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NH Rev Stat § 328-A:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-A - Physical Therapy Practice Act|Section 328-A:10 - Use of Titles; Restrictions; Classification of Offenses.

    328-A:10 Use of Titles;  Restrictions;  Classification of Offenses. –||I. A physical therapist shall use the letters "PT" in connection with the physical therapist's name or place of business to denote licensure under this chapter.||II. A person or business entity, its employees, agents or representatives shall not use in connection with that person's name or the name or activity of the business, the words "physical therapy," "physical therapist," "physiotherapy," "physiotherapist" or "registered physical therapist," the letters "PT," "LPT," "RPT," "CPT," "MPT," "DPT," or any other words, abbreviations or insignia indicating or implying directly or indirectly that physical therapy is provided or supplied, including the billing of services labeled as physical therapy, unless such services are provided by or under the direction of a physical therapist licensed pursuant to this chapter. A person or entity that violates this paragraph is guilty of a violation for a first offense, and guilty of a misdemeanor for any subsequent violations of this paragraph.||III. A physical therapist assistant shall use the letters "PTA" in connection with that person's name to denote licensure hereunder.||IV. A person shall not use the title "physical therapist assistant," the letters "PTA," "RPTA," "LPTA," "CPTA," or any other words, abbreviations or insignia in connection with that person's name to indicate or imply, directly or indirectly, that the person is a physical therapist assistant unless that person is licensed as a physical therapist assistant pursuant to this chapter. A person who violates this paragraph is guilty of a misdemeanor.|||Source. 2002, 237:1. 2003, 310:25, eff. July 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-A:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-A - Physical Therapy Practice Act|Section 328-A:11 - Obligations of Licensees.

    328-A:11 Obligations of Licensees. –||I. A physical therapist is responsible for managing all aspects of the physical therapy care of each patient. The physical therapist shall provide:||(a) The initial written evaluation for each patient;||(b) Periodic written re-evaluation of each patient; and||(c) A written discharge plan for the patient and the patient's response to treatment at discharge.||II. A physical therapist shall assure the qualifications of all assistive personnel to perform specific designated tasks through written documentation of the assistive personnel's education and training.||III. For each date of service, a physical therapist shall provide all therapeutic interventions that require the expertise of a physical therapist and shall determine the use of assistive personnel that provides delivery of service that is safe, effective, and efficient for each patient.||IV. A physical therapist assistant shall work under a physical therapist's general supervision. A physical therapist assistant shall document care provided and shall report to a supervising physical therapist any status in a patient requiring a change in the plan of care. The supervising physical therapist shall review and co-sign all notes during each reevaluation.||V. A physical therapist may use physical therapy aides for designated routine tasks. A physical therapy aide shall work under the direct personal supervision of a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant.||VI. [Repealed.]||VII. A physical therapist's responsibility for patient care management shall include oversight of all documentation for services rendered to each patient, including awareness of fees charged or reimbursement methodology used. A physical therapist shall also be aware of what constitutes unreasonable or fraudulent fees.|||Source. 2002, 237:1. 2003, 310:26, 65, VII, eff. July 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-A:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-A - Physical Therapy Practice Act|Section 328-A:12 - Unlawful Practice; Penalties and Injunctive Relief.

    328-A:12 Unlawful Practice;  Penalties and Injunctive Relief. –||I. It is unlawful for any person to practice or in any manner to represent, imply, or claim to practice physical therapy or use any word or designation that implies that the person is a physical therapist unless that person is licensed pursuant to this chapter. An unlicensed person who engages in an activity requiring a license pursuant to this chapter or uses any title, letters, or any description of services that incorporates one or more of the terms, designations, or abbreviations in violation of RSA 328-A:10 that implies that the person is licensed to engage in the practice of physical therapy is guilty of a misdemeanor.||II. It is unlawful for any person who is not licensed as a physical therapist assistant under this chapter to assist in selected components of physical therapy intervention requiring the knowledge and skill of a physical therapist assistant. A person licensed as a physical therapist assistant who engages in an activity requiring a license as a physical therapist or uses any title, letters, or any description of services that incorporates one or more of the terms, designations, or abbreviations in violation of RSA 328-A:10, I or II is guilty of a misdemeanor.||III. The board may investigate any person to the extent necessary to determine if the person is engaged in the unlawful practice of physical therapy. If an investigation indicates that a person may be practicing physical therapy unlawfully, the board shall inform the person of the alleged violation. The board may refer the matter for prosecution regardless of whether the person ceases the unlawful practice of physical therapy.||IV. The board, through the attorney general, may apply for injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any person from committing any act in violation of this chapter. Injunctive proceedings are in addition to, and not in lieu of, all penalties and other remedies prescribed in this chapter.|||Source. 2002, 237:1. 2003, 310:27, eff. July 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-A:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-A - Physical Therapy Practice Act|Section 328-A:13 - Reporting Violations; Immunity.

