New Hampshire

United States Physical Therapy Practice Acts

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Temporary License Requirements/Availability[edit | edit source]

Requirements for License [edit | edit source]

In order for a Physical Therapist to eligible for licensure in the state of New Hampshire, they must have the following (if obtained their physical therapy education within the United States):

1. Be at least 18 years of age.

2. Be of good moral character

3. Be a graduate of a professional physical therapy education program accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education or by another board-approved accrediting organization.

4. Successfully passed the national examination approved by the board

5. Maintain continuing competency in PT for a period of 1 year before filing


If someone received their physical therapy education outside of the United States the following are required in order to be eligible for licensure in the state of New Hampshire: 

1. Be at least 18 years of age.

2. Be of good moral character

3. Have completed a professional physical therapy education program sponsored by an institution recognized by the ministry of education of the country of the institution's location and determined by either The Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy or another board-approved entity performing credentials evaluations to be substantially equivalent to a program approved by the board for applicants educated in the United States

  • If the foreign education applicant was a graduate of a program that is accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education, by another board approved accrediting organization, or is a graduate of a PT program that is approved by the board then the board can waive this requirement

4.  Passed the board-approved English proficiency examinations if the applicant's native language is not English

5. Successfully passed the national examination approved by the board

6. Maintained continuing competency in physical therapy for a period of one year prior to filing

Supervision[edit | edit source]

Physical Therapy Students[edit | edit source]

Continued Competence[edit | edit source]

Does the Act appear restrictive? Why/Why not?[edit | edit source]

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