Active in the Profession - Having engaged in physical therapy under licensure in another state as:

• A clinician in the practice of physical therapy;
• A physical therapy educator;
• A physical therapy administrator;
• A physical therapy consultant;
• A student enrolled full time in an advanced physical therapy degree program; or
• A physical therapy researcher; and

At the rate of 200 hours for the 24 months immediately preceding the completed application.

American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) - A national professional organization with the goal to foster advancements in physical therapy practice, research, and education.

Animal Physical Therapist - A person who is licensed to practice physical therapy in New Hampshire and has obtained a certification to practice animal physical therapy.

Animal Physical Therapy - The practice of physical therapy on animals.

Board - The New Hampshire Physical Therapy Governing Board.

Clinical Fellowship - A planned program of post professional clinical and didactic education:

• For PTs who demonstrate clinical expertise, prior to commencing the program, in a learning experience in an area of clinical practice related to the practice focus of the fellowship; and
• In which a fellowship program is designed to provide greater depth in a specialty or subspecialty area than that which is covered in a residency program.

Clinical Residency - A planned program of post professional clinical and didactic education for PTs that is designed to:

• Significantly advance the PT resident's preparation as a provider of patient care services in a defined area of clinical practice; and
• Substantially advance a resident's expertise in examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention, and management of patients in a defined area of clinical practice, a specialty.

Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) - The component of the American Physical Therapy Association that establishes the core requirements for physical therapy education and accredits programs of physical therapy education.

Contact Hour - A unit of continuing professional education equal to one tenth of a continuing education unit when continuing education is reported in terms of continuing education units.

Continuing Education Unit (CEU) - A measure of continuing education sometimes used to report continuing education achieved.

Continuing Professional Education or Professional Activity - Structured courses, activities, and experiences beyond entry-level professional preparation that are designed to maintain knowledge of advancements and enhancements in the field of physical therapy.

Consultation by Means of Telecommunication- That a PT renders professional or expert opinion or advice to another PT or health care provider via telecommunications or computer technology from a distant location. It includes the transfer of data or exchange of educational or related information by means of audio, video, or data communications.

Direct Personal Supervision - That the PT or the PTA is physically present and immediately available to direct and supervise tasks that are related to patient/client management. The direction and supervision is continuous throughout the time these tasks are performed. Telecommunications does not meet the requirement of direct personal supervision.

Direct Supervision - That the PT is physically present and immediately available for direction and supervision. The PT will have direct contact with the patient/client during each visit that is defined as all encounters with a patient/client in a 24-hour period. Telecommunications does not meet the requirement of direct supervision.

Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT)- The entity that develops the national examination for PTs and PTAs.

Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy (FCCPT) - A non-profit organization created to assist federal immigration authorities and physical therapy licensing bodies by evaluating the credentials of foreign educated PTs to determine whether they have acquired educational credentials equivalent to those required of PTs educated in the United States.

General Supervision - That the PT is not required to be on-site for direction and supervision but must be available at least by telecommunications.

Jurisdiction of the United States - Any state, territory or the District of Columbia that licenses PTs.

National Physical Therapy Examination for Physical Therapist Assistants - The examination developed by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy to test entry-level competence for physical therapist assistants.

National Physical Therapy Examination for Physical Therapists - The examination developed by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy to test entry- level competence for PTs.

Physical Therapy - The care and services provided by or under the direction and supervision of a PT who is licensed in New Hampshire.

Physical Therapist Assistant - A person who meets the requirements of this chapter for licensure and who assists the PT in selected components of physical therapy intervention.

Physical Therapy Aide - A support person trained under the direction of a PT who performs designated and supervised routine tasks related to physical therapy.

Renewal Year - Any even-numbered year which is not the year of initial licensure.