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NH Rev Stat § 328-G:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-G - Acupuncture|Section 328-G:12 - Disciplinary Actions.

    328-G:12 Disciplinary Actions. –||I. The board may undertake disciplinary proceedings:||(a) Upon its own initiative; or||(b) Upon written complaint of any person which charges that a person licensed by the board has committed misconduct under paragraph II and which specifies the grounds for the misconduct.||II. Misconduct sufficient to support disciplinary proceedings under this section shall include:||(a) The practice of fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure a license to practice under this chapter.||(b) Conviction of any crime which demonstrates unfitness to practice acupuncture.||(c) Violation of the standards adopted under RSA 328-G:7, V.||(d) Demonstrable gross incompetence of the licensee.||(e) Addiction to the use of alcohol or other habit-forming drugs to a degree which renders the licensee unfit to practice under this chapter.||(f) A legal finding of mental incompetence.||(g) Willful or repeated violation of the provisions of this chapter.||(h) Suspension or revocation without subsequent reinstatement of a license, similar to one issued under this chapter, in another jurisdiction.||III. (a) The board may take disciplinary action in any one or more of the following ways:||(1) By public or private reprimand.||(2) By suspension, limitation, or restriction of license.||(3) By revocation of license.||(4) By assessing administrative fines in amounts established by the board which shall not exceed $2000 per offense, or in the case of a continuing offense, $250 for each day the violation continues.||(b) Disciplinary action taken under this paragraph may be ordered by the board in a decision made after a hearing in the manner provided by the rules adopted by the board and reviewed in accordance with RSA 541.||(c) No person licensed under this chapter shall continue to practice acupuncture while the person's license is suspended or revoked.|||Source. 1997, 251:1, eff. July 1, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-G:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-G - Acupuncture|Section 328-G:13 - Hearings.

    328-G:13 Hearings. –||The board shall take no disciplinary action without a hearing. At least 14 days prior to hearing, both parties to a disciplinary proceeding shall be served, either personally or by registered mail, with a written copy of the complaint filed and notice of the time and place for hearing. All complaints shall be objectively received and fairly heard by the board, but no complaint shall be acted upon unless in writing. A hearing shall be held on all written complaints received by the board within one year of the date notice of a complaint was received by the accused, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties. Written notice of all disciplinary decisions made by the board shall be given to both parties to the proceeding upon their issuance.|||Source. 1997, 251:1. 2014, 34:14, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-G:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-G - Acupuncture|Section 328-G:14 - Penalties.

    328-G:14 Penalties. –||It shall be a class A misdemeanor for any natural person, and a felony if any other person, to violate RSA 328-G:9, or to act as an acupuncture detoxification specialist without current certification by the board under RSA 328-G:9-a.|||Source. 1997, 251:1. 2006, 76:17, eff. July 1, 2006. 2017, 246:4, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-G:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-G - Acupuncture|Section 328-G:15 - Severability.

    328-G:15 Severability. –||If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.|||Source. 1997, 251:1, eff. July 1, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-H:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-H - Reflexologists, Structural Integrators, and Asian Bodywork Therapists|Section 328-H:1 - Regulation of Reflexologists, Structural Integrators, and Asian Bodywork Therapists.

    328-H:1 Regulation of Reflexologists, Structural Integrators, and Asian Bodywork Therapists. –||The general court, to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people of the state of New Hampshire, establishes a regulatory program for licensure of reflexologists, structural integrators, and Asian bodywork therapists. The general court recognizes that there are different and specific bodywork professions, and this chapter provides for licensure to differentiate those professions that have attained maturity through established history and the creation of credible professional associations and training.|||Source. 2009, 67:1, eff. Aug. 8, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-H:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-H - Reflexologists, Structural Integrators, and Asian Bodywork Therapists|Section 328-H:2 - Definitions.

    328-H:2 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Applicant" means a person who has submitted to the executive director an application for a license pursuant to this chapter.||II. "Board" means the advisory board of reflexology, structural integration, and Asian bodywork therapy.||III. [Repealed.]||IV. [Repealed.]||IV-a. "Executive director" means the executive director of the office of professional licensure and certification established under RSA 310-A:1 through RSA 310-A:1-e.||V. "Licensee" means a person to whom a license has been issued pursuant to this chapter.||VI. "Practice" means the application of a system of structured touch therapies which includes reflexology, structural integration, or Asian bodywork therapy.||VII. "Practitioner" means a person who practices touch therapies for compensation and holds a current certification from an entity approved by the executive director as a reflexologist, structural integrator, or Asian bodywork therapist.|||Source. 2009, 67:1. 2014, 322:2. 2015, 276:106, 107, 108, XXXV, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-H:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-H - Reflexologists, Structural Integrators, and Asian Bodywork Therapists|Section 328-H:3 - Scope of Practice for Reflexologists, Structural Integrators, and Asian Bodywork Therapists.

