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NH Rev Stat § 327:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:13 - Renewal of Licenses.

    327:13 Renewal of Licenses. –||I. All licenses issued under this chapter shall be renewed biennially on or before June 30 upon payment of a $300 license renewal fee.||II. Before May 1 of the year in which the license expires, the board shall mail to every optometrist licensed in the state an application for renewal addressed to the post office address provided by the applicant.||III. Any licensee whose license has expired shall be barred from the practice of optometry in New Hampshire until such time as a reinstatement application is granted by the board.|||Source. 1911, 167:9. 1919, 78:2. PL 207:14. RL 253:14. 1999, 197:10. 2014, 167:35. 2015, 229:11, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 327:13-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:13-a - Reinstatement.

    327:13-a Reinstatement. –||Any person who has voluntarily surrendered a license, has allowed a license to expire, or whose license has been revoked by the board, may request reinstatement of the license by filing an application with the board. The board pursuant to RSA 541-A shall establish criteria in rules adopted by the board for reinstatement which include reasonable professional character and competence requirements.|||Source. 1999, 197:11, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 327:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:14 - Repealed by 1999, 197:21, IV, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.

    327:14 Repealed by 1999, 197:21, IV, eff. Jan. 1, 2000. –|
NH Rev Stat § 327:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:15 - Repealed by 1999, 197:21, V, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.

    327:15 Repealed by 1999, 197:21, V, eff. Jan. 1, 2000. –|
NH Rev Stat § 327:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:16 - Display of License and License Renewal.

    327:16 Display of License and License Renewal. –||The original or a copy of the license renewal must be displayed in a conspicuous place in every office wherein the holder practices optometry; and, whenever required, the holder shall exhibit such license to the board or its authorized representatives.|||Source. 1911, 167:9. 1919, 78:2. PL 207:17. RL 253:17. 1999, 197:12, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 327:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:17 - Repealed by 1999, 197:21, VI, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.

    327:17 Repealed by 1999, 197:21, VI, eff. Jan. 1, 2000. –|
NH Rev Stat § 327:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:18 - Repealed by 1999, 197:21, VII, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.

    327:18 Repealed by 1999, 197:21, VII, eff. Jan. 1, 2000. –|
NH Rev Stat § 327:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:19 - Repealed by 1999, 197:21, VIII, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.

    327:19 Repealed by 1999, 197:21, VIII, eff. Jan. 1, 2000. –|
NH Rev Stat § 327:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:20 - Disciplinary Action.

    327:20 Disciplinary Action. –||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 therefor.||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 a felony or any offense involving moral turpitude;||(c) Any unprofessional conduct, or dishonorable conduct unworthy of, and affecting the practice of, the profession;||(d) Unfitness or incompetency by reason of negligent habits or other causes; or negligent or willful acts performed in a manner inconsistent with the health or safety of persons under the care of the licensee;||(e) Addiction to the use of alcohol or other habit-forming drugs to a degree which renders him unfit to practice under this chapter;||(f) Mental or physical incompetency to practice under this chapter;||(g) Willful or repeated violation of the provisions of this chapter;||(h) Suspension or revocation of a license, similar to one issued under this chapter, in another jurisdiction and not reinstated; or||(i) The use of any pharmaceutical agent by an optometrist not authorized under RSA 327:6-a or the use of any pharmaceutical agent other than those agents described in RSA 327:1 or those previously approved by the joint credentialing committee.||III. The board may take disciplinary action in any one or more of the following ways:||(a) By reprimand;||(b) By suspension, limitation or restriction of license for a period of up to 5 years;||(c) By revocation of license;||(d) By requiring the person to participate in a program of continuing education in the area or areas in which the person has been found deficient; or||(e) By assessing administrative fines established by the board which shall not exceed $2,000 per offense or, in the case of continuing offenses, $200 for each day the violation continues after notice, whichever is greater.|||Source. 1911, 167:10. PL 207:22. RL 253:22. 1949, 111:1. 1951, 72:10. RSA 327:20. 1977, 131:1. 1981, 355:8. 1999, 197:13. 2006, 182:5. 2016, 83:7, eff. July 18, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 327:20-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:20-a - Repealed by 1999, 197:21, IX, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.

    327:20-a Repealed by 1999, 197:21, IX, eff. Jan. 1, 2000. –|
NH Rev Stat § 327:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:21 - Complaints.

