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NH Rev Stat § 326-C:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-C - Occupational Therapists|Section 326-C:1 - Definitions.

    326-C:1 Definitions. –||In this chapter and RSA 328-F, unless the context otherwise requires:||I. "Board" means the occupational therapy governing board established in RSA 328-F.||II. "Occupational therapist" means a person currently licensed to practice occupational therapy in the state of New Hampshire.||III. "Occupational therapy" means the therapeutic use of purposeful and meaningful occupations or goal-directed activities to evaluate and treat individuals who have a disease or disorder, impairment, activity limitation, or participation restriction which interferes with their ability to function independently in daily life roles, and to promote health and wellness.||(a) Occupational therapy intervention may include:||(1) Remediation or restoration of performance abilities that are limited due to impairment in biological, physiological, psychological, or neurological processes.||(2) Adaptation of task, process, or the environment, or the teaching of compensatory techniques, in order to enhance performance.||(3) Disability prevention methods and techniques which facilitate the development or safe application of performance skills.||(4) Health promotion strategies and practices which enhance performance abilities.||(b) Occupational therapy services include, but are not limited to:||(1) Evaluating, developing, improving, sustaining or restoring skills in activities of daily living, work or productive activities, including instrumental activities of daily living, and play and leisure activities.||(2) Evaluating, developing, remediating, or restoring sensorimotor, cognitive, or psychosocial components of performance.||(3) Designing, fabricating, applying, or training in the use of assistive technology or orthotic devices, and training in the use of prosthetic devices.||(4) Adaptation of environments and processes, including the application of ergonomic principles, to enhance performance and safety in daily life roles.||(5) Application of physical agent modalities as an adjunct to, or in preparation for, engagement in purposeful activities and occupations.||(6) Evaluating and providing intervention in collaboration with the client, family, caregiver, or others.||(7) Educating the client, family, caregiver, or others in carrying out appropriate non-skilled interventions.||(8) Consulting with groups, programs, organizations, or communities to provide population-based services.||IV. "Occupational therapy assistant" means a person currently licensed to assist in the practice of occupational therapy, under the supervision of an occupational therapist, in the state of New Hampshire.|||Source. 2003, 310:1, eff. July 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-C:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-C - Occupational Therapists|Section 326-C:2 - Evaluation and Treatment Authorization.

    326-C:2 Evaluation and Treatment Authorization. –||I. Consultation and evaluation by an occupational therapist may be performed without a referral. Initiation of occupational therapy services to individuals with medically related conditions shall be based on a referral from a physician or physician assistant licensed by the state board of medicine, an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under RSA 326-B, a chiropractor licensed under RSA 316-A, an optometrist licensed under RSA 327, or any other qualified health care professional who, within the scope of the professional's licensure, is authorized to refer for health care services.||II. Prevention, wellness, and education-related services shall not require a referral. These services may be provided in a variety of settings such as educational, work, recreational, and residential settings and community centers for adults and children.|||Source. 2003, 310:1. 2009, 54:5, eff. July 21, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-C:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-C - Occupational Therapists|Section 326-C:3 - Prohibition on Unauthorized Practice; Professional Identification.

    326-C:3 Prohibition on Unauthorized Practice;  Professional Identification. –||I. No person shall practice or hold oneself out as being able to practice occupational therapy or assist in the practice of occupational therapy or provide occupational therapy services in this state unless the person is licensed under this chapter and RSA 328-F. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit students enrolled in board approved schools or courses in occupational therapy from performing occupational therapy which is incidental to their respective courses of study or supervised field work.||II. Licensed occupational therapists may use the letters "OT" and "OT/L" and occupational therapy assistants may use the letters "OTA" and "OTA/L" in connection with their names or places of business.|||Source. 2003, 310:1, eff. July 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-C:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-C - Occupational Therapists|Section 326-C:4 - Coercion Prohibited.

    326-C:4 Coercion Prohibited. –||No person shall coerce a licensed occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant into compromising patient safety by requiring the licensed occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant to delegate activities or tasks if the licensed occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant determines that it is inappropriate to do so. Licensed occupational therapists or occupational therapy assistants shall not be subject to disciplinary action by the board for refusing to delegate activities or tasks or refusing to provide the required training for delegation if the licensed occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant determines that delegation may compromise patient safety.|||Source. 2003, 310:1, eff. July 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-C:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-C - Occupational Therapists|Section 326-C:6 - Renewal of License.

