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NH Rev Stat § 326-D:12-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-D - Midwifery|Section 326-D:12-a - Telemedicine.

    326-D:12-a Telemedicine. –||A midwife certified under this chapter shall be permitted to provide services through the use of telemedicine. "Telemedicine" means the use of audio, video, or other electronic media for the purpose of diagnosis, consultation, or treatment.|||Source. 2020, 27:19, eff. July 21, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-D:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-D - Midwifery|Section 326-D:13 - Reciprocity.

    326-D:13 Reciprocity. –||The council may certify any applicant who is licensed in any other state, provided the other state's licensing or certification requirements are substantially equivalent to or higher than those of this state.|||Source. 1999, 213:8, eff. July 6, 1999.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-D:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-D - Midwifery|Section 326-D:14 - Exceptions.

    326-D:14 Exceptions. –||I. Any person who was certified as a lay-midwife under the previous provisions of RSA 326-D shall be immediately eligible for certification as a midwife upon the effective date of this section.||II. Residents of this state who held themselves out as midwives prior to July 1, 1999, may continue to practice in this state without certification until June 30, 2001. Such midwives, however, shall obtain certification under this chapter by July 1, 2001 in order to practice midwifery. Such midwives may be certified under this chapter, if they meet all of the qualifications under RSA 326-D:7, except that experience requirements under RSA 326-D:7, V, shall be waived if the applicant can document at least 50 successful home births.|||Source. 1999, 213:8, eff. July 6, 1999.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-E:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-E - Respiratory Care Practice|Section 326-E:2 - Rulemaking.

    326-E:2 Rulemaking. –||The board shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A:||I. Specifying the limited scopes of practice permitted to certified pulmonary function technicians, registered pulmonary function technologists and registered polysomnographic technologists.||II. Relating to materiel management.||III. Specifying the eligibility requirements to be met by persons or entities seeking approval as providers of continuing education programs.||IV. Specifying the standards to be met by continuing education programs.||V. Specifying the professional organizations, or the standards to be met by professional organizations, whose approval of education programs qualifies the programs as board-approved continuing education.|||Source. 2003, 310:2, eff. July 1, 2003. 2021, 197:26, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-E:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-E - Respiratory Care Practice|Section 326-E:3 - Requirements for Initial Licensure.

    326-E:3 Requirements for Initial Licensure. –||I. An applicant for an initial license to practice respiratory care shall be of good professional character and shall:||(a) Be a graduate of a respiratory care educational program as defined in RSA 326-E:1, XI; or||(b) Have successfully completed and achieved a passing score for the entry level exam administered in English by the National Board for Respiratory Care, Inc. prior to July 31, 1977.||II. An applicant for initial licensure shall also be required to pass a standardized national examination administered in English by the National Board for Respiratory Care, Inc. or by a successor organization approved in rules adopted by the board pursuant to RSA 541-A.||III. An applicant for initial licensure shall be required to certify under oath that the applicant is not under investigation by any professional licensing board and that the applicant's credentials have not been suspended or revoked by any professional licensing board.||IV. An applicant for initial licensure who has not practiced as a respiratory care practitioner for at least 500 hours per year during the 4 years prior to filing the application shall be required to successfully complete continuing education and continuing competency requirements set forth in rules adopted by the board pursuant to RSA 541-A.|||Source. 2003, 310:2, eff. July 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-E:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-E - Respiratory Care Practice|Section 326-E:4 - Professional Identification.

    326-E:4 Professional Identification. –||I. A person holding a license to practice respiratory care in this state shall use the title "respiratory care practitioner" and the abbreviation, "R.C.P.".||II. The licensee shall show his or her license when requested.||III. A person matriculated in an accredited respiratory care or polysomnographic technology education program shall display appropriate identification.||IV. A person or business entity, its employees, agents, or representatives shall not use in conjunction with that person's name or the activity of the business the words "respiratory care", "respiratory therapy", "respiratory care practitioner", "respiratory therapist", the letters "R.T." or "R.C.P", or any other words, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying directly or indirectly that respiratory care is provided or supplied, including the billing of services labeled as respiratory care, unless such services are provided by or under the direction of a respiratory care practitioner licensed under this chapter.|||Source. 2003, 310:2, eff. July 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-E:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-E - Respiratory Care Practice|Section 326-E:5 - Duties and Powers of the Board.