    327:21 Complaints. –||Proceedings for revocation shall be begun by written charges, which may be made by the board on its own motion or by any other person.|||Source. 1911, 167:10. PL 207:23. RL 253:23.|
NH Rev Stat § 327:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:22 - Hearings; Investigations.

    327:22 Hearings;  Investigations. –||I. 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 certified mail, with a written copy of the complaint filed and notice of the time and place of 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.||II. (a) The board shall have the power to administer oaths or affirmations, preserve testimony, subpoena witnesses, and to compel, by subpoena duces tecum, the production of all books, records, files and documents, whether originals, copies, or in electronic or other form, and other materials, relevant to its investigation of any grievance, complaint, or disciplinary proceeding before the board.||(b) The board may issue subpoenas with the approval of the office of the attorney general.||(c) A minimum of 10 business days' notice shall be given for compliance with a subpoena under this chapter.||III. At any hearing, the named person or licensee shall have the right to:||(a) Appear in person, by counsel, or both.||(b) Produce evidence and witnesses.||(c) Cross-examine witnesses.||IV. If the named person fails or refuses to appear, the board may proceed to hear and determine the validity of the charges.|||Source. 1911, 167:10. PL 207:24. RL 253:24. RSA 327:22. 1981, 355:9. 1999, 197:14. 2014, 34:13, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 327:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:23 - Repealed by 1999, 197:21, X, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.

    327:23 Repealed by 1999, 197:21, X, eff. Jan. 1, 2000. –|
NH Rev Stat § 327:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:24 - Repealed by 1999, 197:21, XI, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.

    327:24 Repealed by 1999, 197:21, XI, eff. Jan. 1, 2000. –|
NH Rev Stat § 327:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:25 - Repealed by 1999, 197:21, XII, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.

    327:25 Repealed by 1999, 197:21, XII, eff. Jan. 1, 2000. –|
NH Rev Stat § 327:25-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:25-b - Prescriptions for Spectacle Lenses and Contact Lenses.

    327:25-b Prescriptions for Spectacle Lenses and Contact Lenses. –||For the purpose of a provider issuing a prescription for spectacle lenses, as defined in RSA 327-A:1, III, or a prescription for contact lenses, as defined in RSA 327-A:1, IV, to a patient, a provider shall establish a bona fide provider-patient relationship by an examination in person, through face-to-face interactive, 2-way, real-time communication, or telemedicine when all of the following conditions are met:||I. The provider obtains an updated medical history at the time of prescribing;||II. The provider makes a diagnosis at the time of prescribing;||III. The provider conforms to the standard of care expected of in-person care as appropriate to the patient's age and presenting condition, including when the standard of care requires the use of diagnostic testing and performance of a physical examination, which may be carried out through the use of peripheral devices appropriate to the patient's condition;||IV. The ophthalmic prescription is not determined solely by use of an online questionnaire;||V. The provider is actively licensed in New Hampshire and authorized to prescribe; and||VI. Upon request, the prescriber provides patient records in a timely manner in accordance with the provisions of RSA 332-I and all other state and federal laws and regulations.|||Source. 2019, 199:2, eff. Sept. 8, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 327:25-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:25-c - Telemedicine.

    327:25-c Telemedicine. –||Persons licensed by the board shall be permitted to provide services through the use of telemedicine.|||Source. 2020, 27:21, eff. July 21, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 327:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:26 - Repealed by 1999, 197:21, XIII, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.

    327:26 Repealed by 1999, 197:21, XIII, eff. Jan. 1, 2000. –|
NH Rev Stat § 327:27 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:27 - Unprofessional Conduct.

    327:27 Unprofessional Conduct. –||No corporation shall engage in the practice of optometry nor shall any person practice optometry under any lease, contract or other arrangement whereby any person not duly authorized to practice optometry shares, directly or indirectly, in any fees received in connection with said practice of optometry.|||Source. 1951, 72:12 par. 28-a. 1999, 197:16, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 327:28 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:28 - Misrepresentation.

    327:28 Misrepresentation. –||It shall be unlawful for any person or persons whomsoever to represent himself or themselves as an optometrist or optometrists unless qualified under the provisions of this chapter.|||Source. 1951, 72:12 par. 28-b, eff. July 1, 1951.|
NH Rev Stat § 327:29 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:29 - Repealed by 1999, 197:21, XIV, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.

    327:29 Repealed by 1999, 197:21, XIV, eff. Jan. 1, 2000. –|
NH Rev Stat § 327:30 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:30 - Penalty.