    326-C:6 Renewal of License. –||I. Persons licensed as occupational therapists or occupational therapy assistants are eligible for renewal of their licenses if they:||(a) Have not violated this chapter or RSA 328-F or demonstrated poor moral character.||(b) Meet any continuing competency requirements and any requirements for continuing education, clinical experience, or training established by the board in rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A.||II. The board shall approve continuing education programs approved through the American Occupational Therapy Association's approved provider program.|||Source. 2003, 310:1, eff. July 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-C:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-C - Occupational Therapists|Section 326-C:7 - Rulemaking.

    326-C:7 Rulemaking. –||The board shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A specifying:||I. The requirements and use of occupational therapy techniques involving ultrasound or electrical physical agent modalities by occupational therapy practitioners;||II. The requirements for supervision of licensed occupational therapy assistants by licensed occupational therapists; and||III. The use and supervision of non-licensed persons providing supportive services to licensed occupational therapists or occupational therapy assistants.|||Source. 2003, 310:1, eff. July 1, 2003. 2021, 41:1, eff. July 16, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-C:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-C - Occupational Therapists|Section 326-C:8 - Physical Agent Modalities.

    326-C:8 Physical Agent Modalities. –||I. An occupational therapist who is licensed under this chapter and who has been trained may utilize occupational therapy techniques involving ultrasound or electrical physical agent modality devices.||II. An occupational therapy assistant who is licensed under this chapter may apply ultrasound or electrical physical agent modality devices if he or she:||(a) Works under the supervision of a qualified occupational therapist who is licensed under this chapter; and||(b) Has been trained to utilize occupational therapy techniques involving ultrasound or electrical agent modality devices.|||Source. 2003, 310:1, eff. July 1, 2003. 2021, 41:2, eff. July 16, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-D:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-D - Midwifery|Section 326-D:1 - Purpose.

    326-D:1 Purpose. –||I. The general court finds that the practice of midwifery has been a part of the culture and tradition of New Hampshire since colonial days and that it is in the public interest to remove impediments to the practice of midwifery.||II. For personal and economic reasons some New Hampshire citizens will have home births. It is the intent of the general court to preserve the rights of women to deliver children at home, to remove obstacles to safe out-of-hospital deliveries, and to assure quality care.||III. The general court further finds that childbirth is a culmination of pregnancy and is a natural process rather than an illness.||IV. The general court acknowledges that the services of a certified midwife are a reasonable alternative for healthy pregnant women.||V. The general court hereby intends that the scope of practice of midwifery shall be modeled on The International Definition of Midwifery as accepted by the World Health Organization and the International Confederation of Midwives. However, in no event shall the scope of midwifery practice exceed the parameters of the definition of "midwifery" under RSA 326-D:2, V.|||Source. 1999, 213:8, eff. July 6, 1999.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-D:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-D - Midwifery|Section 326-D:2 - Definitions.

    326-D:2 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Client" means a woman who has retained the services of a midwife for the duration of her pregnancy, labor and the postpartum period and as defined in the scope of practice adopted by the council pursuant to RSA 541-A.||II. "Council" means the midwifery council established in RSA 326-D:3.||III. [Repealed.]||IV. "Midwife" means one who is certified to practice midwifery pursuant to this chapter.||V. "Midwifery" means the practice, by persons other than physicians or surgeons licensed under RSA 329, nurses registered under RSA 326-B, or physician's assistants licensed under RSA 328-D, of:||(a) Providing the necessary supervision, care and advice to women during pregnancy, labor and the postpartum period;||(b) Conducting vaginal deliveries on the midwife's own responsibility, and caring for the newborn and the infant; such care to mother and child to include preventive measures, the detection of abnormal conditions, the procurement of medical assistance, and the execution of emergency measures in the absence of medical help; and||(c) Consulting with a physician whenever there are significant deviations from normal or whenever there is a medical emergency in either the mother or the infant.|||Source. 1999, 213:8, eff. July 6, 1999. 2021, 197:89, I, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-D:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-D - Midwifery|Section 326-D:3 - Council Established.

