Title XXX, Occupations and Professions

I. Products that are not commercially available may be compounded for hospital or office use but shall not be resold or dispensed. Nonprescription items may be compounded upon order by a practitioner for sale as long as the labeling complies with RSA 318:47-a and the product is n…

Pharmacists may administer COVID-19 testing if the following conditions are met: I. The pharmacist received adequate education and training to initiate, order, administer, and analyze COVID-19 test kits. II. The COVID-19 tests are administered at a pharmacy that holds the appropr…

No person shall perform the functions or duties of a pharmacy technician unless such person is either registered by the office of professional licensure and certification to perform certain functions or, upon completion of training, certified to perform certain functions, and doe…

No person shall perform the functions or duties of a pharmacy intern unless such person is registered by the office of professional licensure and certification to perform certain functions, and does so under standards of supervision established by rules of the board adopted pursu…

I. No person employed as a licensed advanced pharmacy technician shall perform the functions or duties of a licensed advanced pharmacy technician as defined in RSA 318:1, XXXIII unless such person is issued a license by the office of professional licensure and certification and d…

[Paragraph I effective until September 8, 2026; see also paragraph I set out below.] I. New Hampshire licensed pharmacists, certified New Hampshire pharmacy technicians, or registered New Hampshire pharmacy interns may engage in remote processing, provided that all work requiring…

In case of death or under extreme conditions, the board may, in its discretion, issue a special permit to operate a pharmacy in a manner and under conditions that will safeguard the interests of the public for a period not to exceed 60 days.

I. For a pharmacist to participate in a collaborative pharmacy practice agreement, the pharmacist shall: (a) Hold an unrestricted and current license to practice as a pharmacist in New Hampshire. (b) Have at least $1,000,000 of professional liability insurance coverage. [Paragrap…

I. A pharmacist, pharmacy intern, licensed advanced pharmacy technician, or certified pharmacy technician, under the supervision of an on-site immunizing pharmacist may administer influenza and a COVID-19 vaccine, if available, to the general public. [Paragraph II effective until…

I. (a) An applicant for examination and licensure as a pharmacist shall have graduated with the basic, professional pharmacy baccalaureate degree or pharmacy doctor degree from a school of pharmacy, college of pharmacy, or pharmacy department of a university approved by the board…

Any person registered as a pharmacist in this state on January 1, 1977, shall have all the rights granted to pharmacists under this chapter, as long as such person complies with the licensing requirements of this chapter.

Applicants for licensure as pharmacists shall, to prove their respective requisite knowledge, be examined to a properly varying degree in pharmacy-related subject areas which may include chemistry, math, pharmacology, pharmacy theory, the practice of pharmacy, and any other areas…

There shall be a pharmacy board consisting of 7 members; including 5 practicing pharmacists, at least one of whom shall be a full-time hospital pharmacist, one pharmacy technician, and one public member, each to be appointed by the governor, with the approval of the council, to a…

I. No one shall impersonate an applicant before the board of pharmacy applying for licensure under the provisions of this chapter. II. No third party shall sign an application, complete an application, call to check on the status of an application, or submit an application and do…

Any pharmacist, licensed advanced pharmacy technician, or pharmacy technician who changes his or her name, place or status of employment, or residence shall notify the office of professional licensure and certification in writing within 15 days. For failure to report such a chang…

All licenses as pharmacists shall be readily retrievable in the pharmacy where the licensee is engaged as such.

I. Any pharmaceutical peer review committee may report relevant facts to the board or office of professional licensure and certification relating to the acts of any pharmacist in this state if they have knowledge relating to the pharmacist which, in the opinion of the peer review…

A pharmacist who dispenses drugs to a midwife certified under RSA 326-D shall not be liable for any adverse reactions caused by any method of use by the midwife.

I. Pharmacist members of the board shall have been licensed pharmacists for at least 10 years, and at the time of their appointment shall have practiced pharmacy in this state for at least 5 years. II. The pharmacy technician member of the board shall have been licensed or certif…

I. No person shall conduct or operate a pharmacy for the sale at retail of drugs and medicines unless such pharmacy is registered with and a permit therefor has been issued by the office of professional licensure and certification in accordance with rules adopted by the pharmacy …

Application for a permit shall be made in such manner and in such form as the board may determine. The permit shall at all times be posted in the pharmacy for which it is issued.