    328-H:3 Scope of Practice for Reflexologists, Structural Integrators, and Asian Bodywork Therapists. –||I. Reflexologists practice the use of alternating pressure applied to the reflexes within the reflex maps of the body located on the feet, hands, and outer ears.||II. Structural integrators restore postural balance and functional ease by systematically aligning and integrating the human body in gravity. Structural integrators work through manipulation of the connective tissue matrix, enhancement of the client's awareness, and education.||III. Asian bodywork therapists treat the human body, mind, emotions, spirit, and energy field using traditional Asian techniques and treatment strategies for the purpose of promoting, maintaining, and restoring health. Asian bodywork therapists use methods of assessment and treatment based on the principles of Chinese medicine. Treatment may include, but is not limited to touching, pressing or holding the body along meridians and/or acupoints, application of heat or cold, stretching, external application of herbal or other topical preparations not classified as prescription drugs, and dietary or exercise suggestions.|||Source. 2009, 67:1, eff. Aug. 8, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-H:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-H - Reflexologists, Structural Integrators, and Asian Bodywork Therapists|Section 328-H:4 - Prohibited Acts.

    328-H:4 Prohibited Acts. –||No person shall:||I. Act or advertise as a reflexologist, structural integrator, or Asian bodywork therapist for compensation without holding a license issued pursuant to this chapter.||II. Fail to comply with an order of the executive director issued pursuant to this chapter.||III. Fail to comply with any administrative rule adopted by the executive director pursuant to this chapter.||IV. Violate any other provision of this chapter or administrative rules adopted under this chapter.||V. Hire any person as an employee or independent contractor to perform reflexology, structural integration, or Asian bodywork therapy who does not hold a license issued pursuant to this chapter.|||Source. 2009, 67:1. 2015, 276:107, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-H:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-H - Reflexologists, Structural Integrators, and Asian Bodywork Therapists|Section 328-H:6 - Advisory Board of Reflexology, Structural Integration, and Asian Bodywork Therapy.

    328-H:6 Advisory Board of Reflexology, Structural Integration, and Asian Bodywork Therapy. –||The executive director shall establish the advisory board of reflexology, structural integration, and Asian bodywork therapy. The initial board members shall consist of 3 practitioners representing each field who have been certified by the appropriate national certifying agency for at least 2 years preceding appointment. In the event that a member for one or more of the fields is not available to serve on the board, the executive director shall have the authority to fill any such vacancy with an appropriate member with input from the existing board members and the certifying agencies for each of the respective fields. Subsequent board members shall be currently licensed under this chapter. The members shall be appointed for 3 years, with the initial terms staggered so that the term of one member expires each year, and they shall hold office until successors are appointed. In no event shall a member serve more than 2 full consecutive terms.||I. The board shall advise and assist the executive director with regard to the implementation of this chapter.||II. [Repealed.]||III. The board shall conduct meetings as required.||IV. The board may recommend to the executive director the removal of a member for malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance.||V. All members of the board shall have been residents of this state for at least one year immediately preceding appointment to the board.||VI. There shall be no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action shall arise against, the members of the board for any act done or proceeding undertaken or performed in good faith and in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter.|||Source. 2009, 67:1. 2015, 276:107, eff. July 1, 2015. 2021, 197:119, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-H:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-H - Reflexologists, Structural Integrators, and Asian Bodywork Therapists|Section 328-H:7 - Requirements for Practitioner License.

    328-H:7 Requirements for Practitioner License. –||Except as provided under RSA 328-H:17, it shall be unlawful for any person to practice reflexology, structural integration, or Asian bodywork therapy without a license issued by the executive director.|||Source. 2009, 67:1. 2015, 276:107, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-H:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-H - Reflexologists, Structural Integrators, and Asian Bodywork Therapists|Section 328-H:8 - Practitioner License Issuance.

