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NH Rev Stat § 329:16-e (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:16-e - Neglect to Renew.

    329:16-e Neglect to Renew. –||Any licensee who fails to renew his or her license by June 30 of the year in which the licensee's renewal is set to occur shall be required to pay double the renewal fee if paid within 90 days of the expiration date. Any failure, neglect, or refusal on the part of any person licensed by the board to renew the license as provided in RSA 329:16-a or this section shall automatically lapse such license. Licenses lapsed under this section for nonpayment within 90 days shall not be reinstated except upon payment of a reinstatement fee as established by the board, and a showing of such evidence of professional competence as the board may reasonably require.|||Source. 1959, 144:3. 1977, 417:15. 1991, 382:15. 1995, 286:15. 2001, 228:8. 2004, 108:3, eff. July 1, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:16-f (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:16-f - License Notice Requirements.

    329:16-f License Notice Requirements. –||I. All licensees shall maintain their current business address on file with the board, or if licensees have no business address, their current home address shall be provided. Any changes in the address, including the closing of an office shall be promptly provided to the board or, in any event, no later than 30 days from the date of the change.||II. All licensees shall provide the board with a copy of any notice of complaint, action for medical injury, or claim received from or disciplinary action taken in a jurisdiction outside of this state within 30 days of receipt of such notice or action.|||Source. 1959, 144:3. 1977, 417:16. 1995, 286:15. 2009, 206:13, eff. July 1, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:16-g (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:16-g - Continuing Medical Education Requirement.

    329:16-g Continuing Medical Education Requirement. –||As a condition of renewal of license, the board shall require each licensee to show proof at least at every biennial license renewal that the licensee has completed 100 hours of approved continuing medical education program within the preceding 2 years. For the purposes of this section, an approved continuing medical education program is a program designed to continue the education of the licensee in current developments, skills, procedures, or treatment in the licensee's field of practice, which has been certified by a national, state, or county medical society or college or university. There shall be a complete audit of all continuing education credits annually by the New Hampshire Medical Society. Each licensee shall submit a continuing medical education report with copies of continuing medical education course certificates earned by the licensee and other documents which establish that continuing medical education course requirements have been met, using a form approved by the board. The complete audit shall include the collection, review, verification, and preservation of the continuing medical education documentation of each licensed physician and a report which records the credits awarded to each licensee during the 2-year period applicable to each licensee. The fee charged to licensees for continuing medical education verification shall not exceed 125 percent of the actual cost of providing the service. The New Hampshire Medical Society is prohibited from using any information from this program for promotional purposes or any other purpose not necessary for continuing education verification.|||Source. 1977, 417:17. 1995, 286:15. 2001, 183:1. 2008, 254:1. 2009, 206:19, eff. July 1, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:16-h (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:16-h - Reinstatement.

    329:16-h Reinstatement. –||Any person whose name has been placed on the inactive list may be restored to active status upon the filing of a written request for reinstatement of license, accompanied by the reinstatement fee as established by the board, proof of satisfaction of continuing medical education requirements established by RSA 329:16-g, and such other evidence of professional competence as the board may reasonably require.|||Source. 1995, 286:16, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:17-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:17-a - Repealed by 1995, 286:28, XIV, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

    329:17-a Repealed by 1995, 286:28, XIV, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 329:17-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:17-b - Injunction.

    329:17-b Injunction. –||The board may petition the superior court for an injunction to restrain the practice of medicine, as defined in RSA 329:1, by any person other than a licensed physician or such other persons as are specifically excepted from RSA 329. In such proceedings the board shall be represented by the attorney general, and such petition may be filed in the superior court for the county in which the defendant named therein resides, or, if such defendant is a nonresident, then in the superior court for any county in which the named defendant does business. The petition for such injunction or the issuance thereof shall be in addition to, and shall not relieve any such person from, criminal prosecution. In connection with any such petition for an injunction, it shall not be necessary to prove an adequate remedy at law does not exist.|||Source. 1975, 186:12, eff. Aug. 1, 1975.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:17-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:17-c - Denial or Revocation of License.