    326-E:5 Duties and Powers of the Board. –||I. The board shall have the authorities, powers and duties set forth in RSA 328-F.||II. In addition, the board shall:||(a) Elect officers from among its members for terms of one year.||(b) [Repealed.]||(c) [Repealed.]||(d) Advise the board of directors of the office of licensed allied health professionals of matters regarding respiratory care.||(e) Keep information confidential in accordance with the confidentiality requirements of RSA 328-F.||(f) Keep confidential patient records, patient files, reports relating to patients, oral statements relating to diagnostic findings or treatment of patients, information from which a patient or his or her family may be identified and information received and records kept by the board as a result of an investigation, except when these become part of a disciplinary hearing or are required to be disclosed by the order of a court.||III. The board may refer the unlawful practice of respiratory care to the attorney general's office for prosecution regardless of whether the person or entity ceases the unlawful practice.|||Source. 2003, 310:2, eff. July 1, 2003. 2021, 197:28, I, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-E:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-E - Respiratory Care Practice|Section 326-E:6 - Exemptions From Licensure.

    326-E:6 Exemptions From Licensure. –||I. This chapter shall not prohibit:||(a) A person matriculated in an education program approved by the board who is pursuing a degree in respiratory care or respiratory therapy from satisfying supervised clinical education requirements related to the person's respiratory care education while under direct supervision of a respiratory care practitioner or physician.||(b) A respiratory care practitioner from practicing in the Armed Forces, federal public health services, or the Department of Veterans Affairs, pursuant to federal regulations of health care providers.||(c) A respiratory care practitioner who is licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States from providing consultation by telecommunication.||(d) A respiratory care practitioner who is licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States or foreign educated respiratory care practitioner credentialed in another country from practicing respiratory care in conjunction with teaching or participating in an educational seminar of no more than 60 days in a calendar year.||(e) Respiratory care performed as part of a limited scope of practice, as defined by the board, by certified pulmonary function technicians (CPFT), registered pulmonary function technologists (RPFT) or registered polysomnographic technologists (RPSGT) in a diagnostic laboratory or research setting.||(f) Respiratory care rendered in an emergency.||(g) Self care by a patient or gratuitous care by family members or friends who do not represent themselves as respiratory care practitioners.||(h) A respiratory care practitioner who is licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States or foreign educated respiratory care practitioner credentialed in another country from practicing respiratory care in conjunction with the interfacility transport of a critically ill patient.||(i) A polysomnography trainee from fulfilling the training and experiential clinical requirements established by the Board of Polysomnographic Technologists for eligibility for the RPSGT examination, while working under the indirect supervision of a physician, a respiratory care practitioner, or a RPSGT.||II. This chapter shall not restrict a person licensed under any other law of this state from engaging in the profession or practice for which that person is licensed if that person does not represent, imply, or claim that he or she is a respiratory care practitioner or a provider of respiratory care.|||Source. 2003, 310:2, eff. July 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-E:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-E - Respiratory Care Practice|Section 326-E:7 - Rights of Consumers.

    326-E:7 Rights of Consumers. –||I. [Repealed.]||II. A respiratory care practitioner shall inform each patient that the patient has the freedom of choice in services and products.||III. Any person may submit a complaint in writing to the board regarding any licensee, entity, or other person potentially in violation of this chapter or of RSA 328-F. Confidentiality shall be maintained subject to state and federal law.||IV. (a) Information relating to the respiratory care practitioner-patient relationship is confidential and shall not be related to a third party who is not involved with the patient's care without the prior written consent of the patient.||(b) Confidential communications between licensees and their patients are placed on the same legal basis as those between physician and patient, and, except as otherwise provided by law, no licensee shall be required to disclose such privileged communications. Confidential communications between a patient of a licensee and any person working under the supervision of such licensee to provide services that are customary and necessary for diagnosis and treatment are privileged to the same extent as would be the same communications between the supervising licensee and the patient.||(c) The privilege established in subparagraph (b) shall not apply to investigations and disciplinary proceedings conducted by any agency regulating health professions in this state.|||Source. 2003, 310:2, eff. July 1, 2003. 2021, 197:28, II, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-E:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-E - Respiratory Care Practice|Section 326-E:8 - Responsibilities of the Respiratory Care Practitioner.

