reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
NH Rev Stat § 326-B:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-B - Nurse Practice Act|Section 326-B:11 - Scope of Practice and Authority; Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.

    326-B:11 Scope of Practice and Authority;  Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. –||I. Advanced practice registered nursing shall consist of a combination of knowledge and skills acquired in basic nursing education. The APRN scope of practice, with or without compensation or personal profit, shall be limited to:||(a) Performing acts of advanced assessment, diagnosing, prescribing, selecting, administering, and providing therapeutic measures and treatment regimes;||(b) Obtaining consultation, planning, and implementing collaborative management, referral, or transferring the care of the client as appropriate; and||(c) Providing such functions for which the APRN is educationally and experientially prepared and which are consistent with standards established by a national credentialing or certification body recognized by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and approved by the board in the appropriate APRN role and specialty.||II. An APRN shall practice within standards consistent with standards established by a national credentialing or certification body recognized by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and approved by the board in the appropriate APRN role and specialty. The board shall not approve a new advanced practice specialty category that has not been developed by a national credentialing or certifying body recognized by the National Council of State Board of Nursing without approval of the legislature under RSA 332-G:6. Each APRN shall be accountable to clients and the board:||(a) For complying with this chapter and the quality of advanced nursing care rendered;||(b) For recognizing limits of knowledge and experience and planning for the management of situations beyond the APRN's expertise; and||(c) For consulting with or referring clients to other health care providers as appropriate.||III. An APRN shall have plenary authority to possess, compound, prescribe, administer, and dispense and distribute to clients controlled and non-controlled drugs within the scope of the APRN's practice as defined by this chapter. Such authority may be denied, suspended, or revoked by the board after notice and the opportunity for hearing, upon proof that the authority has been abused.||IV. Any expansion of the scope of practice shall be adopted by legislation in accordance with RSA 332-G:6.|||Source. 2005, 293:1. 2009, 54:3, 5, eff. July 21, 2009. 2019, 284:2, eff. July 19, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-B:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-B - Nurse Practice Act|Section 326-B:12 - Scope of Practice; Registered Nurse.

    326-B:12 Scope of Practice;  Registered Nurse. –||I. An RN shall, with or without compensation or personal profit, practice nursing that incorporates caring for all clients in all settings, is guided by nursing standards consistent with standards established by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and approved by the board, and shall be limited to:||(a) Providing comprehensive nursing assessment of the health status of clients, families, groups, and communities.||(b) Collaborating with a health care team to develop an integrated client-centered plan of health care.||(c) Developing a plan of nursing strategies to be integrated within the client-centered health care plan that establishes nursing diagnoses, setting goals to meet identified health care needs, prescribing nursing interventions, and implementing nursing care through the execution of independent nursing strategies and prescribed medical regimen.||(d) Delegating and assigning nursing interventions to implement the plan of care.||(e) Providing for the maintenance of safe and effective nursing care rendered directly or indirectly.||(f) Promoting a safe and therapeutic environment.||(g) Providing health teaching and counseling to promote, attain, and maintain the optimum health level of clients, families, groups, and communities.||(h) Advocating for clients, families, groups, and communities by attaining and maintaining what is in the best interest of the client or group.||(i) Evaluating responses to interventions and the effectiveness of the plan of care.||(j) Communicating and collaborating with other health care professionals in the management of health care and the implementation of the total health care regimen within and across care settings.||(k) Acquiring and applying critical new knowledge and technologies to the practice of nursing.||(l) Managing, supervising, and evaluating the practice of nursing.||(m) Teaching the theory and practice of nursing.||(n) Participating in the development of policies, procedures, and systems to support the client.||(o) Other nursing services that require education and training prescribed by the board and in conformance with national nursing standards. Additional nursing services shall be commensurate with the RN's experience, continuing education, and demonstrated competencies.||II. Each RN is accountable to clients, the nursing profession, and the board for complying with the requirements of this act and the quality of nursing care rendered, and for recognizing limits of knowledge and experience and planning for management of situations beyond the nurse's experience.||III. Any expansion of the scope of practice shall be adopted by legislation in accordance with RSA 332-G:6.|||Source. 2005, 293:1, eff. July 1, 2005 at 12:01 a.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-B:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-B - Nurse Practice Act|Section 326-B:13 - Scope of Practice; Licensed Practical Nurse.

