N.H. Rev. Stat. § 310:2 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 310 / Section 2
310:2 Definitions; Establishment.
Status: in_force

I. In this chapter, and as appropriate when used in any chapter listed in paragraph II: (a) "Board" shall mean a board, council, commission, committee, or other regulatory body with jurisdiction over professions listed in paragraph II. (b) "Expire" shall mean a license has not been renewed within the term of the license from the date of issuance in accordance with RSA 310:8. An individual with an expired license may not practice until their license has been reinstated, or they have applied for and received a new license to practice. (c) "Investigation" shall mean investigation of allegations and complaints of misconduct in accordance with RSA 310:9. (d) "Good standing" as applied to licensure shall mean a license that is active and has not been suspended, revoked, surrendered, conditioned, or restricted in any way. (e) "Lapse" when referring to licenses shall mean a license that has been expired for one or more years. A licensee may no longer reinstate a lapsed license and must apply for a new license. (f) "License" shall have the same meaning as license under RSA 541-A:1, VIII, and include licenses, certifications, or registrations required to practice a regulated profession, and shall include apprentice registrations, or those licensed pursuant to RSA 332-G:14. (g) "Office" or "OPLC" shall mean the office of professional licensure and certification. (h) "Reinstate" means reactivation of a license for an individual whose license has expired, and has not yet lapsed, or the reactivation of a license to an individual who was unable to practice because of license revocation. (i) "Renewal" shall mean the continuation of an existing license in accordance with RSA 310:8. II. The office of professional licensure and certification shall consist of the division of licensing and board administration and the division of enforcement, under the executive director as the administrative head of the agency. The boards within the office of professional licensure and certification shall consist of: (a) Advisory board of body art practitioners under RSA 314-A. (b) Advisory board of court reporters under RSA 310-A:163. (c) Advisory board of massage therapists under RSA 328-B. (d) Advisory board of medical imaging and radiation therapy under RSA 328-J. (e) Advisory board of recreational therapists established under RSA 326-J. (f) Advisory board of respiratory care practitioners established under RSA 326-E. (g) Advisory board of reflexology, structural integration, and Asian bodywork therapy under RSA 328-H. (h) Board of accountancy under RSA 309-B. (i) Board of acupuncture licensing under RSA 328-G. (j) Board of architects under RSA 310-A:29. (k) Board of barbering, cosmetology, and esthetics under RSA 313-A. (l) Board of chiropractic examiners under RSA 316-A. (m) Board of dental examiners under RSA 317-A. (n) Board of directors, office of licensed allied health professionals under RSA 328-F. (o) Board of examiners of nursing home administrators under RSA 151-A. (p) Board of family mediator certification under RSA 328-C. (q) Board of home inspectors under RSA 310-A:186. (r) Board of land surveyors under RSA 310-A:55. (s) Board of landscape architects under RSA 310-A:142. (t) Board of licensed dietitians under RSA 326-H. (u) Board of licensing for alcohol and other drug use professionals under RSA 330-C. (v) Board of licensing for foresters under RSA 310-A:100. (w) Board of manufactured housing under RSA 205-A:25. (x) Board of medicine under RSA 329. (y) Board of mental health practice under RSA 330-A. (z) Board of natural scientists under RSA 310-A:81. (aa) Board of nursing under RSA 326-B. (bb) Board of pharmacy under RSA 318. (cc) Board of podiatry under RSA 315. (dd) Board of psychologists under RSA 329-B:3. (ee) Board of professional engineers under RSA 310-A:3. (ff) Board of professional geologists under RSA 310-A:120. (gg) Board of psychologists under RSA 329-B. (hh) Board of registration of funeral directors and embalmers under RSA 325. (ii) Board of registration in optometry under RSA 327. (jj) Board of registration of medical technicians under RSA 328-I. (kk) Board of septic system evaluators under RSA 310-A:206. (ll) Board of veterinary medicine under RSA 332-B. (mm) Electricians' board under RSA 319-C. (nn) Electrology advisory committee under RSA 314. (oo) Genetic counselors governing board established under RSA 328-F and RSA 326-K. (pp) Governing board of athletic trainers established under RSA 328-F and RSA 326-G. (qq) Guardians ad litem board under RSA 490-C. (rr) Installation standards board under RSA 205-D. (ss) Mechanical licensing board under RSA 153:27-a. (tt) Midwifery council under RSA 326-D. (uu) Naturopathic board of examiners under RSA 328-E. (vv) Occupational therapy governing board established under RSA 326-F; and RSA 326-C. (ww) Physical therapy governing board established under RSA 328-F and 328-A. (xx) Real estate appraiser board under RSA 310-B. (yy) Real estate commission under RSA 331-A. (zz) Registration of ophthalmic dispensers under RSA 327-A. (aaa) Speech-language pathology and hearing care provider governing board established under RSA 328-F and 326-F. (bbb) Assessing certification board under RSA 310-C. (ccc) Community health workers under RSA 326-N. (ddd) Boxing and wrestling commission established under RSA 285. (eee) Professional bondsmen established under RSA 598-A. (fff) State board of auctioneers established under RSA 311-B. (ggg) Nurse agency registration established under RSA 326-M. (hhh) Doula and lactation specialist certification established under RSA 310-A:222. III. Any board under the office of professional licensure and certification may petition the governor for removal of a member of the board for malfeasance, misfeasance, inefficiency in fulfillment of duties as a board member, incapacity, unfitness to perform assigned duties, absence from at least 3 consecutive meetings of the board, or reasons provided for in other applicable statutes. Any vacancy in the membership of the board occurring otherwise than by expiration of a member's term shall be promptly filled for the unexpired term.