    329:17-c Denial or Revocation of License. –||Upon receipt of an administratively final order from the licensing authority of another jurisdiction which imposes disciplinary sanctions against a licensee of the board, or a person applying for such license, the board may issue an order directing the licensee or applicant to appear and show cause why similar disciplinary sanctions or, in the case of an applicant, license denial or restriction, should not be imposed in the state. In any such proceeding, the decision of the foreign licensing authority may not be collaterally attacked, but the licensee or applicant shall be given the opportunity to demonstrate why a lesser sanction should be imposed. The board may issue any disciplinary sanction or take any action with regard to a license application pursuant to this section otherwise permitted by this chapter, including sanctions or actions which are more stringent then those imposed by the foreign jurisdiction. The board may adopt summary procedures for handling proceedings brought under this chapter, but shall furnish the respondent at least 10 days' written notice and a reasonable opportunity to be heard. The board may require a licensee to suspend practice in this state as a condition of postponing a hearing date established for allegations brought under this section.|||Source. 1977, 417:19. 1981, 396:4. 1992, 179:9, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:18-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:18-a - Hearings.

    329:18-a Hearings. –||I. Allegations of misconduct or lack of professional qualifications which are not settled informally shall be heard by the board or a panel of the board, with a minimum of 3 members appointed by the president of the board. The panel for a hearing on a physician-licensee shall consist of a minimum of 2 physicians and one public member. The panel for a hearing on a physician assistant-licensee shall consist of a minimum of one physician, one physician assistant, and one public member. Such hearing shall be an open public hearing. Any member of the board, or other person qualified to act as a hearing officer and duly designated by the board, shall have the authority to preside at such a hearing and to issue oaths or affirmations to witnesses.||II. The board shall furnish the respondent and the complainant, if any, at least 15 days' written notice of the date, time and place of a hearing, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. Such notice shall include an itemization of the issues to be heard, and, in the case of a disciplinary hearing, a statement as to whether the action has been initiated by a written complaint or upon the board's own motion, or both. If a written complaint is involved, the notice shall provide the complainant with a reasonable opportunity to intervene as a party.||III. The board may at any time dispose of allegations in a complaint, investigation, or disciplinary hearing by settlement, default, or consent order, by issuing an order of dismissal for failing to state a proper basis for adverse action or by summary judgment order based upon undisputed material facts. The board shall have discretion to decline or defer prosecution of a complaint which, after appropriate investigation, does not contain allegations of a substantial nature, and may reexamine the allegations in the complaint at any time within the limitations period of RSA 329:17, XII. In disciplinary and licensing proceedings, the board may hold prehearing conferences which shall be exempt from the provisions of RSA 91-A, but all final disciplinary actions, including those which occur without holding a public hearing, shall be publicly released at the time they are served upon the parties.||IV. Final disciplinary actions and final actions in other adjudicatory proceedings shall be reduced to writing and served upon the parties. Such decisions shall not be public until they are served upon the parties.||IV-a. All proceedings for non-disciplinary remedial action shall be exempt from the provisions of RSA 91-A, except that the board may disclose any final remedial action that affects the status of a license, including any non-disciplinary restrictions imposed.||V. The board shall have no obligation or authority to appoint or provide an attorney to any person appearing at a board hearing or investigation.|||Source. 1992, 179:11. 1993, 179:12, 13. 2005, 154:9. 2009, 206:16, eff. July 1, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:18-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:18-b - Temporary Suspension Where Imminent Threat.

    329:18-b Temporary Suspension Where Imminent Threat. –||In cases involving imminent danger to life or health, the board may order suspension of a license pending hearing for a period of no more than 120 days. In such cases, the basis for the board's finding of imminent danger to life or health shall be reduced to writing and combined with a hearing notice which complies with RSA 329:18-a. A licensee may be allowed additional time to prepare for a hearing, but any additional time for preparation shall result in an extension of license suspension commensurate with the additional time extended.|||Source. 1992, 179:11, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:19 - Repealed by 2021, 197:78, V, eff. July 1, 2021.

    329:19 Repealed by 2021, 197:78, V, eff. July 1, 2021. –|
NH Rev Stat § 329:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:20 - Repealed by 1986, 219:21, eff. Aug. 5, 1986.

    329:20 Repealed by 1986, 219:21, eff. Aug. 5, 1986. –|
NH Rev Stat § 329:20-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:20-a - Report to Blind Services Program, Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation.