    328-H:8 Practitioner License Issuance. –||I. The executive director shall issue a practitioner license to each qualified applicant who:||(a) Is at least 18 years of age on the date of the application;||(b) Makes an application on a form prescribed by the executive director;||(c) Makes payment of the $110 license fee;||(d) Has not been convicted in New Hampshire or in any other state of any crime involving violence inflicted on a person or threatened against a person, or any sexually-related crime; and||(e) Holds a current certificate from a national certifying agency in accordance with RSA 328-H:2, VII that has been approved under RSA 328-H:5, I, and as otherwise set forth in this chapter.||II. Licenses shall be issued based on the applicant's specific training, and each license shall identify the specific bodywork profession in which the applicant is trained and certified.||III. Licenses shall be valid for 2 years.||IV. All advertising and promotional material, including but not limited to, business cards, brochures, and yellow pages, must display the licensee's license number.||V. Practitioner licenses shall be posted in each office the licensee practices in, or carried on the licensee if the licensee practices at locations other than his or her own office or offices.|||Source. 2009, 67:1. 2014, 167:42. 2015, 276:107, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-H:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-H - Reflexologists, Structural Integrators, and Asian Bodywork Therapists|Section 328-H:9 - Renewal of Practitioner License; Reinstatement.

    328-H:9 Renewal of Practitioner License;  Reinstatement. –||I. Licenses issued under this chapter shall be subject to renewal, and shall lapse unless renewed or reinstated in accordance with rules adopted by the executive director under RSA 328-H:5.||II. All licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall be renewed biennially on or before June 30 upon approval by the executive director of the renewal application and submission of the required $110 renewal fee.||III. Licenses shall continue as valid until final action is exercised by the executive director on an application for renewal, provided that the application is filed before the expiration date of the license.|||Source. 2009, 67:1. 2014, 167:43. 2015, 229:14, eff. July 1, 2015; 276:107, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-H:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-H - Reflexologists, Structural Integrators, and Asian Bodywork Therapists|Section 328-H:10 - License Revocation or Suspension.

    328-H:10 License Revocation or Suspension. –||After notice and opportunity for hearing, as provided under RSA 541-A, the executive director may revoke or suspend any license issued pursuant to this chapter if the licensee:||I. Fails to maintain his or her national certification as required by RSA 328-H:2, VII;||II. Violates this chapter or any rule or order adopted or issued under it;||III. Knowingly makes any false statement regarding the application or license or in any report the board requires to be made;||IV. Fails to respond to any lawful inquiry of the executive director; or||V. Is convicted of any crime involving violence inflicted on a person or threatened against a person, or any sexually-related crime.|||Source. 2009, 67:1. 2015, 276:107, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-H:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-H - Reflexologists, Structural Integrators, and Asian Bodywork Therapists|Section 328-H:11 - Hearings.

    328-H:11 Hearings. –||The contested case provisions of RSA 541-A:31-36 shall apply when a person is aggrieved by a decision of the executive director under this chapter. Appeals shall be made in accordance with RSA 541-A.|||Source. 2009, 67:1. 2015, 276:107, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-H:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-H - Reflexologists, Structural Integrators, and Asian Bodywork Therapists|Section 328-H:12 - Reinstatement.

    328-H:12 Reinstatement. –||Any person whose license has been suspended or revoked by the executive director may apply to the executive director, in writing, to request a hearing for reinstatement. Upon a hearing, the executive director may issue a new license or modify the suspension or revocation of the license.|||Source. 2009, 67:1. 2015, 276:107, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-H:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-H - Reflexologists, Structural Integrators, and Asian Bodywork Therapists|Section 328-H:13 - Exemptions.

    328-H:13 Exemptions. –||Nothing in this chapter shall prevent a person licensed by this state pursuant to any other provision of law from performing the occupation for which he or she is licensed.|||Source. 2009, 67:1, eff. Aug. 8, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-H:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-H - Reflexologists, Structural Integrators, and Asian Bodywork Therapists|Section 328-H:14 - Violations; Penalty.

    328-H:14 Violations;  Penalty. –||Any person practicing reflexology, structural integration, or Asian bodywork therapy within the meaning of this chapter without first obtaining a license as required by this chapter, or who violates any of the provisions of, or rules adopted under this chapter, shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person, for the first offense. For a subsequent offense, a person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person. Each day such facility shall operate or person shall practice this activity after a first conviction shall be considered a subsequent offense.|||Source. 2009, 67:1, eff. Aug. 8, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-H:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-H - Reflexologists, Structural Integrators, and Asian Bodywork Therapists|Section 328-H:15 - Administrative Fines.