    326-B:13 Scope of Practice;  Licensed Practical Nurse. –||I. An LPN shall, with or without compensation or personal profit, practice under the supervision of an RN, APRN, licensed physician, or dentist. Such practice is guided by nursing standards established by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and approved by the board, and shall be limited to:||(a) Collecting data and conducting focused nursing assessments of the health status of clients.||(b) Planning nursing care for clients with stable conditions.||(c) Participating in the development and modification of the comprehensive plan of care for all types of clients.||(d) Implementing appropriate aspects of the strategy of care within the LPN scope of practice.||(e) Participating in nursing care management through delegating, assigning, and directing nursing interventions that may be performed by others, including other LPNs, that do not conflict with this chapter.||(f) Maintaining safe and effective nursing care rendered directly or indirectly.||(g) Promoting a safe and therapeutic environment.||(h) Participating in health teaching and counseling to promote, attain, and maintain the optimum health level of clients.||(i) Serving as an advocate for the client by communicating and collaborating with other health service personnel.||(j) Participating in the evaluation of client responses to interventions.||(k) Communicating and collaborating with other health care professionals.||(l) Providing input into the development of policies and procedures.||(m) Other nursing services that require education and training prescribed by the board and in conformance with national nursing standards. Additional nursing services shall be commensurate with the LPN's experience, continuing education, and demonstrated LPN competencies.||II. Each nurse is accountable to clients, the nursing profession, and the board for complying with the requirements of this chapter and the quality of nursing care rendered and for recognizing limits of knowledge and experience and planning for management of situations beyond the nurse's expertise.||III. LPNs who have successfully completed the curriculum of a board- approved LPN intravenous therapy course may administer intravenous solutions under the direction of a physician or dentist, or as delegated by an RN.||IV. Any expansion of the scope of practice shall be adopted by legislation in accordance with RSA 332-G:6.|||Source. 2005, 293:1. 2009, 54:4, eff. July 21, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-B:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-B - Nurse Practice Act|Section 326-B:14 - Scope of Practice; Licensed Nursing Assistant.

    326-B:14 Scope of Practice;  Licensed Nursing Assistant. –||I. An LNA shall, with or without compensation or personal profit, practice under the supervision of an RN, APRN, or LPN.||II. An LNA is responsible for competency in the nursing assistant curriculum approved by the board.||II-a. An LNA is authorized to administer medication if:||(a) The LNA holds a currently valid certificate of medication administration; or||(b) A licensed nurse delegates the task of medication administration to the LNA who is employed in the home care, hospice, residential care, public school, or adult day care setting. The board, in consultation with the commissioner of health and human services or a designee, shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A establishing standards for such delegation of medication administration which include, but are not limited to, limitations on the number of delegations per assistive personnel, training and competency requirements, documentation requirements, and medication administration error reporting requirements.||III. Following successful completion of the curriculum, a nursing assistant shall be able to:||(a) Form a relationship, communicate, and interact effectively with individuals and groups.||(b) Demonstrate comprehension related to individuals' emotional, mental, physical, and social health needs through skillful, direct nursing-related activities.||(c) Assist individuals to attain and maintain functional independence.||(d) Exhibit behaviors supporting and promoting care recipients' rights.||(e) Demonstrate observational and documenting skills required for reporting of people's health, safety, welfare, physical and mental condition, and general well-being.||(f) Provide safe nursing-related activities under the supervision of an RN or an LPN.||IV. LNAs may perform tasks not addressed in the basic curriculum required for licensure if they obtain additional training in the performance of such tasks through programs approved by the board. Additional tasks may be delegated provided:||(a) The task has been properly delegated to the nursing assistant by the supervising licensed nurse pursuant to RSA 326-B:28.||(b) The task has not been made exempt from nursing assistant practice.||(c) The policies of the employing health care facility allow the delegation of the task to an LNA.||V. Any expansion of the scope of practice shall be adopted by legislation in accordance with RSA 332-G:6.|||Source. 2005, 293:1. 2009, 54:4. 2015, 239:1. 2016, 273:2, eff. June 16, 2016. 2020, 6:4, eff. Mar. 9, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-B:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-B - Nurse Practice Act|Section 326-B:15 - Criminal History Record Checks.

