Section Pol 404.06 - Ongoing Medical Suitability for Physical Fitness TestingThe following shall apply to ongoing medical suitability for physical fitness testing:
(a) As a condition of continued certification and employment, a police, corrections or probation/parole officer shall furnish the council every 3 years with a medical clearance report signed by a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse documenting that the officer is physically capable of participating in the physical performance test defined as the entry standards for full-time police officers prescribed as the 1 1/2 mile run, pushups and sit-ups performed at the 35th percentile, normed for age and gender as published by the Cooper Institute for Aerobic Research, unless:(1) On January 1, 2001 the officer is certified as a police, state corrections or probation/parole officer in the State of New Hampshire or any political subdivision;(2) The officer was employed as a police, state corrections or probation/parole officer by the State of New Hampshire or any political subdivision pending certification prior to January 1, 2001 and remained employed on January 1, 2001 in the same position; or(3) The person was previously certified in New Hampshire and he or she retains new employment as a police, state corrections or probation/parole officer in the State of New Hampshire or any political subdivisions and the lapse in police, corrections or probation/parole employment was less than 3 years.(b) The cost of the medical certification shall be the responsibility of the officer, unless the certification is paid for by the employer or another(c) The medical clearance shall be valid for a period of 12 months from the date of the examination.(d) Any officer who is unable to obtain the medical clearance shall have his/her certification placed in probationary status for a period of 6 months, which shall be extended by the council for good cause as defined in Pol 302.01(e) for up to 2 years, during which time the officer may submit documentation of medical clearance for testing at any time. If the officer remains unable to meet the standards after the 2 year period, the council shall suspend the officer's certification until such time as the officer is able to obtain the medical clearance and pass the physical fitness performance test conducted by police standards and training staff.N.H. Admin. Code § Pol 404.06
#7302, eff 6-8-00; amd by #8457, eff 10-28-05; ss by #9168, INTERIM, eff 6-3-08, EXPIRES: 11-30-08; ss by #9224, eff 8-1-08
Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 49, Filed December 8, 2016, Proposed by #12041, Effective 11/16/2016, Expires 11/16/2026.