TABLE
OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER
Phy 100
ORGANIZATIONAL RULES
PART Phy 101 PURPOSE
Section Phy
101.01 Purpose
PART Phy 102 DEFINITIONS
Section Phy 102.01 Board
Section Phy 102.02 Physical Therapist
Section Phy 102.03 Physical Therapy
Section Phy 102.04 Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)
PART Phy 103 DESCRIPTION OF THE BOARD AND BOARD MEETINGS
Section Phy 103.01 Composition of the Board
Section Phy 103.02 Relationship of the Board to the Office of Licensed
Allied Health Professionals
Section Phy 103.03 Responsibilities of the Board
Section Phy 103.04 Board Meetings and Quorum
Section Phy 103.05 Attendance at Meetings by Members of the
Public
Section Phy 103.06 Other Organizational Rules
CHAPTER
Phy 200 PROCEDURAL
RULES
PART Phy 201 Practice and Procedure
Section Phy 201.01 Rules of Practice and Procedure
PART Phy
202 PROCEDURES FOR THE RECEIPT OF
MISCONDUCT COMPLAINTS AND THE CONDUCT OF DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS
Section 202.01 Procedures for the Receipt of Misconduct
Complaints and the Conduct of Disciplinary Hearings
PART Phy
203 CONSTRUCTION OF RULES; RIGHT TO A
HEARING
Section Phy
203.01 Principles of Construction
Section Phy
203.02 Right to a Hearing
PART Phy
204 CONDUCT OF HEARINGS BY PRESIDING
OFFICER; WAIVER OF RULES
Section Phy
204.01 Presiding Officer
Section Phy
204.02 Withdrawal of Presiding Officer
Section Phy
204.03 Waiver or Suspension of Rules by
Presiding Officer
PART Phy
205 TIME PERIODS
Section Phy
205.01 Computation of Time
PART Phy
206 FILING, FORMAT AND DELIVERY OF
DOCUMENTS
Section Phy
206.01 Date of Issuance or Filing
Section Phy
206.02 Format of Documents
Section Phy
206.03 Delivery of Documents
PART Phy
207 MOTIONS AND OBJECTIONS
Section Phy
207.01 Motions; Objections to Motions;
Ruling on Motions
PART Phy
208 COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE
PROCEEDINGS; EMERGENCY SUSPENSION PROCEDURES; APPEARANCE; PRE-HEARING
CONFERENCES; RECORDING THE HEARING
Section Phy
208.01 Notice Commencing Adjudicative
Proceedings
Section Phy
208.02 Procedure for Emergency
Suspension of Licenses
Section Phy
208.03 Appearances
Section Phy
208.04 Pre-Hearing Conference
Section Phy
208.05 Recording the Hearing
PART Phy
209 INTERVENTION; ROLE OF BOARD STAFF
Section Phy
209.01 Intervention Procedure
Section Phy
209.02 Effect of Intervention and Rights
of an Intervenor
Section Phy
209.03 Role of Board Staff
PART Phy
210 CONTINUANCES
Section Phy
210.01 Continuances
PART Phy
211 FAILURE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
HEARING
Section Phy
211.01 Failure of the Party Having the
Overall Burden of Proof to Participate in the Hearing
Section Phy
211.02 Failure of a Party Not Having the
Overall Burden of Proof to Participate in the Hearing
PART Phy
212 REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION AND
DOCUMENTS
Section Phy
212.01 Voluntary Production of
Information
Section Phy
212.02 Motions to Compel Production of Information
and Documents
Section Phy
212.03 Mandatory Pre-Hearing Disclosure
of Witnesses and Exhibits
PART Phy
213 HEARING PROCEDURE
Section Phy
213.01 Standard and Burden of Proof
Section Phy
213.02 Order of Testimony;
Cross-Examination
Section Phy
213.03 Evidence
Section Phy
213.04 Proposed Findings of Fact and
Rulings of Law
Section Phy
213.05 Closing the Record
Section Phy
213.06 Reopening the Record
Section Phy
213.07 Disposition
Section Phy
213.08 Rehearing
PART Phy 214 SETTLEMENTS
Section Phy
214.01 Settlement of Non-Disciplinary
Issues
PART Phy
215 RULEMAKING
Section Phy
215.01 Petitions for Rulemaking
Section Phy