    327:30 Penalty. –||I. Any natural person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor, or guilty of a felony if any other person.||II. Any person regulated by this chapter who is guilty of an unlawful act, as defined in RSA 358-A, shall be subject to prosecution thereunder.||III. In addition to any other penalties, the board may assess, compromise, and collect administrative fines against persons who violate this chapter.||IV. The board is authorized to issue a cease and desist order against any person or entity acting in violation of this chapter. The cease and desist order shall be enforceable in superior court.||V. The attorney general, the board, or the prosecuting attorney of any county or municipality where the violation takes place may maintain an action to enjoin any person or entity from continuing to violate the provisions of this chapter. The action to enjoin shall not replace any other civil, criminal, or regulatory remedy. An injunction without bond is available to the board.|||Source. 1911, 167:11. PL 207:30. RL 253:30. RSA 327:30. 1973, 529:78. 1977, 131:3. 1999, 197:17. 2006, 76:13. 2011, 121:3, eff. Aug. 1, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 327:31 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:31 - Rulemaking Authority.

    327:31 Rulemaking Authority. –||The board shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:||I. The qualifications of applicants in addition to those requirements set by RSA 327:6 and RSA 327:6-a;||II. How an applicant shall be examined including:||(a) Time and place of examination, and||(b) Passing grade;||III. How a license to practice optometry shall be renewed or reinstated;||IV. Ethical and professional standards, in addition to those specified by RSA 327:20, required to be met by each holder of a license to practice optometry and how disciplinary actions by the board shall be implemented pursuant to RSA 327:21, RSA 327:22, and RSA 327:27 for violations of these standards;||V. Requirements for continuing education in addition to those requirements set by RSA 327:33 and RSA 327:33-a;||VI. Additions or alterations to the defined pharmaceutical agents for diagnostic purposes as set forth in RSA 327:1, III;||VII. Procedural and substantive requirements for assessing, compromising, and collecting administrative fines as authorized by RSA 327:20, III(e); and||VIII. Prescribing controlled drugs pursuant to RSA 318-B:41.|||Source. 1939, 213:1. RL 253:31. RSA 327:31. 1981, 355:10. 1985, 245:35. 1999, 197:18. 2014, 167:36. 2016, 213:5, eff. June 7, 2016. 2021, 197:100, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 327:32 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:32 - Repealed by 1999, 197:21, XV, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.

    327:32 Repealed by 1999, 197:21, XV, eff. Jan. 1, 2000. –|
NH Rev Stat § 327:33 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:33 - Continuing Education Courses Required for Non-Pharmaceutical Certification.

    327:33 Continuing Education Courses Required for Non-Pharmaceutical Certification. –||All optometrists licensed in this state shall be required to take annual courses of study in subjects relating to the practice of the profession of optometry. The length of study shall be prescribed by the board, with a minimum of 15 hours in a calendar year. Attendance must be at a course approved by the board. The board shall be allowed to waive in whole or in part this study requirement in cases of certified illness or undue hardship.|||Source. 1973, 333:2. 1999, 197:19, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 327:33-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:33-a - Continuing Education Courses Required for Pharmaceutical and Glaucoma Certification.

    327:33-a Continuing Education Courses Required for Pharmaceutical and Glaucoma Certification. –||I. An optometrist certified to use pharmaceutical agents in the practice of optometry shall complete a minimum of 50 hours of continuing education every year in order to maintain pharmaceutical certification. A minimum of 20 hours shall be by participation in formal courses and the remainder by independent study. Each optometrist shall report continuing education hours to the board annually in accordance with rules adopted by the board for the implementation of this section. Such continuing education courses and activities shall satisfy the requirements of RSA 327:33.||II. An optometrist certified to treat glaucoma shall complete a minimum of 10 of the required hours in glaucoma specific education. A minimum of 7 hours shall be by participation in formal courses and 3 hours may be by independent study.|||Source. 1993, 333:11. 1999, 197:19. 2002, 274:4, eff. July 17, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 327:33-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:33-b - Repealed by 2021, 197:101, III, eff. July 1, 2021.

    327:33-b Repealed by 2021, 197:101, III, eff. July 1, 2021. –|
NH Rev Stat § 327:34 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:34 - Report to Division of Workforce Innovation.

