NH Rev Stat § 329-C:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329-C - Interstate Medical Licensure Compact|Section 329-C:2 - Definitions.

    329-C:2 Definitions. –||In this compact:||I. "Bylaws" means those bylaws established by the interstate commission pursuant to RSA 329-C:11 for its governance, or for directing and controlling its actions and conduct.||II. "Commissioner" means the voting representative appointed by each member board pursuant to RSA 329-C:11.||III. "Conviction" means a finding by a court that an individual is guilty of a criminal offense through adjudication or entry of a plea of guilt or no contest to the charge by the offender. Evidence of an entry of a conviction of a criminal offense by the court shall be considered final for purposes of disciplinary action by a member board.||IV. "Expedited license" means a full and unrestricted medical license granted by a member state to an eligible physician through the process set forth in the compact.||V. "Interstate commission" means the interstate commission created pursuant to RSA 329-C:11.||VI. "License" means authorization by a state for a physician to engage in the practice of medicine, which would be unlawful without the authorization.||VII. "Medical practice act" means laws and regulations governing the practice of allopathic and osteopathic medicine within a member state.||VIII. "Member board" means a state agency in a member state that acts in the sovereign interests of the state by protecting the public through licensure, regulation, and education of physicians as directed by the state government.||IX. "Member state" means a state that has enacted the compact.||X. "Practice of medicine" means the clinical prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of human disease, injury, or condition requiring a physician to obtain and maintain a license in compliance with the medical practice act of a member state.||XI. "Physician" means any person who:||(a) Is a graduate of a medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, or a medical school listed in the International Medical Education Directory or its equivalent;||(b) Passed each component of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) or the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX-USA) within 3 attempts, or any of its predecessor examinations accepted by a state medical board as an equivalent examination for licensure purposes;||(c) Successfully completed graduate medical education approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association;||(d) Holds specialty certification or a time-unlimited specialty certificate recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association's Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists;||(e) Possesses a full and unrestricted license to engage in the practice of medicine issued by a member board;||(f) Has never been convicted, received adjudication, deferred adjudication, community supervision, or deferred disposition for any offense by a court of appropriate jurisdiction;||(g) Has never held a license authorizing the practice of medicine subjected to discipline by a licensing agency in any state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction, excluding any action related to nonpayment of fees related to a license;||(h) Has never had a controlled substance license or permit suspended or revoked by a state or the United States Drug Enforcement Administration; and||(i) Is not under active investigation by a licensing agency or law enforcement authority in any state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction.||XII. "Offense" means a felony, misdemeanor, or crime of moral turpitude.||XIII. "Rule" means a written statement by the interstate commission promulgated pursuant to RSA 329-C:12 of the compact that is of general applicability, implements, interprets, or prescribes a policy or provision of the compact, or an organizational, procedural, or practice requirement of the interstate commission, and has the force and effect of statutory law in a member state, and includes the amendment, repeal, or suspension of an existing rule.||XIV. "State" means any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United States.||XV. "State of principal license" means a member state where a physician holds a license to practice medicine and which has been designated as such by the physician for purposes of registration and participation in the compact.|||Source. 2016, 70:1, eff. July 4, 2016.|