215.02 Disposition of Petitions for
Rulemaking
PART Phy
216 PUBLIC COMMENT HEARINGS
Section Phy
216.01 Purpose
Section Phy
216.02 Public Access and Participation
Section Phy
216.03 Limitations on Public
Participation
Section Phy
216.04 Media Access
Section Phy
216.05 Conduct of Public Comment
Hearings
PART Phy
217 DECLARATORY RULINGS
Section Phy
217.01 Requests for Declaratory Rulings
Section Phy
217.02 Documents Required to Support
Requests for Declaratory Rulings
Section Phy
217.03 Processing Requests for
Declaratory Rulings
Section Phy
217.04 Issuance and Publication of
Declaratory Rulings
Section Phy
217.05 Effect of Declaratory Rulings
PART Phy
218 EXPLANATION OF ADOPTED RULES
Section Phy
218.01 Requests for Explanation of
Adopted Rules
Section Phy
218.02 Contents of Explanation
Part Phy
219 VOLUNTARY SURRENDER OF LICENSE
Section Phy
219.01 Procedures for, and Effect of,
Voluntary Surrender of License
CHAPTER Phy 300
REQUIREMENTS FOR INITIAL LICENSURE
PART
Phy
301 SCOPE
Section
Phy 301.01
Scope
PART
Phy 302
DEFINITIONS
Section
Phy 302.01
Active in the Profession
Section
Phy 302.02
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
Section
Phy 302.03
Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
Section
Phy 302.04
Direct Personal Supervision
Section
Phy 302.05
Direct Supervision
Section
Phy 302.06
Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT)
Section Phy
302.07 Foreign Credentialing Commission
on Physical Therapy (FCCPT)
Section Phy
302.08 General Supervision
Section Phy
302.09 Internet-based Test of English as
a Foreign Language (TOEFL-IBT)
Section Phy
302.10 National Physical Therapy
Examination of Physical Therapist Assistants
Section Phy
302.11 National Physical Therapy
Examination for Physical Therapists
Section Phy
302.12 Practice of Physical Therapy
Section Phy
302.13 Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL)
PART Phy
303 EXAMINATION APPLICATION PROCEDURES
AND THE BOARD’S PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS
Section Phy
303.01 Method of Applying for the
National Physical Therapy Examination
Section Phy
303.02 Request for the Board’s Approval
for Reasonable Accommodation for Disability in the Administration of the
National Physical Therapy Examination
Section Phy
303.03 Effect of Signature
Section Phy
303.04 The Board’s Processing of
Applications to take the National Physical Therapy Examination
Section Phy
303.05 Re-Taking the National Physical
Therapy Examination
Section Phy
303.06 The Board’s Processing of
Requests to Re-Take the National Physical Therapy Examination for the Fourth
Time
Section Phy
303.07 Jurisprudence Examination
PART Phy
304 INITIAL LICENSURE APPLICATION
PROCEDURES AND THE BOARD’S PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS
Section Phy
304.01 Method of Applying for Initial
Licensure and the Board’s Processing of License Applications
Section Phy
304.02 Multipart License Application
Form
Section Phy
304.03 Effect of Notarized Signature
Section Phy
304.04 Materials Required to Accompany
the License Application Form
Section Phy
304.05 Letters of Reference - REPEALED
PART Phy
305 QUALIFICATIONS FOR INITIAL LICENSURE
Section Phy
305.01 Basic Eligibility Requirements
for Full or Conditional Initial Licensure
Section Phy
305.02 Issuance of Full Initial Licenses
Section Phy
305.03 Issuance of Conditional Licenses
Section Phy
305.04 Demonstration of Continuing
Competence by Those Applying Between 12 and 36 Months After Passing the
Examination
Section Phy
305.05 Demonstration of Continuing
Competence by Those Applying for Initial Licensure More Than 36 Months After