    326-E:8 Responsibilities of the Respiratory Care Practitioner. –||I. The respiratory care practitioner is responsible for managing all aspects of the respiratory care of each patient under the orders of a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner. The respiratory care practitioner shall provide:||(a) Written documentation of therapeutic effectiveness of care provided.||(b) Periodic written evaluation of each patient.||(c) Written documentation of diagnostic studies performed.||II. The respiratory care practitioner shall be aware of and abide by this chapter, RSA 328-F, and the rules adopted by the board.||III. Each licensee shall provide his or her employer with a copy of his or her license, conditional license, current renewal verification or proof of reinstatement of license. This copy shall be available for public review upon request. The employer shall maintain a list of all persons providing respiratory care at his or her facility for review by the board upon request.||IV. In response to board inquires relevant to the status of their licenses or their practice of respiratory care, licensees shall provide complete and truthful information to the board.||V. Licensees shall notify the board if licenses, renewal verification cards, or other proofs of licensure are lost or stolen.||VI. Licensees shall maintain their current business and residential addresses on file with the licensing governing board. Changes in addresses shall be submitted no later than 30 days from the date of change.||VII. Each licensee shall notify the board of those acts or omissions that are violations of this chapter or are grounds for disciplinary action.|||Source. 2003, 310:2, eff. July 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-E:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-E - Respiratory Care Practice|Section 326-E:9 - Materiel Management.

    326-E:9 Materiel Management. –||The assembly, delivery, maintenance, repair, and testing of respiratory care equipment and supplies shall be performed by respiratory care practitioners and other personnel in conformity with rules adopted by the board under RSA 541-A.|||Source. 2003, 310:2, eff. July 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-E:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-E - Respiratory Care Practice|Section 326-E:10 - Eligibility for License Renewal.

    326-E:10 Eligibility for License Renewal. –||Licensees are eligible for renewal of their licenses if the licensees:||I. Have not violated this chapter or RSA 328-F nor demonstrated poor professional character.||II. Meet any continuing education and continuing competency requirements established by the board in rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A.|||Source. 2003, 310:2, eff. July 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-E:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-E - Respiratory Care Practice|Section 326-E:11 - Approved Continuing Education Programs and Program Providers.

    326-E:11 Approved Continuing Education Programs and Program Providers. –||I. Education programs accepted by the board in fulfillment of the continuing education required for license renewal are:||(a) Programs approved by the American Association for Respiratory Care, or its successor organization.||(b) Education programs approved by other approved professional organizations.||(c) Education programs sponsored by continuing education providers approved by the board.||II. The board is authorized to approve, disapprove, or withdraw approval from providers of respiratory care continuing education programs.||III. The board shall establish, through rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A, eligibility requirements for the approval of persons and entities as providers of continuing education programs.||IV. The board shall set standards for the approval of continuing education programs and for the approval of providers of continuing education programs, including:||(a) Minimum qualifications of faculty.||(b) Curricular topics consistent with the knowledge and skills required for the practice of respiratory care, including biological, physical, social, behavioral, and respiratory care and medical sciences.||(c) Administrative aspects of the program or the provider.|||Source. 2003, 310:2, eff. July 1, 2003. 2021, 197:27, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-F:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-F - Speech-Language Pathology and Hearing Care Providers Practice|Section 326-F:2 - Exemptions.

    326-F:2 Exemptions. –||I. The following persons are exempt from the licensure and certification requirements of this chapter and RSA 328-F:||(a) Speech-language specialists who are certified under rules adopted by the board of education pursuant to RSA 21-N:9, II(s), unless they are also licensed under this chapter.||(b) Speech-language pathology students or their activities as students fulfilling their academic or supervised clinical practicum experience requirements under the direction and supervision of a speech-language pathologist licensed in this state, provided that the students are designated by a title which clearly indicates their status as students.||(c) Individuals employed at a public school or nonpublic school approved by the department of education who do not act independently but work under the direction and supervision of a speech-language pathologist licensed under this chapter or a speech language specialist certified by the department of education.||II. A person exempt from licensure or certification under this section shall not be exempt from the requirements of RSA 326-F:8.|||Source. 2003, 310:3. 2006, 268:6. 2016, 222:1, eff. Aug. 8, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-F:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-F - Speech-Language Pathology and Hearing Care Providers Practice|Section 326-F:3 - Eligibility for Initial Licensure.