    326-D:3 Council Established. –||I. There shall be a midwifery council consisting of 6 members to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the executive council. Members shall be appointed for 4-year terms. No member shall be appointed to more than 2 consecutive terms. All members of the council shall have been residents of this state for at least 5 years preceding appointment and shall include:||(a) An obstetrician licensed to practice medicine under RSA 329 with experience in working with midwives certified pursuant to this chapter.||(b) A pediatrician licensed to practice medicine under RSA 329 with experience in working with midwives certified pursuant to this chapter.||(c) Three midwives certified under this chapter, who have each attended at least 50 deliveries as midwives.||(d) One member of the general public who has familiarity with the practice of midwifery.||II. Members appointed to the council shall serve without compensation.||III. [Repealed.]||IV. Members of the council shall elect a chairperson annually from among their members. The council shall meet at least quarterly and may hold additional meetings at such times as it may deem necessary. A quorum of the council shall consist of a majority of the members of the council who have been approved by the governor and council.|||Source. 1999, 213:8. 2010, 118:8. 2015, 276:108, XXVIII, eff. July 1, 2015. 2021, 197:87, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-D:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-D - Midwifery|Section 326-D:4 - Powers and Duties of the Council.

    326-D:4 Powers and Duties of the Council. –||I. The powers and duties of the council shall include:||(a) Certifying eligible applicants for certification under this chapter.||(b) Investigating complaints against persons certified under this chapter.||(c) Undertaking, when appropriate, disciplinary proceedings and disciplinary action against persons certified under this chapter.||II. The council shall have the power to subpoena witnesses and administer oaths in any hearing or disciplinary proceedings, and to compel, by subpoena duces tecum, the production of papers and records.|||Source. 1999, 213:8. 2014, 167:24, eff. July 1, 2014. 2019, 346:155, eff. July 1, 2019. 2021, 197:85, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-D:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-D - Midwifery|Section 326-D:5 - Rulemaking.

    326-D:5 Rulemaking. –||I. The council shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:||(a) Qualifications for the practice of midwifery.||(b) The teaching of midwifery.||(c) The scope of practice and procedures in the practice of midwifery, including policies for professional direction and supervision.||(d) Eligibility requirements for the certification of midwives and the issuance of certificates of midwifery, including procedures for provisional certification and recertification after certification has lapsed.||(e) Renewal eligibility requirements, including requirements for continuing education and peer review.||(f) Diagnostic and laboratory tests midwives may administer and perform and the proper administration of RSA 326-D:12.||(g) Standards for reciprocity.||(h) Establishing all administrative fines authorized under RSA 326-D:8, III(a)(4).||(i) Reporting requirements relative to client information and notification of transfers.||II. No rule relative to the scope of midwifery practice shall exceed the parameters of the definition of "midwifery" under RSA 326-D:2, V.||III. Notwithstanding RSA 541-A:16, I(b)(2), the council shall adopt the model rules for adjudicative hearings adopted by the attorney general under RSA 541-A:30-a. The council may adopt supplements or modifications to the model rules pursuant to RSA 541-A:30-a, IV. Rehearings and appeals to the council shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of RSA 541.|||Source. 1999, 213:8. 2014, 167:25, eff. July 1, 2014. 2021, 197:86, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-D:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-D - Midwifery|Section 326-D:6 - Certification.

    326-D:6 Certification. –||I. No person shall practice midwifery in this state without first obtaining certification from the council. The council shall certify for the practice of midwifery any person applying for such certification who meets the qualifications adopted under RSA 326-D:5, I(a) and who submits a $110 certification fee.||II. Certification issued under this chapter shall be subject to renewal every 2 years and shall expire unless renewed in accordance with rules adopted by the council and upon payment of a $110 renewal fee.||III. The title "certified midwife" shall be used only by persons certified under this chapter. No person shall continue to represent himself or herself as a certified midwife after certification has been suspended under this chapter. Any person whose certification under this chapter has been suspended or revoked by the council for disciplinary action under RSA 326-D:8, shall not engage in the practice of midwifery unless and until the suspension or revocation of certification has been lifted.||IV. Any person who shall practice or attempt to practice as a certified midwife in this state without certification shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor if a natural person or guilty of a felony if any other person. Any person violating any other provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation.|||Source. 1999, 213:8. 2006, 76:9. 2014, 167:26, eff. July 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-D:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-D - Midwifery|Section 326-D:7 - Qualifications.