    328-H:15 Administrative Fines. –||The executive director, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, pursuant to rules adopted under RSA 541-A, may impose an administrative fine not to exceed $2,000 for each offense upon any person who violates any provision of this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to it. Rehearings and appeals from a decision of the executive director shall be in accordance with RSA 541. Any administrative fine imposed under this section shall not preclude the imposition of further penalties or administrative actions under this chapter. The executive director shall adopt rules in accordance with RSA 541-A relative to administrative fines which shall be scaled to reflect the scope and severity of the violation. The sums obtained from the levying of administrative fines under this chapter shall be forwarded to the state treasurer to be deposited into the general fund.|||Source. 2009, 67:1. 2015, 276:107, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-H:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-H - Reflexologists, Structural Integrators, and Asian Bodywork Therapists|Section 328-H:16 - Injunctive Relief.

    328-H:16 Injunctive Relief. –||The practice of reflexology, structural integration, or Asian bodywork therapy by a person without a license issued under this chapter or whose license has been suspended or revoked or has expired is declared to be a danger to the public health and welfare. In addition to any other civil, criminal, or disciplinary remedy, the attorney general, the executive director, or the prosecuting attorney of any county or municipality where the person is practicing or purporting to practice, in accordance with the laws of this state, may maintain an action to enjoin that person from practicing until such person secures a valid license. An injunction without bond is available to the executive director for enforcement of this chapter.|||Source. 2009, 67:1. 2015, 276:107, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-H:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-H - Reflexologists, Structural Integrators, and Asian Bodywork Therapists|Section 328-H:17 - Temporary Authority to Practice.

    328-H:17 Temporary Authority to Practice. –||Any person who meets the requirements of RSA 328-H:8, I(a), (d), and (e) may practice his or her respective profession immediately upon passage of this chapter. Such authority to practice shall be valid for no more than one year from the effective date of this chapter, or no more than 60 days of adoption of the administrative rules, whichever occurs first, by which time the person shall apply for and receive a license issued by the executive director in accordance with RSA 328-H:8 in order to continue legally practicing.|||Source. 2009, 67:1. 2015, 276:107, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-I:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-I - Board of Registration of Medical Technicians|Section 328-I:1 - Definitions.

    328-I:1 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Board" means the board of registration of medical technicians.||II. [Repealed.]||III. [Repealed.]||IV. "Health care facility" means health care facilities licensed under RSA 151.||V. "Medical establishment" means a setting where health care services are provided to patients, including, but not limited to, the office of a physician, dentist, naturopath, advanced practice registered nurse, optometrist, podiatrist, or a clinic, laboratory, or place not licensed under RSA 151.||VI. "Medical technician" means a health care worker who is not licensed or registered by a New Hampshire regulatory board and who assists licensed health care professionals in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. "Medical technician" shall not include a nurse licensed in another state who is working in New Hampshire under the nurse licensure compact established in RSA 326-B:46. For the purposes of this chapter, medical technicians shall be limited to health care workers with access to controlled substances and with access to or contact with patients in a health care facility or in a medical establishment.|||Source. 2014, 295:1. 2015, 276:108, XXXVI. 2016, 238:3, eff. June 10, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 328-I:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-I - Board of Registration of Medical Technicians|Section 328-I:2 - Board, Membership, Terms, Administrative Attachment.

    328-I:2 Board, Membership, Terms, Administrative Attachment. –||I. There shall be a board of registration of medical technicians consisting of 5 members. The members shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the council as follows:||(a) Four licensed, registered, or certified health care providers, only one of whom may be a medical technician required to be registered under this chapter, one of whom shall have experience supervising medical technicians, and one of whom shall be a licensed physician.||(b) One public member, who shall be a person who is not, and never was, a member of a health care profession or the spouse of any such person, and who does not have, and never has had, a material financial interest in either the provision of medical services or an activity directly related to health care.||II. The members shall be appointed to a term of 5 years. No member shall serve more than 2 consecutive terms.||III. [Repealed.]||IV. [Repealed.]|||Source. 2014, 295:1. 2015, 88:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016; 276:108, XXXVII, eff. July 1, 2015. 2021, 197:66, I, eff. July 1, 2021.|