Passing the Applicable National Examination
PART Phy
306 EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INITIAL
LICENSURE
Section Phy
306.01 Educational Requirements for
Applicants for Initial Licensure
Section Phy
306.02 Educational Requirements for
Applicants Educated in Physical Therapy Outside of the
Section Phy
306.03 Educational Requirements for
Applicants Educated as Physical Therapist Assistants Outside of the
Section Phy
306.04 English Language Proficiency
Testing Requirement
PART Phy
307 CONDITIONAL LICENSES
Section Phy
307.01 The Nature of Conditional
Licenses
Section Phy
307.02 Issuance of Full Licenses to
Conditional Licensees
Section Phy
307.03 Requirements for Supervisors
Section Phy
307.04 Supervised Practice
Section Phy
307.05 Supervision Form
Section Phy
307.06 Administrative and Ethical
Obligations of Conditional Licensees
Section Phy
307.07 Supervisory Approval Letter
Section Phy
307.08 Extension of Conditional License
When Supervised Practice is Incomplete or Supervisory Approval Letter is
Unavailable
Section Phy
307.09 Extension of Conditional License
in Accordance with Supervisor’s Request
Section Phy
307.10 Expiration, Denial and Suspension
of Conditional Licenses
Section Phy
307.11 Skills To Be Determined for
Conditional Licensees Who Are Physical Therapists
Section Phy
307.12 Skills To Be Determined for
Conditional Licensees Who Are Physical Therapist Assistants
PART Phy
308 PHYSICAL THERAPY COMPACT
Section Phy
308.01 Physical Therapy Compact
CHAPTER Phy 400 CONTINUED STATUS
PART Phy
401 DEFINITIONS
Section Phy
401.01 Active in the Profession
Section Phy
401.02 American Board of Physical
Therapy Residency & Fellowship Education (ABPTRFE)
Section Phy
401.03 Clinical Fellowship
Section Phy
401.04 Clinical Residency
Section Phy
401.05 Contact Hour
Section Phy
401.06 Continuing Education Unit (CEU)
Section Phy
401.07 Continuing Professional Education
or Professional Activity
Section Phy
401.08 Direct Personal Supervision
Section Phy
401.09 Direct Supervision
Section Phy
401.10 Distance-Learning
Section Phy
401.11 Federation of State Boards of
Physical Therapy (FSBPT)
Section Phy
401.12 General Supervision
Section Phy
401.13 Maintenance of Continuing
Competence
Section Phy
401.14 Practice of Physical Therapy
Section Phy
401.15 Practice Review Tool
Section Phy
401.16 Physical Therapy Aide
Section Phy
401.17 Renewal Year
Section Phy
401.18 Sexual Misconduct
PART Phy
402 PROCEDURES FOR RENEWING A LICENSE
AND INDICATING A DECISION NOT TO RENEW
Section Phy
402.01 Procedures for Licensees Who Do
Not Wish to Renew Their Licenses
Section Phy
402.02 License Renewal Procedure
Section Phy
402.03 License Renewal Application
Packet
Section Phy
402.04 Licensure Renewal Application
Form
Section Phy
402.05 Effect of the Renewal Applicant’s
Signature
Section Phy
402.06 Jurisprudence Examination
Section Phy
402.07 Required Documents
Section Phy
402.08 The Board’s Renewal Application
Processing Procedures
Section Phy
402.09 Non-Completion of Maintenance of
Continuing Competence Reported on the Renewal
Form
Section Phy
402.10 Non-Completion of the
Requirements to Take and Pass the Jurisprudence Examination
Described in Phy 402.06
Section Phy
402.11 Audit Procedure
Section Phy
402.12 Full Renewal of Licensure
Section Phy
402.13 Conditional Renewal of Licensure
PART Phy
403 REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSES
Section Phy
403.01 Licenses Subject to Reinstatement
Section Phy
403.02 Full Reinstatement of Licenses
Suspended Pursuant to Phy 402.11(f)
Section Phy
403.03 Full Reinstatement of Licenses
Suspended Pursuant to Disciplinary Rules Other than
