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NH Rev Stat § 329:1-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:1-c - Physician-Patient Relationship.

    329:1-c Physician-Patient Relationship. –||"Physician-patient relationship" means a medical connection between a licensed physician and a patient that includes an in-person or face-to-face 2-way real-time interactive communication exam, a history, a diagnosis, a treatment plan appropriate for the licensee's medical specialty, and documentation of all prescription drugs including name and dosage. A licensee may prescribe for a patient whom the licensee does not have a physician-patient relationship under the following circumstances: writing admission orders for a newly hospitalized patient; for a patient of another licensee for whom the prescriber is taking call; for a patient examined by a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or other licensed practitioner; or for medication on a short-term basis for a new patient prior to the patient's first appointment or when providing limited treatment to a family member in accordance with the American Medical Association Code of Medical Ethics. Prescribing drugs to individuals without a physician-patient relationship shall be unprofessional conduct subject to discipline under RSA 329:17, VI. The definition of a physician-patient relationship shall not apply to a physician licensed in another state who is consulting to a New Hampshire licensed physician with whom the patient has a relationship.|||Source. 2008, 217:7. 2015, 246:5, eff. Sept. 11, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:1-g (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:1-g - Examination on Anesthetized or Unconscious Patient Prohibited.

    329:1-g Examination on Anesthetized or Unconscious Patient Prohibited. –||A physician, surgeon, physician assistant as defined in RSA 328-D:1, III, nurse as defined in RSA 326-B:2, VII-a, advanced practice registered nurse as defined in RSA 326-B:2, I, or student undertaking a course of professional instruction or a clinical training program, shall not perform a pelvic, prostate, rectal, or breast examination on an anesthetized or unconscious patient unless:||I. The patient gave informed consent to the examination;||II. The performance of the examination is within the scope of care for the patient;||III. The examination is reasonably required for diagnostic or treatment purposes; or||IV. The patient's consent cannot be obtained due to an emergency and the examination is reasonably required for diagnostic or treatment purposes.|||Source. 2020, 39:63, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:2 - Board; Duties.

    329:2 Board;  Duties. –||I. There shall be a board of medicine consisting of 11 members; including 5 members selected from among physicians and surgeons, one member selected to represent osteopathic physicians and surgeons, one member selected to represent physician assistants regulated by the board, the commissioner or the medical director of the department of health and human services, or in the case of a vacancy in the office of medical director, the commissioner shall appoint a designee, and 3 public members. Only board members provided for in this paragraph shall have the authority to vote in board determinations. Any public member of the board shall be a person who is not, and never was, a member of the medical profession or the spouse of any such person, and who does not have, and never has had, a material financial interest in either the provision of medical services or an activity directly related to medicine, including the representation of the board or profession for a fee at any time during the 5 years preceding appointment.||II. The board shall:||(a) Evaluate persons who apply for the authority to practice medicine in New Hampshire and license to those who are found qualified under the standards of this chapter.||(b) Investigate and evaluate existing licensees through the medical review subcommittee and commence disciplinary action concerning licensees in accordance with the standards of this chapter.||(c) Investigate and prepare reports on any matter within the scope of this chapter.||(d) Assess, compromise, and collect civil penalties against persons engaged in the unauthorized practice of medicine or other violations of this chapter.||(e) [Repealed.]||III. [Repealed.]||IV. [Repealed.]|||Source. 1915, 167:2. PL 204:2. RL 250:2. RSA 329:2. 1973, 72:48. 1977, 417:2. 1978, 40:7, II, III. 1981, 483:3. 1985, 416:8. 1986, 219:1. 1993, 179:1, 17, II. 1995, 286:1-3. 2001, 228:2. 2006, 61:1. 2009, 206:2, eff. July 1, 2009; 300:1, eff. Sept. 29, 2009. 2021, 197:78, I, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:3 - Eligibility for Board Membership.

    329:3 Eligibility for Board Membership. –||All appointed members who are physicians or physician assistants shall be residents of the state, regularly licensed to practice their profession under this chapter, and shall have been actively engaged in the practice of their profession within the state for at least 5 years. The other members of the board shall have been residents of the state for at least 5 years.|||Source. 1915, 167:3. PL 204:3. RL 250:3. 1951, 27:1. RSA 329:3. 1983, 377:1. 2009, 206:3, eff. July 1, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:4 - Appointment; Term; Removal.