    327:34 Report to Division of Workforce Innovation. –||All licensed optometrists in this state shall report, with the permission of the patient or the patient's parent or guardian, all cases of vision examination results of 20/200 or less in the better eye, after correction, to the division of workforce innovation, department of education. Such report shall contain the name and address of the examined individual, date of birth, the amount of vision in both eyes, and the cause of visual impairment. The information contained in the report shall be treated as confidential by the division.|||Source. 1979, 137:1. 1994, 379:18. 1999, 197:20, eff. Jan. 1, 2000. 2018, 315:15, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 327-A:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327-A - Ophthalmic Dispensing|Section 327-A:2 - Registration of Ophthalmic Dispensers.

    327-A:2 Registration of Ophthalmic Dispensers. –||It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of ophthalmic dispensing or the practice of dispensing contact lenses unless such person is registered in accordance with this chapter and unless the registration of such person is current and valid. No person shall engage in the fitting of contact lenses unless the person has a statement of delegation from an ophthalmologist or optometrist.|||Source. 1989, 389:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 327-A:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327-A - Ophthalmic Dispensing|Section 327-A:3 - Application for Registration.

    327-A:3 Application for Registration. –||An application for a certificate of registration for ophthalmic dispensing under this chapter shall be filed with the department in such form and detail as the executive director shall require in accordance with rules adopted under RSA 541-A, shall be duly signed and verified, shall be available for public inspection, and shall include, but not be limited to:||I. The name and the business address of the applicant; if an individual, the name under which he intends to conduct business; if a partnership, the name and business address of each member thereof, and the name under which the business is to be conducted; if a corporation, the name of the corporation and the name and business address of each of the officers of the corporation.||II. The place or places, including the complete address or addresses, where the business is to be conducted.|||Source. 1989, 389:1. 1995, 310:175, 183, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. 2017, 144:17, eff. Aug. 15, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 327-A:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327-A - Ophthalmic Dispensing|Section 327-A:4 - Repealed by 2010, 368:1(27), eff. Dec. 31, 2010.

    327-A:4 Repealed by 2010, 368:1(27), eff. Dec. 31, 2010. –|
NH Rev Stat § 327-A:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327-A - Ophthalmic Dispensing|Section 327-A:5 - Powers and Duties of the Executive Director.

    327-A:5 Powers and Duties of the Executive Director. –||The powers and duties of the executive director under this chapter include:||I. Accepting applications for certificates of registration under this chapter, and approving or denying such applications.||II. Renewing certificates of registration.||III. Suspending or revoking certificates of registration upon the grounds listed in RSA 327-A:9, and conducting hearings regarding the denial, suspension, revocation and renewal of certificates as provided in RSA 327-A:11.||IV. Accepting written complaints from the public against registrants and conducting necessary investigations upon such written complaints.||V. Publicizing the complaint procedure.||VI. Adopting such rules under RSA 541-A as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, but in no instance shall the executive director adopt rules limiting competition, prohibiting truthful advertising, affecting the location or number of practices or the employment of any person registered under this chapter.||VII. Reporting to the governor and council annually on the activities conducted under this chapter.||VIII. [Repealed.]|||Source. 1989, 389:1. 1995, 310:183. 2010, 368:28, V. 2015, 276:93, 94, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 327-A:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327-A - Ophthalmic Dispensing|Section 327-A:6 - Issuance of Certificate.

    327-A:6 Issuance of Certificate. –||Except as provided in RSA 327-A:9, the executive director shall issue a certificate of registration for ophthalmic dispensing to any person who files an application for such certificate accompanied by the required application and registration fees within 30 days after the filing of such application.|||Source. 1989, 389:1. 1995, 310:183. 2015, 276:93, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 327-A:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327-A - Ophthalmic Dispensing|Section 327-A:7 - Application and Registration Fees.

    327-A:7 Application and Registration Fees. –||Every application for a certificate of registration for ophthalmic dispensing shall be accompanied by a non-refundable registration fee of $110. Upon approval of the application by the executive director, the applicant shall be issued a certificate of registration for ophthalmic dispensing, which shall be renewed biennially on or before June 30 upon payment of the renewal fee. The fee for renewal of any certificate of registration shall be $110.|||Source. 1989, 389:1. 1995, 310:183. 2012, 171:18. 2014, 167:48. 2015, 229:12, eff. July 1, 2015; 276:93, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 327-A:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327-A - Ophthalmic Dispensing|Section 327-A:8 - Display of Certificate.

    327-A:8 Display of Certificate. –||Any person who has been issued a certificate of registration under this chapter shall conspicuously display such certificate in his principal place of business.|||Source. 1989, 389:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|