    328-A:13 Reporting Violations;  Immunity. –||I. Regulated persons and entities, including but not limited to licensees, insurance companies, health care organizations, and health care facilities, shall report to the board any conviction by a court of law or determination by an agency that a licensee has committed an act that constitutes a violation of this chapter.||II. Persons and entities shall be immune from civil liability, whether direct or derivative, for providing information in good faith to the board pursuant to paragraph I.||III. The board shall not disclose the identity of a person or entity who provides information unless disclosure is required by disciplinary proceedings or a court of law.|||Source. 2002, 237:1. 2003, 310:28, 29, eff. July 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-A:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-A - Physical Therapy Practice Act|Section 328-A:14 - Substance Abuse Recovery Program.

    328-A:14 Substance Abuse Recovery Program. –||In lieu of a disciplinary proceeding prescribed by this chapter or RSA 328-F, the board may permit a licensee to actively participate in a board-approved substance abuse recovery program if:||I. The board has evidence that the licensee is impaired.||II. The licensee has not been convicted of a felony relating to a controlled substance in a court of law of the United States or any other territory or country.||III. The licensee enters in to a written agreement with the board for a restricted license and complies with all the terms of the agreement, including making satisfactory progress in the program and adhering to any limitations on the licensee's practice work imposed by the board to protect the public. Failure to enter into such an agreement shall activate an immediate investigation and disciplinary proceedings by the board.||IV. As part of the agreement established between the licensee and the board, the licensee signs a waiver allowing the substance abuse program to release information to the board if the licensee does not comply with the requirements of this section or is unable to practice or work with reasonable skill or safety.|||Source. 2002, 237:1, eff. July 1, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-A:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-A - Physical Therapy Practice Act|Section 328-A:15 - Rights of Consumers; Confidentiality.

    328-A:15 Rights of Consumers;  Confidentiality. –||I. [Repealed.]||II. The home address and telephone numbers of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants shall not be public record and shall be kept confidential by the board unless they are the only addresses and telephone numbers of record.||III. If a referring practitioner is deriving direct or indirect compensation from the referral to physical therapy the physical therapist shall disclose this information in writing to the patient prior to the initial evaluation.||IV. A physical therapist shall disclose in writing to a patient any financial interest in products that the physical therapist endorses and recommends to the patient at the time of such endorsement or recommendation.||V. A physical therapist shall inform each patient that the patient has freedom of choice in services and products.||VI. Confidential communications between physical therapists and physical therapist assistants and their patients are placed on the same legal basis as those between physician and patient, and, except as otherwise provided by law, no licensee shall be required to disclose such privileged communications. Confidential communications between a patient of a licensee and any person working under the supervision of such licensee to provide services that are customary and necessary for diagnosis and treatment are privileged to the same extent as would be the same communications between the supervising licensee and the patient. The privilege for confidential communications shall not apply to investigations and disciplinary proceedings conducted by any agency regulating health occupations or professions in this state.||VII. Any person may submit a complaint regarding any licensee or any other person potentially in violation of this chapter.||VIII. Unless used in disciplinary proceedings, the following shall be held confidential by the board:||(a) Complaints received by the board.||(b) Information and records acquired by the board during its investigations of complaints and other information relating to violations of this chapter coming to the attention of the board.||(c) Reports and records made by the board as a result of such investigations.||(d) Patient records, including clinical records, files, oral or written reports relating to diagnostic findings or treatment of licensees' patients, and oral or written information from which the identity of licensees' patients or their families can be derived.||IX. Each licensee shall display a copy of the licensee's license or current renewal verification or a notice of the availability of this information in a location accessible to public view at the licensee's place of practice.|||Source. 2002, 237:1. 2003, 310:30-35, eff. July 1, 2003. 2021, 197:25, II, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-A:15-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-A - Physical Therapy Practice Act|Section 328-A:15-a - Eligibility for Renewal of License.

    328-A:15-a Eligibility for Renewal of License. –||I. Persons licensed as physical therapists are eligible for renewal of their licenses if they:||(a) Have not violated this chapter or RSA 328-F nor demonstrated poor moral character.||(b) Meet any continuing education and continuing competency requirements established by the board in rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A.||II. Persons licensed as physical therapist assistants are eligible for renewal of their licenses if they:||(a) Have not violated this chapter or RSA 328-F nor demonstrated poor moral character.||(b) Meet any continuing education and continuing competency requirements established by the board in rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A.|||Source. 2003, 310:36, eff. July 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-A:15-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-A - Physical Therapy Practice Act|Section 328-A:15-b - Repealed by 2010, 170:3, eff. June 17, 2010.

