New Hampshire Administrative Code

"Self-directed study program" means a program that is presented via audio, video, or computer programming at a time chosen by the licensee, which requires successful completion of an examination to obtain proof of completing the self-study program. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Plc 15…

"Working day" means any Monday through Friday, excluding days on which state offices are closed in observation of holidays. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Plc 1502.27 Derived from Volume XLII Number 49, Filed December 8, 2022, Proposed by #13496, Effective 11/27/2022, Expires 5/23/2023…

(a) As required by RSA 326-E:5, the executive director shall establish an advisory board of respiratory care practitioners consisting of 3 members, who shall be licensed respiratory care practitioners. (b) As provided in RSA 326-E:5:(1) Each member shall be appointed to a term of…

(a) The advisory board shall meet at the call of the executive director. (b) Meetings of the advisory board shall be held at the OPLC's offices in Concord, NH, or in such location as the executive director determines will be most convenient for the largest number of anticipated a…

(a) As provided in RSA 326-E:5, the advisory board shall advise the executive director regarding the implementation of RSA 326-E, including in particular by reviewing and commenting on proposed rules and proposed revisions to rules intended to implement RSA 326-E. (b) If requeste…

The records of the respiratory care practitioners governing board that existed prior to July 19, 2022, the effective date of Laws of 2022, ch. 72, shall be: (a) Retained by the executive director in accordance with the retention schedule established pursuant RSA 310-A:1-d, II(e) …

(a) As required by RSA 326-E:3, I, to qualify for an initial license to practice respiratory care an applicant shall be of good professional character and: (1) Be a graduate of a respiratory care educational program; or (2) Have successfully completed and achieved a passing score…

To be eligible for licensure in New Hampshire, an individual shall: (a) Pass the examination(s) administered in English by the NBRC to earn the certified respiratory therapist (CRT) credential or the registered respiratory therapist (RRT) credential; and (b) Arrange for the indiv…

(a) Any individual who meets the statutory qualifications as reiterated in Plc 1504.01 and wishes to engage in the practice of respiratory care who is not already licensed in New Hampshire shall file an application for an initial license in accordance with this section. (b) Each …

In addition to the information required by Plc 304.03, the applicant for an initial license to practice respiratory care shall provide the following information: (a) In addition to the required information about the applicant's relevant education, whether the program was accredit…

In addition to the information and documentation required by Plc 304.04, the applicant shall provide the following with an application for initial licensure: (a) Documentation of current certification by the NBRC; and (b) If the applicant was previously licensed as a respiratory …

(a) Within 30 days of receipt of an application for initial licensure submitted pursuant to Plc 1504.03, the licensing bureau shall process the application as provided in Plc 304.06. (b) The application shall be subject to the abandonment provisions of Plc 304.06(h). (c) If the a…

(a) An applicant may withdraw an application for licensure at any time prior to being notified of a decision under Plc 1504.08, by proceeding in accordance with Plc 304.07. (b) If the application is withdrawn, the application processing fee shall not be refunded. Notes N.H. Admin…

(a) After determining that an application is complete, the licensing bureau shall review the application to determine whether the applicant meets all criteria specified in applicable law for a license to practice respiratory care. (b) Subject to (c), below, the licensing bureau s…

An applicant who wishes to challenge the conditional denial of an application for initial licensure shall do so as provided in Plc 304.10. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Plc 1504.09 Derived from Volume XLII Number 49, Filed December 8, 2022, (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Pl…

(a) Each initial license to practice respiratory care issued by the OPLC shall specify: (1) The name of the licensee; (2) The effective date of the license; and (3) The license number. (b) An initial license shall:(1) Be valid for 2 years from the date of issuance as provided in …

(a) An applicant for licensure who is on active military duty or who is a military spouse shall apply for licensure as provided in Plc 1504.03, except that no application processing fee shall be required. (b) Each applicant who applies for facilitated licensing under this section…

(a) An applicant for an initial license to practice respiratory care may apply for a temporary license as provided in Plc 305 or Plc 306, as applicable, if the individual is licensed and in good standing in another U.S. jurisdiction having requirements for respiratory care licens…

An applicant who was previously licensed but who has not been active in the profession for at least 500 hours per year during the 4 years prior to filing the application shall, within the calendar year immediately preceding the submittal of an application for initial licensure: (…

To obtain a conditional license under Plc 1504.08(c)(1), the applicant shall, within the calendar year immediately preceding the submission of an application for initial licensure: (a) Complete 12 contact hours of professional respiratory care courses that are:(1) Described by th…

(a) A conditional license shall limit the licensee to practicing under the following supervision by one or more individuals who are licensed to practice respiratory care in New Hampshire without conditions or limitations: (1) Direct supervision, as defined in Plc 1502.09, for not…

(a) The supervision form required by Plc 1504.05(b) shall be the "Supervision of Respiratory Care Conditional Licensee" form dated January 2023, as further described in (e), below. (b) The individual to be supervised shall: (1) Legibly complete part I of the form, entitled "To be…

(a) If a supervisor is unable for any reason to perform the responsibilities of supervision, the supervisor shall:(1) Delegate the responsibilities on a temporary basis to an individual who is licensed to practice respiratory care in New Hampshire without conditions or limitation…