Phy 402.11(f)
Section Phy
403.04 Full Reinstatement of Licenses
Lapsed for No More than 70 Days
Section Phy
403.05 Full Reinstatement of Certain
Licenses Lapsed for More than 70 Days
Section Phy
403.06 Conditional Reinstatement of
Lapsed Licenses
Section Phy
403.07 Application Form
Section Phy
403.08 Supporting Materials
PART Phy
404 CONDITIONALLY REINSTATED LICENSES
Section Phy
404.01 The Nature of Conditionally
Reinstated Licenses
Section Phy
404.02 Issuance of Fully Reinstated
Licenses to Conditionally Reinstated Licensees
Section Phy
404.03 Supervisors
Section Phy
404.04 Supervised Practice
Section Phy
404.05 Supervision Form
Section Phy
404.06 Administrative and Ethical
Obligations of Licensees Holding Conditionally Reinstated
Licenses
Section Phy
404.07 Supervisory Approval Letter
Section Phy
404.08 Extension of Conditionally
Reinstated License When Supervised Practice is Incomplete
or Supervisory Approval Letter is Unavailable
Section Phy
404.09 Extension of a Conditionally
Reinstated License in Accordance with Supervisor’s
Request
Section Phy
404.10 Expiration, Denial and Suspension
of Conditionally Reinstated Licenses
Section Phy
404.11 Skills to be Determined for
Physical Therapists Holding Conditionally Reinstated
Licenses
Section Phy
404.12 Skills to be Determined for
Physical Therapist Assistants Holding Conditionally
Reinstated Licenses
PART Phy
405 REVOCATION, SUSPENSION AND OTHER
SANCTIONS, INCLUDING NON-DISCIPLINARY SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY PROGRAM
Section Phy
405.01 Misconduct
Section Phy
405.02 Sanctions
Section Phy
405.03 Procedure for Imposition of
Sanctions
Section Phy
405.04 Determinations Required for
Sanctions
Section Phy
405.05 Standards for the Selection of
Sanctions
Section Phy
405.06 Unauthorized Practice
Section Phy
405.07 Non-Disciplinary Substance Abuse
Recovery Program
PART Phy
406 MAINTENANCE OF CONTINUING COMPETENCE
Section Phy
406.01 Maintenance of Continuing
Competence Requirements
Section Phy
406.02 Receipt of Academic Instruction
in Physical Therapy
Section Phy
406.03 Non-Academic Courses, Seminars,
Conferences and Workshops
Section Phy
406.04 Facility-Based Physical Therapy
In-Service Training
Section Phy
406.05 Formal Mentored Independent Study
Section Phy
406.06 Direct Supervision of Physical
Therapist or Physical Therapist Assistant Students During Their Clinical
Education
Section Phy
406.07 Supervision of Licensees Holding
Conditional Initial Licenses, Conditionally Renewed Licenses, or Conditionally
Reinstated Licenses
Section Phy
406.08 Publication of Writing Related to
Physical Therapy
Section Phy
406.09 Professional Presentations
Relating to Physical Therapy Made to Other Professionals or the Public
Section Phy
406.10 Participation in a Physical
Therapy Research Project
Section Phy
406.11 Participation in the Work of
Professional Boards, Committees and Agencies
Section Phy
406.12 Completion of Distance Learning
Courses
Section Phy
406.13 Teaching Physical Therapy
Section Phy
406.14 Receipt of Infection Control
Education
Section Phy
406.15 Successful Completion of a
Practice Review Tool
Section Phy
406.16 Journal Study
Section Phy
405.17 Basic Life Support Course
Section Phy
405.18 New Hampshire Jurisprudence
Assessment Module
Section Phy
406.19 Specialty Certification
Examination
Section Phy
406.20 Residency Program
Section Phy
406.21 Fellowship Program
Section Phy
406.22 Clinical Mentor of a Physical
Therapist in an Accredited Residency or Fellowship Program
PART Phy
407 DOCUMENTATION OF MAINTENANCE OF
CONTINUING COMPETENCE
Section Phy
407.01 Documentation Requirements
Section Phy