    326-D:7 Qualifications. –||In order to be certified as a midwife by the council, a person shall:||I. Have completed high school or its equivalent.||II. Complete one college-level course in human anatomy and physiology, or pass a college-level equivalency program or credit by exam.||III. Express an intent to engage in the active practice of midwifery in the state.||IV. Submit an affidavit disclosing any criminal convictions. If the council determines that such conviction has a direct bearing on the applicant's ability to serve as a midwife, such conviction may serve as a basis for denial of certification.||V. Meet practical experience requirements prescribed by the council, including specific numbers of prenatal visits, post-partum follow-up exams, attendance at live births as an observer and primary birth attendant under supervision, performance of newborn examinations, performance of laceration repairs, performance of postpartum visits, and observation of in-hospital births.||VI. Present evidence of technical skills as prescribed by the council.||VII. Present evidence of a passing grade on a certification examination approved by the council.||VIII. Pass both a written and an oral examination administered by the council. Such examinations shall include, but shall not be limited to, questions relative to New Hampshire laws and rules governing midwives.|||Source. 1999, 213:8, eff. July 6, 1999.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-D:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-D - Midwifery|Section 326-D:8 - Disciplinary Action.

    326-D:8 Disciplinary Action. –||I. The council may undertake disciplinary proceedings:||(a) Upon its own initiative; or||(b) Upon written complaint of any person which charges that a person certified by the council 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 certification to practice under this chapter.||(b) Conviction of any crime which demonstrates unfitness to practice midwifery.||(c) Demonstrable gross incompetence of the certificate holder.||(d) Addiction to the use of alcohol or other habit-forming drugs to a degree which renders the certificate holder unfit to practice under this chapter.||(e) A legal finding of mental incompetence.||(f) Willful or repeated violation of the provisions of this chapter.||(g) Suspension or revocation without subsequent reinstatement of certification, similar to one issued under this chapter, in another jurisdiction.||III. (a) The council 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 certification.||(3) By revocation of certification.||(4) By assessing administrative fines in amounts established by the council which shall not exceed $2,000 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 council in a decision made after a hearing in the manner provided by the rules adopted by the council and reviewed in accordance with RSA 541.|||Source. 1999, 213:8, eff. July 6, 1999.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-D:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-D - Midwifery|Section 326-D:9 - Repealed by 2021, 197:89, II, eff. July 1, 2021.

    326-D:9 Repealed by 2021, 197:89, II, eff. July 1, 2021. –|
NH Rev Stat § 326-D:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-D - Midwifery|Section 326-D:10 - Repealed by 2021, 197:89, III, eff. July 1, 2021.

    326-D:10 Repealed by 2021, 197:89, III, eff. July 1, 2021. –|
NH Rev Stat § 326-D:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-D - Midwifery|Section 326-D:11 - Certificate Renewal; Continuing Education.

    326-D:11 Certificate Renewal;  Continuing Education. –||Every person certified under this chapter shall apply to the council for certificate renewal every 2 years. Renewals of certificates shall be contingent upon presentation of satisfactory evidence to the council of having met the continuing education requirements established by the council pursuant to RSA 326-D:5, I(e) and shall be accompanied by the renewal fee established by the office of professional licensure and certification. All certificates shall automatically lapse 2 years after the date of issuance unless a timely and complete renewal application has been filed with the council. In no event shall a certificate, for which a timely and complete application for renewal has been submitted, expire before the council has taken final action upon the application.|||Source. 1999, 213:8, eff. July 6, 1999. 2021, 197:88, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-D:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-D - Midwifery|Section 326-D:12 - Administration of Drugs and Medications.

    326-D:12 Administration of Drugs and Medications. –||I. A midwife certified under this chapter may obtain, possess, and administer the following medications under the conditions indicated:||(a) Rh immune globin (Rhogam), if indicated.||(b) Eye prophylaxis in accordance with RSA 132:6.||(c) Oxygen for fetal distress and infant resuscitation.||(d) Lidocaine Hydrochloride by infiltration and suture material, but only for the purpose of postpartum repair of tears, lacerations, or episiotomy.||(e) Vitamin K by injection or oral vitamin K for control and prevention of acute and late onset hemorrhagic disease in the newborn.||(f) Oxytocins such as pitocin, ergotrate, and methergine, by injection or orally, only for postpartum control of maternal hemorrhage.||(g) Intravenous fluids such as Ringer's Lactate with or without D5W and Normosol-R with or without D5W, with no additional medications unless specifically ordered by physician.||(h) Other drugs or medications as prescribed by a physician, consistent with the scope of midwifery practice as defined by the council.||II. A midwife certified pursuant to this chapter may lawfully purchase and have possession of the medications named in RSA 326-D:12, I, and the equipment normally required for administration. The labels attached to such medications and equipment shall indicate that they are for administrative use only.||III. A pharmacist who dispenses such medications to a certified midwife shall not be liable for any adverse reactions caused by any method of use by the midwife.|||Source. 1999, 213:8, eff. July 6, 1999.|