Section Phy 406.01 - Maintenance of Continuing Competence Requirements(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 hours of continuing professional education in each 2-year renewal cycle.(b) Individuals who have been licensed within the past 2 years as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant in another state and wish to renew an initial New Hampshire license that expires in less than the usual 2 years may use continuing education earned outside of the New Hampshire license period of validity but not outside the 2 year renewal cycle towards the requirement in (a) above.(c) At least one half of the hours required by (a) above shall relate directly and primarily to the clinical application of physical therapy.(d) The balance of the contact hours required by (a) above shall relate to general physical therapy practice, including, but not limited to, supervision and consultation skills, curriculum development and trans-disciplinary issues or skills.(e) Continuing competence shall be maintained through the following continuing professional education courses and professional activities, provided that they meet the definition of continuing professional education in Phy 401.04: (1) Receipt of academic instruction in physical therapy, as further described in Phy 406.02;(2) Non-academic courses, seminars, conferences and workshops, as further described in Phy 406.03;(3) Facility-based physical therapy in-service training, as further described in Phy 406.04;(4) Formal mentored independent study, as further described in Phy 406.05;(5) Direct supervision of physical therapist or physical therapist assistant students during their clinical education, as further described in Phy 406.06;(6) Supervision of licensees holding conditional initial licenses, conditionally renewed licenses or conditionally reinstated licenses, as further described in Phy 406.07;(7) Publication of writing related to physical therapy, as further described in Phy 406.08;(8) Professional presentations relating to physical therapy made to other professionals or the public, as further described in Phy 406.09;(9) Participation in a physical therapy research project, as further described in Phy 406.10;(10) Participation in the work of professional boards, committees and agencies, as further described in Phy 406.11;(11) Completion of distance learning courses, as further described in Phy 406.12;(12) Teaching physical therapy, as further described in Phy 406.13; (13) Receipt of infection control education, as further described in Phy 406.14; (14) Successful completion of a practice review tool, as further described in Phy 406.15;(15) Journal study, as further described in Phy 406.16; and(16) Clinical mentoring of a physical therapist in an accredited residency or fellowship program, as further described in Phy 406.20.N.H. Admin. Code § Phy 406.01
#9456, eff 4-17-09; ss by #10061, eff 12-23-11; ss by #10203, eff 10-19-12
The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Volume 37, Number 06, eff. 1/20/2017 is not yet available.