1. (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. (1) Has been practicing clinically for a period of at least one year;
   2. (2) Is a non-probationary employee not under disciplinary investigation or pending disciplinary charges and has not had disciplinary action taken against them in any state within the past 5 years;
   3. (3) Is located in the facility where supervision is to take place; and

   4. (4) Is not related in any of the following ways to the conditionally reinstated licensee to be supervised:

      1. a. Spouse, civil union partner, or significant other;
      2. b. Parent, step-parent, parent-in-law, or step-parent-in-law;
      3. c. Natural, foster or adopted child, or stepchild; or
      4. d. Sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law.
2. (b) A physical therapist supervising a conditionally reinstated licensee shall share supervisory duties only with a physical therapist meeting the standards in (a) above.

3. (c) A physical therapist supervising a conditionally reinstated licensee shall delegate supervisory duties only:

   1. (1) To a physical therapist authorized to practice in New Hampshire or a physical therapist assistant authorized to practice in New Hampshire who meets the standards in (a)(1) through (a)(3) above;
   2. (2) When the physical therapist believes based on knowledge about the delegate that the delegate is competent to carry out the duties being delegated; and
   3. (3) When the proposed delegate voluntarily accepts the duties.

4. (d) If, as a result of the sharing or the delegation of supervisory duties, there is more than one individual supervising a conditionally reinstated licensee at any one time:

   1. (1) A single physical therapist shall bear responsibility for compliance with Phy 408; and
   2. (2) Complete and sign the supervision form described in Phy 403.06(h).
5. (e) If, as a result of the sharing or the delegation of supervisory duties, there was more than one individual supervising a conditionally reinstated licensee during the licensee's period of supervision, the physical therapist most recently supervising the conditionally reinstated licensee shall sign the supervisory approval letter described in Phy 408.05.

Source. #9456, eff 4-17-09; ss by #10402, eff 8-23-13; ss by #13825, eff 2-17-24 (formerly Phy 408.03)