(a) In order to achieve full licensure, a conditional licensee shall, within the period of validity of the conditional license: (1) Practice under the supervision required by Plc 1505.03(a) for at least 12 weeks if practicing 32 hours or more each week or for at least 24 weeks if…

(a) Before the beginning of supervision by each individual who will provide some or all of the supervision, a conditional licensee shall: (1) Give the individual a copy of Plc 1505 and the supervision form specified in Plc 1505.03; (2) Discuss the required supervision with the in…

The licensing bureau shall extend a conditional license for an additional period of no more than 26 weeks when: (a) The conditional license is currently valid; (b) The conditional licensee:(1) Is unable to complete the practice required by Plc 1505.05(a)(1) due to loss of employm…

The licensing bureau shall extend a conditional license for an additional period of not more than 12 weeks when: (a) The conditional license is currently valid; and (b) The individual supervising the conditional licensee requests the extension to allow the conditional licensee to…

(a) A conditional license not expired by the passage of time without fulfillment of the requirements to obtain full initial licensure shall expire when a final decision on full initial licensure is made. (b) The conditional licensee shall have the right to challenge the denial of…

(a) The purpose of this part is to formally acknowledge and give effect to the exemption from licensing under RSA 326-E:6, I(a) for students in approved respiratory care programs, to:(1) Allow students to satisfy supervised clinical education requirements; and (2) Reassure health…

An individual may engage in activities normally undertaken by a licensed respiratory care practitioner in a clinical rotation, without obtaining a license under RSA 326-E or Plc 1500, if the individual is enrolled in a course or program to be educated and trained in respiratory c…

To qualify as an approved course or program: (a) The educational institution that offers the course or program shall be accredited to offer educational programs by the applicable accreditation authority in the jurisdiction in which the programs are offered or by a federal accredi…

(a) Each licensee shall notify the licensing bureau within 10 working days when a change of name occurs. (b) Each licensee shall update the OPLC's records within 10 working days when a change of personal telephone number or designated email address occurs. (c) As provided in RSA …

Each licensee shall: (a) Know when the licensee's license is due to expire; and (b) Except for holders of a temporary license or conditional license, file an application for renewal prior to the expiration of the current license in accordance with Plc 1508 if the licensee wishes …

(a) Each licensee shall comply with the requirements for maintaining NBRC credential(s). (b) Each licensee shall maintain continuous NBRC credentials during a licensure period. (c) Any continuing education meeting the requirements of the NBRC shall qualify as meeting the continui…

(a) Unless receiving a waiver pursuant to Plc 1507.06 based on active military service, a licensee intending to renew licensure shall engage in continuing professional education by completing 12 contact hours of continuing competence activities for the 2-year license period in ac…

(a) Upon being notified by the OPLC that an on-line system administered by a third-party organization is available to manage continuing competence compliance, each licensee shall use the on-line system to track and report the completion of continuing competence activities. (b) Ea…

The executive director shall issue the following waivers of the requirements of Plc 1507.04 for licensees on active military duty: (a) A full waiver of all obligation set forth in Plc 1507.04 for a licensee who:(1) Is or will be on active military duty for 80% or more of the lice…

(a) A licensee may claim credit towards the continuing competence requirement for successfully completing a college-level course relating to the topics listed in Plc 1507.04(b) and (c), provided that:(1) The course is given as part of a program or curriculum with the potential to…

(a) A licensee may claim credit towards the continuing competence requirement for successfully completing live programming such as courses, programs, workshops, and seminars that are:(1) Any course or program approved or sponsored by AARC; (2) Non-AARC courses, workshops, and sem…

(a) A licensee may claim credit towards the continuing competence requirement for passingany of the following specialty examinations that the licensee has not previously passed, provided the examination is for credentials that are a more advanced category than the licensee curren…

(a) A licensee may claim credit towards the continuing competence requirement for public professional presentations relating to respiratory care, including at workshops, lectures, and in-service trainings. (b) The licensee may claim 2 contact hours for each clock hour of a public…

(a) A licensee may claim credit towards the continuing competence requirement for the licensee's participation in a respiratory care research project. (b) The licensee may claim one contact hour for every 4 clock hours spent on a research project, to a maximum of 8 contact hours …

(a) A licensee may claim credit towards the continuing competence requirement for taking and passing one or more courses for initial or renewal certification in: (1) Basic life support for health care providers (BLS), comprising a course for health care providers sponsored by the…

(a) A licensee may claim credit towards the continuing competence requirement for participation as an instructor or instructor trainee in courses for initial or renewal certification in:(1) BLS; (2) ACLS; (3) PALS; or (4) NRP. (b) The licensee may claim the following: (1) For par…

(a) A licensee may claim credit towards the continuing competence requirement for preparing to teach and teaching a college-level course relating to respiratory care as continuing professional education. (b) The licensee may claim 2 contact hours for each hour of credit that woul…

(a) A licensee may claim credit towards the continuing competence requirement for participation in, or attendance at, a facility-based respiratory care in-service training consisting of a presentation or exchange of information at a meeting specifically scheduled as in-service tr…

(a) A licensee may claim credit towards the continuing competence requirement for publication of writing related to respiratory care, including books, peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed chapters of books, and peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed articles. (b) The licensee may cla…