    329:4 Appointment;  Term;  Removal. –||I. The commissioner or the medical director of the department of health and human services, or the commissioner's physician designee, shall serve as a voting member of the board. The commissioner and the medical director, or designee, are exempt from the provisions of RSA 329:4, II and the residency requirements of RSA 329:3.||II. The remaining 10 members of the board shall be appointed, as their terms expire, by the governor with the advice and consent of the council. Their terms of office shall be 5 years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. No member shall be appointed to more than 2 consecutive terms. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term. Appointees to the unexpired portion of a full term shall become members of the board on the day following such appointment. Time served in filling an unexpired term shall not affect an appointee's eligibility to serve 2 consecutive full terms. The governor and council may remove any appointed member of the board for malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance.|||Source. 1915, 167:4. PL 204:4. RL 250:4. 1951, 27:2. RSA 329:4. 1983, 291:1. 1986, 219:2. 1995, 286:4; 310:182. 2001, 228:3. 2006, 61:2. 2009, 206:4, eff. July 1, 2009; 300:2, eff. Sept. 29, 2009. 2019, 254:1, eff. Sept. 17, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:5 - Repealed by 2021, 197:78, II, eff. July 1, 2021.

    329:5 Repealed by 2021, 197:78, II, eff. July 1, 2021. –|
NH Rev Stat § 329:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:6 - Repealed by 1995, 286:28, II, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

    329:6 Repealed by 1995, 286:28, II, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 329:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:7 - Meetings; Officers.

    329:7 Meetings;  Officers. –||I. The board shall meet monthly, or more often as its business requires. A president and such other officers as the board deems necessary shall be chosen annually from the membership of the board.||II. No board action shall be taken without an affirmative vote of the majority of board members eligible to participate in the matter in question. Board members shall not be eligible to participate in a vote when the board member has recused himself or herself from participation due to a conflict of interest.||III. The president of the board may call an emergency meeting when required by an imminent peril to the public health or safety or when the physical presence of a quorum is not reasonably practical for immediate board action, such as an issue related to medical services in rural or underserved communities. Emergency meetings may be conducted telephonically, with a quorum of board members eligible to vote with respect to the subject matter of the emergency. Any vote resulting from such meetings shall have the same effect as votes resulting from other meetings of the board, if such vote is ratified at the next regularly scheduled board meeting. The minutes and the procedures for emergency meetings shall comply with RSA 91-A:2.||IV. The duties of the officers of the board shall be those usually pertaining to such officers. Elected board officers shall not serve more than 5 years in such elected positions.|||Source. 1915, 167:5. PL 204:5. RL 250:5. 1951, 27:3. RSA 329:7. 1975, 186:3. 1983, 291:1; 377:2. 1986, 219:5. 1995, 286:5; 310:182. 2001, 228:4. 2009, 206:5, eff. July 1, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:8 - Records.

    329:8 Records. –||A true record of all of the board's official acts shall be made and preserved in accordance with the retention policy established by the office of professional licensure and certification. The records shall be public and shall be open to inspection at all reasonable times, except for records compiled in connection with disciplinary investigations and records otherwise exempt from disclosure under RSA 91-A, RSA 329:18, or other applicable statutes.|||Source. 1915, 167:5, 15. PL 204:6. RL 250:6. RSA 329:8. 1975, 186:4. 1977, 417:3. 1992, 179:1. 1995, 286:5, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. 2021, 197:71, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:9 - Rulemaking Authority.