    329:20-a Report to Blind Services Program, Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation. –||All licensed physicians practicing ophthalmology in this state shall report, with the permission of the patient, all cases of vision examination results of 20/200 or less, in the better eye, after correction, to the blind services program, bureau of vocational rehabilitation, 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 said report shall be treated as confidential by the bureau.|||Source. 1979, 137:2. 1994, 379:19, eff. June 9, 1994.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:21 - Persons Excepted.

    329:21 Persons Excepted. –||This chapter shall not apply:||I. [Repealed.]||II. To legally qualified physicians in other states or countries when called in consultation by an individual licensed to practice in the state who bears the responsibility for the patient's diagnosis and treatment. However, regular or frequent consultation by such an unlicensed person, as determined by the licensing board, shall constitute the practice of medicine without a license; or||III. To any physician residing on the border of a neighboring state and duly authorized under the laws thereof to practice medicine therein, whose practice extends into this state, and who does not open an office or appoint a place to meet patients or to receive calls within this state; or||IV. To regular or family physicians of persons not residents of this state, when called to attend them during a temporary stay in this state, provided such family physicians are legally registered in some state; or||V. To podiatry; or||VI. To simple treatments such as massage or baths; or||VII. To nurses in their legitimate occupations; or||VIII. To cases of emergency; or||IX. To the administration of ordinary household remedies; or||X. To the advertising or sale of patent medicines; or||XI. To those who endeavor to prevent or cure disease or suffering by spiritual means or prayer; or||XII. [Repealed.]||XIII. No physician's assistants or other paramedical personnel shall engage in the practice of optometry as defined in RSA 327:1 or perform any service rendered by an optician.||XIV. To such emergency medical services personnel as are approved and licensed by the commissioner of the department of safety under RSA 153-A.||XV. Midwives certified pursuant to RSA 326-D and practicing midwifery pursuant to RSA 326-D:2, V.||XVI. To such physician assistants as have been approved and certified by the board while under the supervision and control of a physician licensed in this state, but only if such person:||(a) Is a student in an established program which has been approved by the board; or||(b) Is a graduate of such a program and has passed, or has received temporary certification for the period pending the results of any examination for physician assistants required by the board.|||Source. 1915, 167:17. PL 204:18. RL 250:18. RSA 329:21. 1971, 542:1. 1975, 186:13. 1977, 106:1. 1986, 219:19, 20. 1989, 290:2. 1992, 48:9, 10. 1993, 179:17, I. 1995, 286:22, 28, XV; 310:182. 1999, 213:9; 345:9. 2001, 228:10, eff. Sept. 9, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:22 - Similar Rights.

    329:22 Similar Rights. –||Nothing in this chapter shall abridge the rights of any class of persons to whom authority is given by any other statute to perform any acts which might be deemed the practice of medicine.|||Source. 1915, 167:17. PL 204:19. RL 250:19.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:23 - Repealed by 1995, 286:28, XVI, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

    329:23 Repealed by 1995, 286:28, XVI, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 329:23-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:23-a - License Requirements Suspended; Manchester Veterans Administration Medical Center.

    329:23-a License Requirements Suspended;  Manchester Veterans Administration Medical Center. –||I. New Hampshire state licensure laws, rules, and regulations for physicians are hereby suspended for those physicians from other states or countries who are employed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and who are offering medical services to patients of the Manchester Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) at licensed medical facilities outside of the Manchester VAMC, provided that such physicians are acting within the scope of their employment at the VAMC and possess a current medical license in good standing in their respective state or country of licensure.||II. The acting director of the Manchester VAMC shall submit to the executive director of the New Hampshire office of professional licensure and certification, or designee, a list of all out-of-state or out-of-country physicians offering services in the state of New Hampshire.||III. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preempt or supplant an individual licensed medical facility's policies regarding the emergency credentialing of physicians or any other medical personnel.|||Source. 2018, 266:1, eff. June 14, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:24 - Unlawful Practice.

