As a Physical Therapist in New Hampshire, you must complete 24 continuing education hours every two years by December 1 st or by your issuance date. PTAs have to do the same amount of New Hampshire physical therapy continuing education.
On years ending in 5 or 0, you must also pass the New Hampshire Jurisprudence exam. When you do take this exam, it will count as 2 CEUs for the current renewal period.
| New Hampshire – 24 CEU hours every 2 years by the issuance date or by December 1 st (for licenses issued before 2023). |
Note that, as of February 22 nd 2023, all newly-issued licenses will be set to expire two years from the last day of the month they were issued.
From the New Hampshire Physical Therapy Practice Act Website:
“A licensee wishing to renew his or her current license shall…have completed 24 hours of maintenance of continuing competence… and have taken and passed the jurisprudence examination… in the year ending in ‘0’ or ‘5’ immediately preceding the date of renewal.
“At least one half of the hours required… shall relate directly and primarily to the clinical application of physical therapy. The balance of the contact hours… shall relate to general physical therapy practice, including, but not limited to, supervision and consultation skills, curriculum development and trans-disciplinary issues or skills.”
The NH Physical Therapy Governing Board defines continuing education as “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.”
It’s up to you to make sure your CEU providers meet this criteria, because the Board does not pre-approve particular courses or activities. They only specify how the continuing education should be documented.
If you’re unsure whether a course or activity qualifies for continuing education, contact the Board.
Finally, the Board has set no limit on how many of your CEUs can be from distance-learning. You could therefore take all your CEUs online.
Yes, you can use an online CEU company like MedBridge Education to complete your New Hampshire Physical Therapy continuing education. A quick check on the MedBridge website shows hundreds of approved courses for New Hampshire PTs looking to renew their license.
Whether you’re a PT or a PTA, you can find plenty of eligible courses on MedBridge. Use the MedBridge promo code PTProgress to save 40% on unlimited CEUs.
Every approved CEU provider, including MedBridge, will give you a certificate of completion when you finish a CEU course or activity. The NH Physical Therapy Governing Board does not require that you submit this document or any other proof of your CEU completion with your license renewal.
Instead, you will simply report the CEU information on your application and retain the records for a few years after your license renewal period ends. Be sure to store these documents safely in case you are selected by the board for a continuing competency audit.
It costs $110 to renew a PT or PTA license before December 2 nd . If you wait until the last minute, you might have to pay an additional late fee. On years ending in 0 or 5, budget an additional $48 for the jurisprudence exam fee.
Most Physical Therapy licenses expire December 1 st every even-numbered year. Beginning February 2023, however, all new PT licenses will expire two years from the last day of the month they were issued.
For many states, it can take 4-8 weeks to process your request, so start the process early!
Take a look at all of the state-specific CEU requirements in this comprehensive article.
