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Policies for Professional Development
Hours
- Professional development contact hours may be applied only to the renewal
cycle in which they are earned.
- There
will be no retroactive credit, nor carry over of excess
hours into the next period.
- Credit
will not be awarded for presenting the same
course more than once per recertification cycle.
- Hours
spent in teaching or researching that are applied to
the 2,000-hour eligibility requirement may NOT be applied
toward professional development contact hours earned in Category E.
- Contact hours for professional education
obtained outside the U.S. that meet the criteria described
in each category may be included in contact hours for
Recertification.
Application Appeal & Review Procedures
A. Appeal
Certificants who applied for Recertification are notified that they do not
meet the Recertification criteria will have 21 days from the date the notice
was mailed to submit an appeal. Appeals must be submitted in the following
manner:
| 1. |
All appeals must be sent to the HTCC Administrative
Office by traceable mail or delivery service. |
| 2. |
The appeal must include all the information that was
requested by the Recertification Committee. |
| 3. |
The appeal must specify a valid basis for the appeal.
The basis may be one or both of the following:
a. To submit additional information (examples might be course descriptions)
to demonstrate compliance with HTCC's recertification requirements, or
additional evidence of compliance.
b. To contest the decision of the initial reviewers by providing information
that will help the reviewers interpret the information contained in the
application. |
| 4. |
Failure of the Hand Therapy Certification Examination
may not be appealed. |
| 5. |
Failure to comply with any HTCC deadline may not be
appealed. |
| 6. |
HTCC will forward the appeal to the chair of the Recertification
Committee who shall appoint two members of the committee
to review the appeal. The two members appointed to the
appeal may not be the same members who initially reviewed
the application. If a member of the Recertification Committee
has a conflict of interest, an alternate will be appointed. |
| 7. |
HTCC will notify the certificant of the final decision.
If the appeal is denied for failure to meet the continuing
education requirements, the certificant may apply to
recertify by examination at its next administration,
or they may apply for Inactive Status. |
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Following notification of failure to meet criteria,
certificants who do not wish to pursue recertification
by examination or Inactive Status should notify HTCC
of their decision and request a refund of the fee, minus
a $75.00 processing fee. |
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If the CHT elects to apply for Inactive Status, they
will receive a refund of their fee, minus $100
for Inactive Status and a $75 processing fee. (Late fees
will not be refunded.) |
B. Suspension of Review
At any point in the review of a Recertification application, such application
may be referred to the HTCC President if compliance with HTCC's Disciplinary
Policy is questioned.
Disciplinary Actions
The Hand Therapy Certification Commission, Inc., has adopted its Disciplinary
Policy to articulate standards of conduct required for eligibility for certification,
continued certification, and recertification of Certified Hand Therapists.
The Disciplinary Policy is the foundation of HTCC's certification program
and exemplifies the commitment of HTCC and Certified Hand Therapists to patients,
the public, and to the profession through competent and professional practice
of hand therapy.
It is the responsibility of each candidate to be familiar
with the Disciplinary Policy and to inform HTCC of any disciplinary
actions that have taken place within ten years prior to the
application deadline. These will be reviewed by the Disciplinary
Review Committee prior to acceptance of the candidate’s
application by HTCC. Candidates may request that the committee
review the disciplinary action to make a determination prior
to submitting an application. Contact the HTCC office for
assistance.
Any sanctions or disciplinary actions against the candidate
must have been resolved prior to acceptance of the application
by HTCC.
Click here to read about
HTCC's disciplinary policy.
Name/Address Change
It is the responsibility of the CHT to promptly
notify HTCC in writing of any changes in his/her name or
address. Notification for admission to the test, notification
of test results, changes in the certification program, and
renewal of certification depend on accurate information.
- Click
here to update your CHT information
- Email Information
to HTCC
- Contact HTCC in North America at: 1-800-860-7097
Release of Information
HTCC will maintain a complete listing of CHTs. CHT
status verification, but not examination scores, will be
sent to employers, academic institutions, etc., upon request.
CHT names will be displayed in the online CHT Directory with
the name of employer, work address, city, state, zip code
and work phone number. If this information is not displayed,
it is missing from the database.
Non-Discrimination
The Hand Therapy Certification Commission, Inc.,
and its testing company, Professional Examination Service,
endorse the principles of equal opportunity. Eligibility
criteria for examination and certification under the Hand
Therapy Certification program are applied equally to all
certificants regardless of race, religion, sex, national
origin, veteran status, age, or handicap.
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