a) The OPLC shall extend the period of validity of a conditionally renewed license for the period of time, not to exceed 6 weeks, specified by the supervisor: (1) If the request is made during the period of validity of the conditionally renewed license; (2) When the holder of th…

(a) A conditionally renewed license shall expire upon the first of the following events: (1) The date of its expiration; or (2) The OPLC's approval or denial of full renewal licensure. (b) The physical therapist or physical therapist assistant holding the conditionally renewed li…

The supervisor of a physical therapist holding a conditionally renewed license shall, in the course of supervision, determine whether and to what extent the physical therapist has the following skills: (a) Evaluation skills, including:(1) Screening using procedures to determine t…

The supervisor of a physical therapist assistant holding a conditionally renewed license shall, in the course of supervision, determine whether and to what extent the physical therapist assistant has the following skills: (a) Collaboration and communication with the supervisor; (…

(a) A physical therapist shall be responsible for managing all aspects of the physical therapy care of a client, including:(1) Oversight of documentation of services given to the client; (2) Being aware of fees charged and any client reimbursement systems; and (3) The services in…

A physical therapist assistant shall be responsible for: (a) Interventions and tasks appropriate to the plan of care when they have been delegated to the physical therapist assistant by a physical therapist; (b) Making a written or electronic record of their services; (c) Providi…

(a) The supervising physical therapist or physical therapist assistant shall be the individual responsible for the client's treatment on the day the physical therapist student or physical therapist assistant student provides treatment. (b) The supervising physical therapist or ph…

(a) A client's treatment by a physical therapist assistant shall be supervised, at least at the level of general supervision, by a physical therapist authorized to practice in New Hampshire. (b) A physical therapist shall supervise concurrently no greater number of physical thera…

(a) If assigning tasks to a physical therapy aide, a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant shall assign only tasks which are routine in the following way: (1) The tasks support client care but do not constitute physical therapy because they do not require the skills …

In accordance with RSA 328-A:9, VI, physical therapists shall: (a) Have the authority to purchase and administer topical and aerosol medications on the prescription of a New Hampshire health care practitioner legally authorized to prescribe medications; and (b) Shall comply with …

(a) Pursuant to RSA 328-A:9, II, a physical therapist shall refer a client to one of the practitioners listed in (b) below when: (1) The client requires services outside the practice of physical therapy as defined in RSA 328-A:2, XI; or (2) Physical therapy is contraindicated. (b…

(a) The licensees shall:(1) Maintain their current business and home addresses on file with the OPLC; and (2) Notify the OPLC of any change in address no later than 30 days from the date of the change. (b) Licensees shall: (1) Report to the OPLC: a. Any criminal conviction of ano…