    328-A:15-b Repealed by 2010, 170:3, eff. June 17, 2010. –|
NH Rev Stat § 328-B:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-B - Massage Therapists and Massage Establishments|Section 328-B:1 - Regulation of Massage Therapists and Massage Establishments.

    328-B:1 Regulation of Massage Therapists and Massage Establishments. –||The general court, to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people of the state of New Hampshire, establishes a regulatory program for massage therapists, including establishing basic qualifications for licensure of massage therapists.|||Source. 1990, 12:1. 1996, 47:11. 2009, 64:1, eff. Aug. 8, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-B:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-B - Massage Therapists and Massage Establishments|Section 328-B:2 - Definitions.

    328-B:2 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Applicant" means a person who has submitted to the executive director an application for a license pursuant to this chapter.||II. "Advisory board" means the advisory board of massage therapists.||III. "Compensation" means the receipt of:||(a) Money, goods, services, or other things of value; or||(b) A promise to deliver money, goods, services, or other things of value.||IV. "Executive director" means the executive director of the office of professional licensure and certification.||V. "Licensee" means a person to whom a license has been issued pursuant to this chapter.||VI. "Massage" means the application of a system of structured touch which includes holding, pressure, positioning, or causing movement, by manual means, for the purpose of promoting, maintaining, and restoring the health and well-being of the client. Massage is designed to promote general relaxation, improve movement, relieve somatic and muscular pain or dysfunction, stress and muscle tension, and provide for general health enhancement, personal growth, and the organization, balance, and integration of the body.||VII. [Repealed.]||VIII. "Massage therapist" means a licensed individual who performs massage for compensation. Titles used may include: massage therapist, massage practitioner, bodywork practitioner, bodyworker, muscle therapist, massotherapist, or somatic therapist practitioner. A massage therapist uses visual, kinesthetic, and palpatory skills to assess the body, and may evaluate the client's condition to the extent of determining whether massage is indicated or contraindicated.|||Source. 1990, 12:1. 1995, 310:159, 183. 1996, 47:2-4, 12, I. 2009, 64:2. 2015, 276:102, eff. July 1, 2015. 2017, 144:12, eff. Aug. 15, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-B:2-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-B - Massage Therapists and Massage Establishments|Section 328-B:2-a - Scope of Practice.

    328-B:2-a Scope of Practice. –||A massage therapist may do any of the following when performing massage, including, but not limited to:||I. Use of heat and cold, hydrotherapy, heliotherapy, and external application of herbal or topical preparations not classified as prescription drugs.||II. Analysis of posture and movement.||III. Provision of education in self-care and stress management.||IV. Performance of techniques in which the massage therapist had been trained intended to affect the systems of the body.|||Source. 1996, 47:5. 2009, 64:3, eff. Aug. 8, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-B:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-B - Massage Therapists and Massage Establishments|Section 328-B:3 - Prohibited Acts.

    328-B:3 Prohibited Acts. –||No person shall:||I. Act or advertise as a massage therapist for compensation without holding a license issued pursuant to this chapter.||II. [Repealed.]||III. Fail to comply with an order of the executive director issued pursuant to this chapter.||IV. Fail to comply with a rule adopted by the executive director pursuant to this chapter.||V. Violate any other provision of this chapter.||VI. Hire as an employee massage therapist any person not holding a license issued pursuant to this chapter.|||Source. 1990, 12:1. 1995, 310:183. 1996, 47:10, 12, II. 2009, 64:4, 5, eff. Aug. 8, 2009. 2017, 144:13, eff. Aug. 15, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-B:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-B - Massage Therapists and Massage Establishments|Section 328-B:4 - Powers and Duties of the Executive Director; Rulemaking.