    329:24 Unlawful Practice. –||I. Whoever, not being licensed or otherwise authorized according to the law of this state, shall advertise oneself as practicing medicine, or shall practice medicine, according to the meaning of RSA 329, or in any way hold oneself out as qualified so to do, or call oneself a "physician," or whoever does any such acts after receiving notice that such person's license has been revoked is engaged in unlawful practice.||II. A person who engages in unlawful practice shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for the first offense by an individual or entity; and for any subsequent offense the person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.||III. The board, after hearing and upon making an affirmative finding under RSA 329:24, I, that the person is engaged in unlawful practice, may take action in any one or more of the following ways:||(a) A cease and desist order in accordance with RSA 329:24, IV.||(b) The imposition of an administrative fine not to exceed $50,000.||(c) The imposition of an administrative fine for continuation of unlawful practice in the amount of $1,000 for each day the activity continues after notice from the board that the activity shall cease.||(d) The denial or conditional denial of a license application, application for renewal, or application for reinstatement.||IV. The board is authorized to issue a cease and desist order against any person or entity engaged in unlawful practice. 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 act of unlawful practice takes place may maintain an action to enjoin any person or entity from continuing to do acts of unlawful practice. The action to enjoin shall not replace any other civil, criminal, or regulatory remedy. An injunction without bond is available to the board.|||Source. 1915, 167:16. PL 204:21. RL 250:21. RSA 329:24. 1973, 528:215. 1995, 286:23. 1998, 172:1. 2006, 76:18. 2009, 206:17, eff. July 1, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:25 - Emergency Treatment.

    329:25 Emergency Treatment. –||No person, authorized to practice medicine under this chapter or under the laws of any other state, who, in good faith, renders emergency care at the scene of an emergency without making any charge therefor, shall be liable for any civil damages as a result of acts or omissions by such person in rendering such emergency care, or as a result of any act or failure to act to provide or arrange for further medical treatment or care.|||Source. 1963, 256:1. 1965, 53:1, eff. June 13, 1965.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:25-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:25-a - Retired Physicians; Immunity From Civil Liability.

    329:25-a Retired Physicians;  Immunity From Civil Liability. –||Any person who has retired from the practice of medicine and who has notified the board of such person's intention to participate in a program for the education of the public in matters involving the practice of medicine may hold himself or herself out as being retired from the active practice of medicine by adding the designation "Ret," or "Retired" after the reference to such person's medical degrees. Any such retired physician shall be immune from civil liability for providing education in good faith, without compensation in public forums or in response to individual inquiries from members of the public. Education as used in this section does not include advice given to individual members of the public which is in the nature of diagnosis or treatment.|||Source. 1996, 81:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:26 - Confidential Communications.

    329:26 Confidential Communications. –||The confidential relations and communications between a physician or surgeon licensed under provisions of this chapter and the patient of such physician or surgeon are placed on the same basis as those provided by law between attorney and client, and, except as otherwise provided by law, no such physician or surgeon shall be required to disclose such privileged communications. Confidential relations and communications between a patient and any person working under the supervision of a physician or surgeon that are customary and necessary for diagnosis and treatment are privileged to the same extent as though those relations or communications were with such supervising physician or surgeon. This section shall not apply to investigations and hearings conducted by the board of medicine under RSA 329, any other statutorily created health occupational licensing or certifying board conducting licensing, certifying, or disciplinary proceedings or hearings conducted pursuant to RSA 135-C:27-54 or RSA 464-A. This section shall also not apply to the release of blood or urine samples and the results of laboratory tests for drugs or blood alcohol content taken from a person for purposes of diagnosis and treatment in connection with the incident giving rise to the investigation for driving a motor vehicle while such person was under the influence of intoxicating liquors or controlled drugs. The use and disclosure of such information shall be limited to the official criminal proceedings.|||Source. 1969, 386:1. 1977, 417:21. 1979, 322:21. 1983, 377:11. 1986, 212:2. 1995, 286:24. 1996, 267:2. 2000, 294:4. 2008, 353:1, eff. Sept. 5, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 329:27 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:27 - Repealed by 1975, 360:2, I, eff. Aug. 6, 1975.

    329:27 Repealed by 1975, 360:2, I, eff. Aug. 6, 1975. –|
NH Rev Stat § 329:28 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 329 - Physicians and Surgeons|Section 329:28 - Repealed by 1975, 360:2, II, eff. Aug. 6, 1975.

    329:28 Repealed by 1975, 360:2, II, eff. Aug. 6, 1975. –|