Title XXX, Occupations and Professions

I. "Telemedicine" means the use of audio, video, or other electronic media and technologies by a physician in one location to a patient in a different location for the purpose of diagnosis, consultation, or treatment, including the use of synchronous or asynchronous interactions …

I. In this section: (a) "Direct primary care agreement" means a written agreement between a primary care provider and a patient, a patient's legal representative, or a patient's employer, which meets the requirements of paragraph II. (b) "Primary care provider" means a health car…

A physician, surgeon, physician associate as defined in RSA 328-D:1, III, nurse as defined in RSA 326-B:2, VII-a, advanced practice registered nurse as defined in RSA 326-B:2, I, or student undertaking a course of professional instruction or a clinical training program, shall not…

I. In this section: (a) "Administer" means the direct application of epinephrine to the body of an individual. (b) "Authorized entity" means any entity or organization in which allergens capable of causing anaphylaxis may be present, including recreation camps and day care facili…

To the extent allowable by federal law, licensed physicians or qualified licensed practitioners may administer ibogaine under the framework of an FDA-approved research protocol.

I. Every applicant for initial permanent licensure or reinstatement shall submit to the office of professional licensure and certification a criminal history record release form, as provided by the New Hampshire division of state police, which authorizes the release of his or her…

I. Applicants for licensure shall: (a) Pay a fee established by the office of professional licensure and certification. (b) Submit an application which shall be verified by oath. (c) Submit a complete set of fingerprints and a criminal history record release form pursuant to RSA …

I. Any peer review committee may report relevant facts to the board relating to the acts of any physician or physician associate in this state if it has knowledge relating to the physician or physician associate which, in the opinion of the peer review committee, might provide gr…

I. The office of professional licensure and certification shall make decisions on applications in accordance with RSA 310:4, II(c). II. No application shall be granted unless the office finds that the applicant possesses the necessary educational, character and other professional…

Every person licensed to practice under this chapter, except as provided in RSA 329:16-c, shall apply for renewal of license in accordance with RSA 310:8 on forms provided by the office of professional licensure and certification and shall pay a renewal fee as established by the …

A licensee who does not intend to engage in such licensed profession in this state, upon written request to the office of professional licensure and certification, may have one's name transferred to inactive status and shall not be required to renew such license or pay any renewa…

I. All licensees shall maintain their current business address on file with the office of professional licensure and certification, or if licensees have no business address, licensees shall provide their current home address. Any changes in the address, including the closing of a…

The board shall require each licensee to show proof at least at every biennial license renewal that the licensee has completed 100 hours of approved continuing medical education program within the preceding 2 years. For the purposes of this section, an approved continuing medical…

Any person whose name has been placed on the inactive list may be restored to active status upon the filing of a written request for reinstatement of license, accompanied by the reinstatement fee as established by the office of professional licensure and certification, proof of s…

I. Every clerk of the superior court shall report to the board the filing and final disposition of any action for medical injury as defined in paragraph III within 30 days after such filing and within 30 days after such final disposition. II. Every insurer, including self-insurer…

The board may petition the superior court for an injunction to restrain the practice of medicine, as defined in RSA 329:1, by any person other than a licensed physician or such other persons as are specifically excepted from RSA 329. In such proceedings the board shall be represe…

Upon receipt of an administratively final order from the licensing authority of another jurisdiction which imposes disciplinary sanctions against a licensee of the board, or a person applying for such license, the board may issue an order directing the licensee or applicant to ap…

I. There shall be a board of medicine consisting of 11 members; including 5 members selected from among physicians and surgeons, one member selected to represent osteopathic physicians and surgeons, one member selected to represent physician associates regulated by the board, the…

All licensed physicians practicing ophthalmology in this state shall report, with the permission of the patient, all cases of vision examination results of 20/200 or less, in the better eye, after correction, to the blind services program, bureau of vocational rehabilitation, dep…

This chapter shall not apply: I. [Repealed.] II. To legally qualified physicians in other states or countries when called in consultation by an individual licensed to practice in the state who bears the responsibility for the patient's diagnosis and treatment. However, regular or…

Nothing in this chapter shall abridge the rights of any class of persons to whom authority is given by any other statute to perform any acts which might be deemed the practice of medicine.