    328-B:4 Powers and Duties of the Executive Director;  Rulemaking. –||The executive director shall have the power and duty to:||I. Issue, suspend, revoke, renew, and deny licenses in accordance with rules adopted under RSA 541-A.||II. Hold hearings, and conduct investigations, public or confidential, and issue orders relating to such hearings and investigations. The contested case provisions of RSA 541-A:31-36 shall apply when a person is aggrieved by a decision of the executive director under this chapter. Appeals shall be made in accordance with RSA 541.||III. Require licensees to file special or periodic sworn reports, in accordance with rules adopted under RSA 541-A.||IV. Request the executive director of safety to provide a report of state and federal criminal records of any applicant, if the executive director believes such information would be useful in evaluating an applicant's application. Upon such a request, the executive director of safety shall provide the report.||V. Delegate any authority or assign any duty, conferred or imposed by this chapter upon the executive director, to one or more subordinates.||VI. Establish and appoint an advisory board of massage therapists, as provided in RSA 328-B:5.||VII. Pursuant to RSA 541-A, adopt rules relative to:||(a) [Repealed.]||(b) The contents of license application forms.||(c) The qualifications required for a massage therapist which shall include demonstration of passage of the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage Bodywork or any other nationally recognized certifying examination.||(d) [Repealed.]||(e) License modifications and license renewal applications.||(f) The form, content, time, and retention of special and periodic reports required from licensees.||(g) Exemptions from licensure under RSA 328-B:10.||(h) Procedures for temporary licensure under RSA 328-B:5-a.||(i) Procedures for suspension or revocation of a license.||(j) The establishment of a program of continuing education for licensees, as reviewed by the advisory board, which shall require 12 hours of study over a 2-year period for completion before license renewal every 2 years.||(k) A schedule of administrative fines which may be imposed under RSA 328-B:11-a for violation of this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant to it.||(l) Procedures for notice and opportunity for hearing prior to the imposition of an administrative fine imposed under RSA 328-B:11-a.|||Source. 1990, 12:1. 1991, 355:49. 1994, 412:38. 1995, 310:183. 1996, 47:6, 7, 10, 11, 12, III. 2009, 64:6, 7. 2014, 167:21, 51, II. 2015, 276:103, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-B:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-B - Massage Therapists and Massage Establishments|Section 328-B:5 - Advisory Board of Massage Therapists.

    328-B:5 Advisory Board of Massage Therapists. –||The executive director shall establish the advisory board of massage therapists. The board shall consist of 3 massage therapists who are licensees in the state of New Hampshire. The members shall be appointed for 3 years, staggered so that the term of one member expires each year, and they shall hold office until successors are appointed, and shall serve on the board without any compensation. In no event shall a member serve more than 2 full consecutive terms. The board shall:||I. Review the qualifications of applicants for licenses.||II. Review the qualifications of individuals desiring to conduct massage workshops or seminars who are not licensed in this state.||III. Review the continuing education programs for licensees.||IV. Advise the executive director regarding the implementation of this chapter.|||Source. 1990, 12:1. 1995, 310:183. 1996, 47:8, 11. 2009, 64:8. 2015, 276:103, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-B:5-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-B - Massage Therapists and Massage Establishments|Section 328-B:5-a - Temporary License for Massage Therapists.

    328-B:5-a Temporary License for Massage Therapists. –||I. The executive director shall issue a temporary license to any person who has attended a massage therapy program in another state who does not currently meet the requirements for licensure, provided that he or she:||(a) Is at least 21 years of age on the date of the application;||(b) Has met the requirements of RSA 328-B:6, I(a) and (c);||(c) Has completed a massage therapy program with a minimum of 500 educational hours; and||(d) Provides documentation of practicing as a massage therapist in another state for at least one year.||II. The temporary license shall be valid for only one year in order for the temporary licensee to complete any additional educational or examination requirements for a massage therapy license in accordance with RSA 328-B:4, VII(c) and the rules adopted under this chapter.||III. A temporary license shall not be renewed.|||Source. 2009, 64:9, eff. Aug. 8, 2009. 2017, 144:14, eff. Aug. 15, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-B:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-B - Massage Therapists and Massage Establishments|Section 328-B:6 - License Issuance; Reciprocity.

    328-B:6 License Issuance;  Reciprocity. –||I. The executive director shall issue a massage therapist's license to each qualified applicant who:||(a) Submits the required application form and $110 licensing fee.||(b) Is at least 18 years of age on the date of the application.||(c) Has not been convicted in New Hampshire or in any other state of any crime involving violence inflicted on a person or threatened against a person, or any sexually-related crime.||(d) Submits written evidence of being in good mental and physical health.||II. [Repealed.]||III. Except for the requirements of subparagraphs I(b) and (c) of this section, the executive director may waive any requirements for licensure for any applicant for a massage therapist's license who, on the date of application hereunder, holds a valid license issued by any other state or country, but only if the other licensing body's requirements are substantially equivalent to or not less than the requirements under this chapter.|||Source. 1990, 12:1. 1995, 310:183. 1996, 47:10, 12, IV. 2009, 64:10. 2014, 167:22, eff. July 1, 2014. 2017, 144:15, eff. Aug. 15, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-B:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-B - Massage Therapists and Massage Establishments|Section 328-B:7 - License Renewal.

    328-B:7 License Renewal. –||All licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire on the last day of the birth month of the licensee in the even-numbered year, upon approval of the executive director of the renewal application and submission of the required $110 renewal fee.|||Source. 1990, 12:1. 1995, 310:183. 2014, 167:23. 2015, 229:13, eff. July 1, 2015. 2017, 144:15, eff. Aug. 15, 2017.|