    329:9 Rulemaking Authority. –||The board shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:||I. [Repealed.]||II. The qualifications of applicants for initial and continued licensure consistent with the provisions of this chapter.||III. [Repealed.]||IV. The procedural and substantive requirements for the reinstatement of licenses after lapses, inactive status, voluntary surrender, or disciplinary action consistent with this chapter.||V. Ethical and professional standards required to be met by each holder of a license to practice medicine.||VI. Procedures to be followed for the filing of charges and conduct of hearings with respect to disciplinary proceedings.||VII. [Repealed.]||VIII. The circumstances under which restricted licenses are to be issued.||IX. [Repealed.]||X-XII. [Repealed.]||XIII. [Repealed.]||XIV. The licensing of physician assistants as provided in RSA 328-D:2.||XV. Procedural and substantive requirements for assessing, compromising and collecting administrative fines against licensees as authorized under RSA 329:17, VII(g) and against licensees and nonlicensees as authorized by RSA 329:2, II(d).||XV-a. Procedures for appropriate pain management pursuant to RSA 318-B:10, IX.||XVI. [Repealed.]||XVII. The purpose, scope, and procedures of the medical review subcommittee.||XVIII. The relationship between the board, the medical review subcommittee, and the administrative prosecutions unit at the department of justice.||XIX. Procedures to be followed during informal and formal investigations.||XX. Prescribing controlled drugs pursuant to RSA 318-B:41.||XXI. A process for registering practitioners who have been granted a special registration to prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine pursuant to 21 U.S.C. section 831(h).|||Source. 1951, 27:4. RSA 329:9. 1977, 417:4. 1981, 483:4. 1986, 219:7, 8. 1987, 330:2. 1992, 179:2. 1993, 179:2. 1995, 286:6-8, 28, III, IV. 1997, 287:56, 59, LXI-LXIII. 2000, 286:3. 2008, 21:6, III. 2009, 206:6, 7. 2012, 171:26, XV. 2016, 213:2, eff. June 7, 2016. 2020, 27:13, eff. July 21, 2020. 2021, 197:78, III, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:9-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:9-a - Repealed by 1992, 179:14, I, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.

    329:9-a Repealed by 1992, 179:14, I, eff. Jan. 1, 1993. –|
NH Rev Stat § 329:9-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:9-b - Repealed by 1992, 179:14, II, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.

    329:9-b Repealed by 1992, 179:14, II, eff. Jan. 1, 1993. –|
NH Rev Stat § 329:9-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:9-c - Repealed by 1995, 286:28, V, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

    329:9-c Repealed by 1995, 286:28, V, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 329:9-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:9-d - Repealed by 1995, 286:28, VI, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

    329:9-d Repealed by 1995, 286:28, VI, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 329:9-e (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:9-e - Repealed by 1995, 286:28, VII, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

    329:9-e Repealed by 1995, 286:28, VII, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 329:9-f (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:9-f - Completion of Survey; Rulemaking.

    329:9-f Completion of Survey;  Rulemaking. –||The board shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, requiring, as part of the license renewal process, completion by licensees of a survey or opt-out form provided by the office of rural health, department of health and human services, for the purpose of collecting data regarding the New Hampshire primary care workforce, pursuant to the commission established in RSA 126-T. Any rules adopted under this section shall provide the licensee with written notice of his or her opportunity to opt-out from participation in the survey.|||Source. 2017, 131:8, eff. June 16, 2017. 2019, 254:10, eff. July 1, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:9-g (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:9-g - Annual Education Program.

    329:9-g Annual Education Program. –||The board, in conjunction with the New Hampshire Medical Society and other prescribing and dispensing stakeholders, shall establish an annual education program that covers the prescribing of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products. Such program shall include a review of interchangeable biological products approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) including any evaluation information in determining interchangeability. The annual education program shall be implemented by December 31, 2018 or prior to the first interchangeable biological product being approved by the FDA.|||Source. 2018, 164:5, eff. June 7, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:10 - Repealed by 2009, 206:20, eff. July 1, 2009.

    329:10 Repealed by 2009, 206:20, eff. July 1, 2009. –|
NH Rev Stat § 329:10-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:10-a - Repealed by 1995, 286:28, VIII, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

    329:10-a Repealed by 1995, 286:28, VIII, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 329:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:11 - Repealed by 2009, 206:20, eff. July 1, 2009.

    329:11 Repealed by 2009, 206:20, eff. July 1, 2009. –|
NH Rev Stat § 329:11-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:11-a - Criminal History Record Checks.

    329:11-a Criminal History Record Checks. –||I. Every applicant for initial permanent licensure or reinstatement shall submit to the board of medicine a criminal history record release form, as provided by the New Hampshire division of state police, which authorizes the release of his or her criminal history record, if any, to the board.||II. The applicant shall submit with the release form a complete set of fingerprints taken by a qualified law enforcement agency or an authorized employee of the department of safety. In the event that the first set of fingerprints is invalid due to insufficient pattern, a second set of fingerprints shall be necessary in order to complete the criminal history records check. If, after 2 attempts, a set of fingerprints is invalid due to insufficient pattern, the board may, in lieu of the criminal history records check, accept police clearances from every city, town, or county where the person has lived during the past 5 years.||III. The board shall submit the criminal history records release form and fingerprint form to the division of state police which shall conduct a criminal history records check through its records and through the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Upon completion of the records check, the division of state police shall release copies of the criminal history records to the board.||IV. The board shall review the criminal record information prior to making a licensing decision and shall maintain the confidentiality of all criminal history records received pursuant to this section.||V. The applicant shall bear the cost of a criminal history record check.|||Source. 2007, 303:1, eff. Sept. 11, 2007. 2018, 318:22, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:12 - Qualifications of Licensees.