Except as provided by RSA 318:42, no person shall engage in the practice of pharmacy without first being licensed by the office. No person shall impersonate a pharmacist or falsely claim to be a pharmacist. No person owning, managing, or conducting any store, not being a licensed…

Each pharmacy shall be equipped with those pharmaceutical utensils, technical equipment and professional references which the board deems necessary for the safe, effective practice of pharmacy. The prescribed equipment and references shall be open to the inspection of the board a…

It shall be unlawful for any person who is not a licensed pharmacist in a pharmacy registered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter to manufacture, compound, dispense, sell, offer for sale or have in possession any prescription drug as defined in RSA 318:1, XVII, prov…

I. A pharmacy may provide pharmacy services to a long-term care facility or hospice licensed under RSA 151 or to a state correctional institution through the use of an automated pharmacy system that need not be located at the same location as the pharmacy. II. The board shall ado…

I. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any person authorized under RSA 318-B:43 to operate a syringe service program may engage in eligible activities, as defined in paragraph IV. II. State funds including, but not limited to, funds received by the state in the New Ham…

Whenever a pharmacist dispenses a noncontrolled drug pursuant to a prescription, he or she shall affix to the container in which such drug is dispensed a label that meets the requirements of the New Hampshire board of pharmacy; the prescription identification number assigned by t…

Labeling requirements as specified in 318:47-a are exempted when medication is dispensed to institutionalized patients and as provided for under RSA 141-C:17.

I. (a) A prescription may be written, oral, or electronically transmitted. All oral prescriptions shall be immediately reduced to writing by the pharmacist, authorized technician, or licensed advanced pharmacy technician receiving the oral prescription and shall indicate at least…

Pharmacies, including mail-order pharmacies, may substitute generically equivalent drug products for all legend and non-legend prescriptions unless the prescribing practitioner handwrites "medically necessary" on each paper prescription, or uses electronic indications when transm…

I. In this section: (a) "Biological product" means a virus, therapeutic serum, toxin, antitoxin, vaccine, blood, blood component or derivative, allergenic product, protein (except any chemically synthesized polypeptide), or analogous product, or arsphenamine or derivative of arsp…

Records relative to prescription information containing patient-identifiable and prescriber-identifiable data shall not be licensed, transferred, used, or sold by any pharmacy benefits manager, insurance company, electronic transmission intermediary, retail, mail order, or Intern…

I. Following the close of each calendar year, any clearinghouse that provides information to New Hampshire residents about pharmaceutical manufacturers' patient assistance programs shall, to the extent that the clearinghouse collects such information, provide aggregate informatio…

I. A pharmacy benefits manager or insurer shall require a contracted pharmacy to charge an enrollee or insured person the pharmacy's usual and customary price of filling the prescription or the contracted copayment, whichever is less. II. Once it has settled a claim for filling a…

In the event a pharmacist receives a request for a prescription that requires a prior authorization that has neither been approved nor denied, and such medication is determined by the pharmacist to be essential to the maintenance of life or to the continuation of therapy in a chr…

Under this chapter, Medicaid coverage for telehealth services shall comply with the provisions of 42 C.F.R. section 410.78 and RSA 167:4-d.

I. In this section, "standing order" means a written and signed protocol authored by one or more physicians licensed under RSA 329:12 or one or more advanced practice registered nurses licensed under RSA 326-B:18. Such agreement shall specify a protocol allowing the pharmacist li…

I. In this section, "standing order" means a written and signed protocol authored by a physician licensed under RSA 329:12, a physician associate licensed under RSA 328-D:2, or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under RSA 326-B:18. The agreement shall specify a protoc…

I. Every pharmacy licensed in this state shall make reasonable efforts to notify consumers of their right to request the lowest available price for a prescription drug. Such notice may include, but is not limited to, verbal instruction from pharmacy staff, signage at check out, o…

The board shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: I. [Repealed.] II. The qualifications of applicants in addition to those requirements set by statute; III. [Repealed.] IV. How an applicant shall be examined, including: [Paragraph IV(a) effective until September 8,…

The board shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, requiring, as part of the license renewal process, completion by licensees of a survey or opt-out form provided by the office of rural health, department of health and human services, for the purpose of collecting data regarding…

I. No person shall manufacture legend drugs or controlled drugs as that term is defined in RSA 318-B:1, VI and no person as a wholesaler, distributor, or reverse distributor shall supply the same without first having obtained a license to do so from the office of professional lic…

I. No person shall operate as a limited retail drug distributor, as defined in RSA 318:1, VII-a, without first having obtained a license to do so from the office of professional licensure and certification according to the eligibility requirements set forth in rule by the pharmac…

I. No person shall compound legend drugs or controlled drugs, as defined in RSA 318-B:1, VI, and no person acting as or employed by an outsourcing facility shall supply such drugs, without first having obtained a license from the office of professional licensure and certification…

The board shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to: I. [Repealed.] II. Content of the application; III. The standards for licensing of outsourcing facilities; IV. [Repealed.] V. Standards for denial and revocation of license; VI. Inspection requirements; VII. Dispensin…