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HB188: relative to the duration of physical therapy.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2023 HB188
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House status
Passed/Adopted
Senate status
Passed/Adopted
Committee
Senate Health and Human Services
Hearing
03/22/2023 at 09:15 AM
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Health and Human Services

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CHAPTER 231

HB 188 - FINAL VERSION

2023 SESSION

23-0414

05/10

HOUSE BILL 188

AN ACT relative to the duration of physical therapy.

SPONSORS: Rep. Popovici-Muller, Rock. 17; Rep. Layon, Rock. 13; Rep. Rochefort, Graf. 1; Rep. McMahon, Rock. 17; Rep. Read, Rock. 10; Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17; Rep. Nagel, Belk. 6; Rep. Wheeler, Hills. 33

COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

ANALYSIS

This bill removes the requirement that a physical therapist refer a patient to a health care provider if there is no documented improvement after 25 days of treatment.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

23-0414

05/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three

AN ACT relative to the duration of physical therapy.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

231:1 Physical Therapy Practice Act; Referral to Health Care Professional. Amend RSA 328-A:9, II to read as follows:

II. A physical therapist shall refer a patient or client to appropriate health care practitioners when:

(a) The physical therapist has reasonable cause to believe symptoms or conditions are present that require services beyond the scope of practice; or

(b) Physical therapy is contraindicated[; or

(c) There is no documented improvement within 25 calendar days of the initiation of treatment].

231:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: August 08, 2023

Effective Date: October 07, 2023