NH Rev Stat § 328-F:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 328-F - Allied Health Professionals|Section 328-F:18 - Allied Health Professionals; Issuance of Licenses; Conditional Licenses.

    328-F:18 Allied Health Professionals;  Issuance of Licenses;  Conditional Licenses. –||I. Each governing board shall issue initial licenses and license renewals to applicants who have completed the application procedures established by the office of professional licensure and certification and have met the eligibility requirements established by the practice act and the rules of the governing board. If a governing board is authorized by its practice act to issue provisional licenses, it shall issue such licenses to applicants who have completed the application procedures established by the office of professional licensure and certification and have met the eligibility requirements for provisional licensure established by the practice act and the rules of the governing board.||II. The governing boards shall take no action on an application for any type of license, or reinstate any lapsed or suspended license, until the applicant has completed the application procedures established by the office of professional licensure and certification.||III. To ensure the competency of licensees, the governing boards are authorized to issue initial licenses, license renewals, and reinstatements of licensure after lapse or suspension for disciplinary reasons that are conditional in nature. Such conditional licenses may include the following conditions on the licensee's authorization to practice:||(a) A limit on the duration of the license.||(b) A requirement that specified education, clinical experience, or training is completed by the licensee before removal of the condition.||(c) A requirement that the conditional licensee be supervised in his or her practice.||(d) A limitation on the scope of the practice of the conditional licensee.||IV. Initial licenses, certifications, and registrations, including conditional licenses, certifications, and registrations that are the first license, certificate, or registration issued to the individual or hearing aid dealer, and provisional licenses, certifications, and registrations shall be numbered consecutively and recorded.||V. Nothing in this chapter or in the practice acts of the governing boards shall be construed to restrict persons licensed under any other law of this state from engaging in a profession or practice for which they are licensed.||VI. Occupational therapists, occupational therapist assistants, recreational therapists, speech pathologists, respiratory care practitioners, athletic trainers, genetic counselors, physical therapists, and physical therapist assistants from the states of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, and Vermont, who are currently licensed, shall be eligible for temporary licensure for 120 days while the person makes application for licensure to the respective governing board under this chapter. Temporary licensure shall not apply to an allied health governing board that is a member of an interstate licensure compact. An applicant for temporary licensure to practice, who is currently licensed or certified in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, or Vermont, shall:||(a) Hold an active unencumbered license; and||(b) Have committed no acts or omissions which are grounds for disciplinary action in another jurisdiction, or, if such acts have been committed, would be grounds for disciplinary action.|||Source. 1997, 287:1. 2003, 310:49, eff. July 1, 2003. 2018, 283:2, eff. Aug. 20, 2018. 2020, 25:11, eff. Sept. 18, 2020. 2021, 91:173, eff. July 1, 2021; 197:20, eff. July 1, 2021 at 12:01 a.m.|