407.02 Receipt of Academic Instruction
in Physical Therapy
Section Phy
407.03 Non-Academic Courses, Seminars,
Conferences and Workshops
Section Phy
407.04 Facility-Based Physical Therapy
In-Service Training
Section Phy
407.05 Formal Mentored Independent Study
Section Phy
407.06 Direct Supervision of Physical
Therapist or Physical Therapist Assistant Students During Their Clinical
Education
Section Phy
407.07 Supervision of Licensees Holding
Conditional Initial Licenses, Conditionally Renewed Licenses or Conditionally
Reinstated Licenses
Section Phy
407.08 Publication of Writing Related to
Physical Therapy
Section Phy
407.09 Professional Presentations
Relating to Physical Therapy Made to Other Professionals or the Public
Section Phy
407.10 Participation in a Physical
Therapy Research Project
Section Phy
407.11 Participation in the Work of
Professional Boards, Committees and Agencies
Section Phy
407.12 Completion of Distance Learning
Courses
Section Phy
407.13 Teaching Physical Therapy
Section Phy
407.14 Receipt of Infection Control
Education
Section Phy
407.15 Successful Completion of a
Practice Review Tool
Section Phy
407.16 Journal Study
Section Phy
407.17 Basic Life Support Course
Section Phy
407.18 New Hampshire Jurisprudence
Assessment Module
Section Phy
407.19 Successful Completion of a
Specialty Certification Examination
Section Phy
407.20 Clinical Residence Program
Section Phy
407.21 Clinical Fellowship Program
Section Phy
407.22 Clinical Mentor of a Physical
Therapist in an Accredited Residency or Fellowship Program
PART Phy
408 CONDITIONAL RENEWAL OF LICENSURE
Section Phy
408.01 The Nature of Conditionally
Renewed Licenses
Section Phy
408.02 Issuance of Fully Renewed
Licenses to Conditionally Renewed Licensees
Section Phy
408.03 Supervisors
Section Phy
408.04 Supervised Practice
Section Phy
408.05 Supervision Form
Section Phy
408.06 Administrative and Ethical
Obligations of Licensees Holding Conditionally Renewed Licenses
Section Phy
408.07 Supervisory Approval Letter
Section Phy
408.08 Extension of Conditionally
Renewed License When Supervised Practice is Incomplete or Supervisory Approval
Letter is Unavailable
Section Phy
408.09 Extension of a Conditionally
Renewed License in Accordance with Supervisor’s Request
Section Phy
408.10 Expiration, Denial and Suspension
of Conditionally Renewed Licenses
Section Phy
408.11 Skills to be Determined for
Physical Therapists Holding Conditionally Renewed Licenses
Section Phy
408.12 Skills to be Determined for
Physical Therapist Assistants Holding Conditionally Renewed Licenses
PART Phy
409 ROLES OF PHYSICAL THERAPISTS,
PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS AND PHYSICAL THERAPY AIDES
Section Phy
409.01 Role of Physical Therapist
Assistants
Section Phy
409.02 Role of Physical Therapist
Assistants
Section Phy
409.03 Supervision of Physical Therapist
Student or Physical Therapist Assistant Student
Section Phy
409.04 Supervision of Physical Therapist
Assistants and Other Support Personnel
Section Phy
409.05 Assignment of Routine Tasks to
Physical Therapy Aides
PART Phy
410 ONGOING REQUIREMENTS
Section Phy
410.01 Medications
Section Phy
410.02 Required Referral
Section Phy
410.03 Administrative Obligations of
Licensees
Section Phy
410.04 Obligation to Report to Clients
CHAPTER Phy 500 ETHICAL STANDARDS - EXPIRED
PART Phy
501 DEFINITIONS, ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR
PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS
Section
Phy 501.01
Definitions
Section Phy
501.02 Ethical Standards for Physical
Therapists
Section
Phy 501.03
Ethical Standards for Physical Therapist Assistants