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CHTs seeking Recertification by Professional Development
must satisfy the eligibility requirements based on their
appropriate accrual cycle.
This information applies to you if you have never recertified. It also applies if you became Inactive rather than recertifying the first time.
Beginning in 2009, the CHT exam will be given in both May and November. For both groups, the accrual cycle will be for a period of five years starting the day the exam was passed until November 15th (i.e. 5/1/2009 or 11/7/2009 to 11/15/2014).
Details for Recertification by Professional Development – Never
Recertified
General Requirements
- Be a current CHT (Active or Inactive) in
good standing (no unresolved disciplinary actions against
you by HTCC).
- Hold a current professional credential to practice as an OT or PT
in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, The Netherlands, Australia,
or New Zealand. Depending on your profession and where
you practice,
a professional credential may include a license, certificate,
or registration. In all cases, it is the credential that
you need to legally practice in that location. This credential must be active and you must be in good standing with the agency that issued it.
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Work Requirements
Accrue a minimum of 2,000 hours of work experience.
1,000 hours must be in
hand therapy clinical practice as defined below. (All
2,000 hours may be in clinical practice).
Up to 1,000 hours may be accrued in one or more of the
following areas:
- Teaching at the university
level directly related to Hand therapy;
- Research
directly related to hand therapy;
- Direct supervision
or administration of a hand therapy clinical program;
- Consultation related to hand therapy;
- Activities supporting
professional organizations related to hand therapy
(i.e. American Society
of Hand Therapists,
the American Hand Therapy Foundation,
the International Federation of Societies of Hand Therapists,
the Hand Therapy Certification
Commission, the American Association
for
Hand
Surgery, the Hand Therapy Section of
the American Physical Therapy
Association,
etc.).
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Employment Verification
The Employment Verification Form can be found in the handbook;
however, you may download it separately to submit with
your online hours or if you need to get it signed before
leaving
an employer.
Click
here to download a blank Employment Verification
Form
Click here to go to
CHTs Only, then login and print a copy of your personalized
Employment Verification Form.
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Professional Development Requirements
Accrue 80 contact hours of professional development, with
a minimum of 36 in Category A. All 80 hours may be in Category
A.
Click here
to view the Professional Development Categories and learn
how to enter & track your hours online.
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How to Apply for Recertification
You may only apply for Recertification in the year that your
certification expires.
Apply Online
Enter all professional development and work experience hours
online and have them approved. Once approved, complete the
recertification application in CHTs Only. No handbook is
required.
To complete the application, you will need to enter your state license number and pay with a credit card. If you want
to pay by check, you will have to apply by mail and pay the pencil and paper (mailed) application fee.
Click
here to go to the online application
Apply
by Mail
Purchase
Handbook
Click
here to download a free PDF of the 2009 Recertification Handbook. Please click here to review the fees for 2009.
 Please Note: This file requires Adobe Acrobat
Reader. If you do not already have Adobe Acrobat reader,
click
here to download it now.
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Refunds
- A CHT who has applied for and been denied Recertification
by Professional Development will receive
a refund, minus a $75.00 processing fee.
- If the CHT wishes to then apply for
Inactive Status,
$100
will be applied towards Inactive Status, and the remainder will be refunded.
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Extensions
HTCC no longer grants regular extensions. If you are unable to fulfill the recertification requirements, you are advised to apply for Inactive Status.
HTCC does grant Military Extensions. All deployed therapists will be given an automatic two-year extension for their recertification. Please contact HTCC to request the extension and provide a copy of your orders. You may make the request at any time during the recertification cycle and HTCC will attach it to your record, so that in the year recertification is due, two years will be added automatically. This allows a total of seven years for accrual of professional development hours for deployed personnel.
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