    326-B:15 Criminal History Record Checks. –||I. Every applicant for initial licensure shall submit to the board a criminal history record release form, as provided by the New Hampshire division of state police, department of safety, 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. The board shall maintain the confidentiality of all criminal history records information received pursuant to this section.||IV. The applicant shall bear the cost of a criminal history record check.|||Source. 2005, 293:1. 2007, 303:6. 2008, 268:3, eff. June 26, 2008; 268:4, eff. March 1, 2009. 2018, 318:17, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-B:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-B - Nurse Practice Act|Section 326-B:16 - Licensure; All Applicants.

    326-B:16 Licensure;  All Applicants. –||All applicants shall:||I. Submit a completed application and fees as established by the board.||II. Have the ability to read and write in the English language.||III. Report any pending criminal charges, criminal convictions, or plea arrangement in lieu of convictions.||IV. Have committed no acts or omissions which are grounds for disciplinary action as set forth in this chapter, or, if such acts have been committed and would be grounds for disciplinary action, the board has found, after investigation, that sufficient restitution has been made.||V. Meet continuing competence requirements as defined in rules adopted under RSA 541-A.||VI. Meet other criteria as established by the board.|||Source. 2005, 293:1, eff. July 1, 2005 at 12:01 a.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-B:16-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-B - Nurse Practice Act|Section 326-B:16-a - License Requirements Suspended; Manchester Veterans Administration Medical Center.

    326-B:16-a License Requirements Suspended;  Manchester Veterans Administration Medical Center. –||I. New Hampshire state licensure laws, rules, and regulations for nurses are hereby suspended for those nurses 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 nurses 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 nurses 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 nurses or any other medical personnel.|||Source. 2018, 266:3, eff. June 14, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-B:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-B - Nurse Practice Act|Section 326-B:17 - Registered Nurse and Licensed Practical Nurse; Initial License by Examination.

    326-B:17 Registered Nurse and Licensed Practical Nurse;  Initial License by Examination. –||I. The board shall administer the examination to applicants for licensure as RN's or LPN's.||II. The board may employ, contract, and cooperate with any entity in the preparation and process for determining results of a valid, reliable, legally defensible and uniform licensure examination. When such an examination is utilized, the board shall restrict access to questions and answers.||III. The board shall determine whether a license examination may be repeated, the frequency of reexamination, and any requisite education prior to reexamination.||IV. An applicant for licensure by examination to practice as an RN or LPN who successfully meets the requirements of this section shall be entitled to licensure as an RN or LPN, whichever is applicable.||V. Applicants for licensure by exam as an RN or LPN shall graduate from or verify successful completion and eligibility for graduation from a board approved nursing education program or a program that meets criteria comparable to those established by the board.||VI. An internationally educated applicant for RN or LPN licensure by examination shall meet the requirements as established by the board.|||Source. 2005, 293:1, eff. July 1, 2005 at 12:01 a.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-B:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-B - Nurse Practice Act|Section 326-B:18 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse; Licensure.

    326-B:18 Advanced Practice Registered Nurse;  Licensure. –||I. An applicant for initial APRN licensure shall:||(a) Hold a current license as a registered nurse;||(b) Have graduated with a graduate degree earned in an accredited advanced practice registered nurse education program or have graduated before July 1, 2004 from an APRN education program accredited by a national accrediting body;||(c) Be currently certified by a board-recognized national certifying body in the specialty for which the applicant was educated; and||(d) Meet other criteria as established by the board.||II. The board may issue one or more licenses to applicants meeting the qualifications established in paragraph I.|||Source. 2005, 293:1. 2009, 54:4, 5, eff. July 21, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-B:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-B - Nurse Practice Act|Section 326-B:19 - Licensed Nursing Assistant; Licensure by Examination.

