Associate Membership Information
INFORMATION FOR ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
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HTNZ Membership Policy and Procedure - these, along with the HTNZ Constition 2025, are your best resource for understanding the requirements of HTNZ membership and the operational structure of HTNZ.
Entry Requirements
- Registered Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist who is a current member of their parent body
- Working in a role where hand therapy is provided (private clinic or public health facility) under the supervision of an HTNZ Registered member
Application requirements
- Supporting documents needed for the application:
- Associate HTNZ membership application form
- Supervision Agreement
- Copy of your Annual Practising Certificate from your parent registering body (Occupational Therapy Board, New Zealand or Physiotherapy Board, New Zealand
- Proof of Parent Body Membership (i.e. receipt of payment) from Physiotherapy NZ or Occupational Therapy NZ
- Send application to
- Please put your name in the Subject line
Approval Process
- Each Associate member must be approved by the HTNZ Executive Committee.
- Payment of the annual subscription fee. If a member joins with more than three months left in the subscription year, they will pay the full subscription fee. If there are fewer than three months left in the subscription year, they will pay a pro rata fee of the annual subscription fee.
Maintenance Criteria
- Accrue a minimum of 45 points in each 2-year period (refer to Schedule of Points)
- Payment of an annual subscription fee.
- A lapse of Associate membership can be re-established by the accumulation of 20 points within a one-year period and a penalty payment.
- Associate members are required to include the word ‘Associate Hand Therapists’ when providing their credentials.
- Associate members may remain Associates for a total of 5 years unless an extension has been granted by the HTNZ Executive Committee.
Points Structure
- If an Associate joins between January and September, then the 2 years to accrue points are the calendar year they join and the following calendar year. If an Associate joins between October and December, then the 2 years to accrue points will be the following 2 calendar years.
- If an Associate is not able to accrue the points required, they should submit an extension request to the HTNZ Executive Committee by November of their second year, outlining reasons why and when they anticipate being able to complete the points. The Executive Committee will assess eligibility for extensions on a case-by-case basis.
- Towards maintenance points for Associate membership in that current 2-year period. OR
- Providing the Associate has enough other points to cover their Associate membership log book requirements, they can be accumulated and reassigned towards maintenance points for the first two-year period of Registered membership.
- Points from training programmes must be used in their entirety for one of these 2 options (i.e. they cannot be split to be used for both options).
- If an HTNZ member is not able to accrue the logbook points required for membership maintenance, they should submit a letter to the Administrator by November of their second year outlining reasons why and when they anticipate being able to complete the points. The Executive Committee will assess eligibility for extensions on a case-by-case basis.
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