    329:12 Qualifications of Licensees. –||I. Applicants for licensure shall:||(a) Pay a fee established by the board.||(b) Submit an application in a form prescribed by the board which shall be verified by oath.||(c) Submit a complete set of fingerprints and a criminal history record release form pursuant to RSA 329:11-a.||(d) Demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the board that the applicant:||(1) Is 21 years of age or older;||(2) Is of good professional character;||(3) Has completed at least 2 years of college course work or its equivalent.||(4) Has studied the treatment of human ailments in a medical school maintaining at the time of such studies a standard satisfactory to the Accreditation Council for Medical Education and has graduated from such school or has studied medicine in a medical school located outside the United States which is recognized by the United Nations World Health Organization (UNWHO) and had such studies confirmed by Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certification;||(5) Has completed at least 2 years of postgraduate training approved by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education, or its equivalent as determined by the board. Each applicant who has graduated from an accredited medical school prior to January 1, 1970, is required to have satisfactorily completed at least 12 months in a graduate educational program approved by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education, the Canadian Medical Association, or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.||(6) Has successfully passed one of the following sets of examinations:||(A) National Board of Medical/Osteopathic Examiners examinations.||(B) Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX).||(C) United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE).||(D) Medical Council of Canada Examination (LMCC).||II. The board may waive the examination requirement for any applicant who has satisfactorily passed all examinations and requirements to become board certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).|||Source. 1915, 167:7. 1917, 204:1. PL 204:10. 1937, 150:1. 1939, 139:1. RL 250:10. 1950, 8:6. RSA 329:12. 1969, 326:1. 1970, 3:3. 1973, 72:50. 1975, 186:5; 251:2. 1977, 417:6. 1981, 396:2; 483:8. 1983, 377:5, 6, 12, I, II. 1986, 219:11. 1995, 286:11. 2007, 303:2. 2008, 21:2, 3. 2009, 206:8, 9, eff. July 1, 2009. 2018, 318:23, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:13 - Repealed by 1995, 286:28, IX, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

    329:13 Repealed by 1995, 286:28, IX, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 329:13-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:13-a - Repealed by 1995, 286:28, X, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

    329:13-a Repealed by 1995, 286:28, X, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 329:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:15 - Repealed by 1995, 286:28, XI, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

    329:15 Repealed by 1995, 286:28, XI, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 329:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:16 - Repealed by 1995, 286:28, XII, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

    329:16 Repealed by 1995, 286:28, XII, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 329:16-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:16-a - Renewal.

    329:16-a Renewal. –||Every person licensed to practice under this chapter, except as provided in RSA 329:16-c, shall apply to the board on a biennial basis for renewal of license on forms provided by the board and shall pay a renewal fee as established by the board. If a person applies to the board for a renewal of license by June 30 of the year in which the licensee's renewal is set to occur, the person's license shall not expire until the board has taken final action upon the application for renewal.|||Source. 1959, 144:3. 1977, 417:11. 1995, 286:14. 2001, 228:6. 2004, 108:1, eff. July 1, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:16-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:16-b - Repealed by 1995, 286:28, XIII, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

    329:16-b Repealed by 1995, 286:28, XIII, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 329:16-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:16-c - Inactive Status.

    329:16-c Inactive Status. –||A person licensed by the board who does not intend to engage in such licensed profession in this state, upon written request to the board, may have one's name transferred to inactive status and shall not be required to renew such license or pay any renewal fee as long as the person remains inactive.|||Source. 1959, 144:3. 1975, 186:10. 1977, 417:13. 1995, 286:15, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:16-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:16-d - Notice of Renewal.

    329:16-d Notice of Renewal. –||On or before March 1 of each licensee's renewal year, the board shall notify each licensee, except those on the inactive list, an application for renewal of license.|||Source. 1959, 144:3. 1977, 417:14. 1983, 377:8. 1991, 382:14. 1995, 286:15. 2001, 228:7. 2004, 108:2, eff. July 1, 2004. 2021, 197:74, eff. July 1, 2021.|