    326-B:19 Licensed Nursing Assistant;  Licensure by Examination. –||Applicants for an initial LNA license shall:||I. Submit documentation of successful completion and certification from a board approved nursing assistant education program.||II. Pass an examination approved by the board.||III. Meet other criteria as established by the board.|||Source. 2005, 293:1, eff. July 1, 2005 at 12:01 a.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-B:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-B - Nurse Practice Act|Section 326-B:20 - Registered Nurse and Licensed Practical Nurse; Licensure by Endorsement.

    326-B:20 Registered Nurse and Licensed Practical Nurse;  Licensure by Endorsement. –||An applicant for licensure by endorsement to practice as an RN or LPN who is currently licensed or certified in any other state or jurisdiction shall:||I. Hold an active unencumbered license as an RN or LPN.||II. Have committed no acts or omissions which are grounds for disciplinary action in another jurisdiction, or, if such acts have been committed and would be grounds for disciplinary action as set forth in this chapter, the board has found, after investigation, that sufficient restitution has been made.||III. Pass an examination approved by the board.||IV. Submit verification of licensure status directly from the jurisdiction of licensure by examination.||V. Meet other criteria established by the board.|||Source. 2005, 293:1, eff. July 1, 2005 at 12:01 a.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-B:20-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-B - Nurse Practice Act|Section 326-B:20-a - Repealed by 2017, 213:2, eff. July 1, 2019.

    326-B:20-a Repealed by 2017, 213:2, eff. July 1, 2019. –|
NH Rev Stat § 326-B:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-B - Nurse Practice Act|Section 326-B:21 - Licensed Nursing Assistant; Licensure by Endorsement.

    326-B:21 Licensed Nursing Assistant;  Licensure by Endorsement. –||An applicant for licensure by endorsement as a licensed nursing assistant who is currently licensed or certified in any other state or jurisdiction shall:||I. Provide proof of current and original licensing, certification, or nursing assistant registry status;||II. Have committed no acts or omissions which are grounds for disciplinary action as set forth in this chapter, or, if such acts have been committed and would be grounds for disciplinary action, the board has found, after investigation, that sufficient restitution has been made; and||III. Meet other criteria as established by the board.|||Source. 2005, 293:1, eff. July 1, 2005 at 12:01 a.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-B:21-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-B - Nurse Practice Act|Section 326-B:21-a - Licensed Nursing Assistant; Licensure by Alternate Experience.

    326-B:21-a Licensed Nursing Assistant;  Licensure by Alternate Experience. –||I. A current or former military service member who has been assigned a military occupational specialty (MOS) code of 68W (Army) or 4N0X1 (Air Force), with or without additional skill identifiers, and who, as part of such member's service in the military, has utilized their MOS within the last 3 years, shall be deemed to have taken a board-approved nursing assistant course and may apply for a license as a nursing assistant in New Hampshire. An applicant under this paragraph shall:||(a) Provide proof that the applicant has been assigned a MOS code of 68W (Army) or 4N0X1 (Air Force) and that the applicant has used their MOS as part of their service in the last 3 years;||(b) Have committed no acts or omissions which are grounds for disciplinary action as set forth in this chapter, or, if such acts have been committed and would be grounds for disciplinary action, the board has found, after investigation, that sufficient restitution has been made; and||(c) Meet other criteria as established by the board.||II. An individual licensed as an emergency medical technician-basic, emergency medical technician-advanced, or paramedic in any United States jurisdiction who presently holds a certification from the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT), shall be deemed to have taken a board-approved nursing assistant course and may apply for a license as a licensed nursing assistant in New Hampshire. An applicant under this paragraph shall:||(a) Provide proof that the applicant is currently licensed as an emergency medical technician-basic, emergency medical technician-advanced, or paramedic in any United States jurisdiction;||(b) Provide a copy of the applicant's certification from the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians;||(c) Have committed no acts or omissions which are grounds for disciplinary action as set forth in this chapter, or, if such acts have been committed and would be grounds for disciplinary action, the board has found, after investigation, that sufficient restitution has been made; and||(d) Meet other criteria as established by the board.|||Source. 2021, 97:1, eff. July 1, 2021.|