I. New Hampshire state licensure laws, rules, and regulations for physicians are hereby suspended for those physicians from other states or countries who are employed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and who are offering medical services to patients of the Manc…

I. Whoever, not being licensed or otherwise authorized according to the law of this state, shall advertise oneself as practicing medicine, or shall practice medicine, according to the meaning of RSA 329, or in any way hold oneself out as qualified so to do, or call oneself a "phy…

No person, authorized to practice medicine under this chapter or under the laws of any other state, who, in good faith, renders emergency care at the scene of an emergency without making any charge therefor, shall be liable for any civil damages as a result of acts or omissions b…

Any person who has retired from the practice of medicine and who has notified the board of such person's intention to participate in a program for the education of the public in matters involving the practice of medicine may hold himself or herself out as being retired from the a…

The confidential relations and communications between a physician or surgeon licensed under provisions of this chapter and the patient of such physician or surgeon are placed on the same basis as those provided by law between attorney and client, and, except as otherwise provided…

I. In this section: (a) "Physician practice" means a physician licensed under this chapter, or group of such physicians, or an organization employing such physician or group, together with all licensed professionals and other staff affiliated therewith. (b) "Quality assurance pro…

All appointed members who are physicians or physician associates shall be residents of the state, regularly licensed to practice their profession under this chapter, and shall have been actively engaged in the practice of their profession within the state for at least 5 years. Th…

I. A physician licensed under this chapter has a duty to warn of, or to take reasonable precautions to provide protection from, a client's violent behavior when the client has communicated to such physician a serious threat of physical violence against a clearly identified or rea…

Any contract or agreement which creates or established the terms of a partnership, employment, or any other form of professional relationship with a physician licensed by the board to practice in this state, which includes any restriction to the right of such physician to also pr…

I. If a patient who is 18 years of age or older has a medical condition for which a medically advisable course of treatment or precautionary measure may include a procedure, medication, or treatment that leaves the patient sterile or unable to have children, the physician shall n…

This act may be known and cited as the "Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act."

In this subdivision: I. "Department" means the department of health and human services. II. "Medical facility" means any licensed public or private hospital, clinic, center, medical school, medical training institution, health care facility, physician's office, infirmary, dispens…

I. A person shall not knowingly perform or attempt to perform a partial-birth abortion. II. No person shall perform or induce a partial-birth abortion on a viable fetus unless such person is a physician and has a documented referral from another physician not legally or financial…

I. If a physician determines in accordance with the provisions of RSA 329:34, II that a partial-birth abortion is necessary and performs a partial-birth abortion on the woman, the physician shall report such determination and the reasons for such determination in writing to the m…

I. In addition to other penalties under this chapter, any person who intentionally or knowingly violates this subdivision shall be guilty of a class B felony. II. Any physician who intentionally or knowingly performs a partial-birth abortion and thereby kills a human fetus shall …

I. The father, if married to the mother at the time she receives a partial-birth abortion procedure, and, if the mother has not attained the age of 18 years at the time of the abortion, the maternal grandparents of the fetus may in a civil action obtain appropriate relief, unless…

I. A physician-defendant accused of an offense under this subdivision may seek a hearing before the board as to whether the physician's conduct was necessary to save the life of the mother whose life was endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, inc…

I. An ambulatory health care facility licensed pursuant to RSA 151 in which the partial-birth abortion is performed in violation of this subdivision shall be subject to immediate revocation of its license by the department. II. An ambulatory health care facility licensed pursuant…

I. The commissioner or the medical director of the department of health and human services, or the commissioner's physician designee, shall serve as a voting member of the board. The commissioner and the medical director, or designee, are exempt from the provisions of RSA 329:4, …

A woman upon whom a partial-birth abortion is performed may not be prosecuted under this subdivision for a conspiracy to violate RSA 329:34.

I. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed as creating or recognizing a right to abortion. II. It is not the intention of this subdivision to make lawful an abortion that is currently unlawful.

If any provision of this subdivision or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the subdivision which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this…

In this subdivision: I. "Abortion" means the act of using or prescribing any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance, device, or means with the intent to terminate the clinically diagnosable pregnancy of a woman with knowledge that the termination by those means will w…

I. Except in the case of a medical emergency as specifically defined in paragraph III, no abortion shall be performed, induced, or attempted by any health care provider unless a health care provider has first made a determination of the probable gestational age of the fetus. In m…

I. Any health care provider who performs an abortion under this subdivision shall report, in writing, to the medical facility in which the abortion is performed the reason for the determination that a medical emergency existed. The health care provider's written report shall be i…