    326-F:3 Eligibility for Initial Licensure. –||I. To be eligible for initial licensure as a speech-language pathologist an applicant shall:||(a) Demonstrate sufficient evidence of good professional character and reliability to satisfy the board that the applicant shall faithfully and conscientiously avoid professional misconduct and adhere to this chapter, RSA 328-F and the board's rules.||(b) Meet any continuing competency requirements established by the board in rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A.||(c) Either hold a currently valid certificate of clinical competence issued by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, or its successor organization, or meet the requirements of paragraph II.||II. To be eligible for initial licensure as a speech-language pathologist an applicant not holding a currently valid certificate of clinical competence shall:||(a) Possess a master's degree or higher academic degree in speech-language pathology, communications sciences and disorders, or communications disorders.||(b) Have completed a supervised clinical practicum experience complying with the requirements set forth in rules adopted by the board pursuant to RSA 541-A.||(c) Have completed a postgraduate professional experience under the direction and supervision of a licensed speech-language pathologist and meeting the requirements of rules adopted by the board pursuant to RSA 541-A.||(d) Pass an examination approved by the board in rules adopted by the board pursuant to RSA 541-A.||III. To be eligible for initial licensure as an audiologist an applicant shall:||(a) Demonstrate sufficient evidence of good professional character and reliability to satisfy the board that the applicant shall faithfully and conscientiously avoid professional misconduct and otherwise adhere to the requirements of this chapter.||(b) Possess at least a master's degree in audiology from an educational institution approved by the board which consists of course work approved pursuant to rules adopted by the board pursuant to RSA 541-A.||(c) Complete a supervised postgraduate professional experience at an educational institution or its cooperation programs, approved pursuant to rules adopted by the board pursuant to RSA 541-A.||(d) Pass an examination specified by the board in rules adopted under RSA 541-A.||(e) Complete a supervised postgraduate professional experience.||(f) If applicable, submit proof of licensure in another state in which the licensure requirements are equivalent to or greater than those in this chapter.|||Source. 2003, 310:3, eff. July 1, 2003. 2021, 91:179, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-F:3-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-F - Speech-Language Pathology and Hearing Care Providers Practice|Section 326-F:3-a - Speech Language Specialist Eligibility for Initial Licensure.

    326-F:3-a Speech Language Specialist Eligibility for Initial Licensure. –||I. The board shall issue a speech-language pathologist license to any person who:||(a) Is currently certified as a speech-language specialist by the department of education, bureau of credentialing, and was certified as of the effective date of this section; and||(b) Possesses a master's degree or higher academic degree in speech-language pathology, communications sciences and disorders, or communications disorders.||II. Any speech-language pathologist who chooses to seek licensure under RSA 326-F:3-a, shall notify the office of professional licensure in writing of his or her intent to be licensed. The office of professional licensure and certification shall grant licenses under RSA 326-F:3-a within 10 days of receipt of notification.||III. The office of professional licensure and certification shall exempt licensees licensed in accordance with paragraph II from fees for the initial license period which shall extend beyond that individual's certification as a speech-language pathologist by 3 months and shall include an additional year for those whose certifications from the department of education would expire prior to July 1, 2020. Following that time, that individual shall be eligible for renewal under the rules established by the board and upon payment of the applicable fee.|||Source. 2020, 6:36, eff. Mar. 9, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-F:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-F - Speech-Language Pathology and Hearing Care Providers Practice|Section 326-F:4 - Provisional License.

    326-F:4 Provisional License. –||I. The purpose of a provisional license is to permit an individual to practice speech-language pathology while completing the postgraduate professional experience required for initial licensure. The board shall issue a provisional license to an applicant who has met the eligibility requirements for initial licensure except for completion of the required postgraduate professional experience and has completed the application procedure for initial licensure except for submitting documentation of completion of the postgraduate professional experience.||II. A holder of a provisional license is authorized to practice speech-language pathology under the direction and supervision of a speech-language pathologist currently licensed in this state.||III. A holder of a provisional license practicing speech-language pathology full time shall complete 9 months of postgraduate professional experience in accordance with rules adopted by the board.||IV. A holder of a provisional license practicing speech-language pathology less than full time shall complete the postgraduate professional experience within the time period specified by the board in rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A.||V. A provisional license shall expire automatically on the date stated on the license.||VI. The board is authorized to issue conditional provisional licenses in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A.|||Source. 2003, 310:3, eff. July 1, 2003.|