1. (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.
2. (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.
3. (c) A licensee shall retain documentation of maintenance of continuing competence as described in Phy 410.03(d).
4. (d) The renewal applicant shall furnish the copies of documentation of continuing competence activities set forth in Phy 406.02 through Phy 406.14 only when requested to do so by the OPLC in connection with an audit.
5. (e) At least one half of the contact hours required by (a) and (b) above shall relate directly and primarily to the clinical application of physical therapy.
6. (f) The balance of the contact hours required by (a) and (b) 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.

7. (g) 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 406.01(a) and (b):

   1. (1) Receipt of academic instruction in physical therapy, as further described in Phy 406.02;
   2. (2) Non-academic courses, seminars, conferences, and workshops, as further described in Phy 406.03;
   3. (3) Facility-based physical therapy in-service training, as further described in Phy 406.04;
   4. (4) Formal mentored independent study, as further described in Phy 406.05;
   5. (5) Direct supervision of physical therapist or physical therapist assistant students during their clinical education, as further described in Phy 406.06;
   6. (6) Supervision of licensees holding conditional initial licenses, conditionally renewed licenses or conditionally reinstated licenses, as further described in Phy 406.07;
   7. (7) Publication of writing related to physical therapy, as further described in Phy 406.08;
   8. (8) Professional presentations relating to physical therapy made to other professionals or the public, as further described in Phy 406.09;
   9. (9) Participation in a physical therapy research project, as further described in Phy 406.10;
   10. (10) Participation in the work of professional boards, committees, and agencies, as further described in Phy 406.11;
   11. (11) Teaching physical therapy, as further described in Phy 406.12;
   12. (12) Receipt of infection control education, basic life support courses, facility onboarding, orientation, HIPPA training, and annual training, as further described in Phy 406.13;
   13. (13) Journal study, as further described in Phy 406.14;
   14. (14) New Hampshire jurisprudence assessment module described in Phy 406.15;
   15. (15) Specialty certification examination described in Phy 406.16;
   16. (16) Clinical residency program or fellowship program described in Phy 406.17;
   17. (17) Clinical mentoring of a physical therapist in an accredited residency or fellowship program, as further described in Phy 406.18.

Source. #9456, eff 4-17-09; ss by #10061, eff 12-23-11; ss by #10203, eff 10-19-12, EXPIRED: 10-19-22 New. #13825, eff 2-17-24