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

    326-K:1 Definitions. –||In this chapter and RSA 328-F:||I. "ABGC" means the American Board of Genetic Counseling, its equivalent, or successor.||II. "ABMG" means the American Board of Medical Genetics, its equivalent, or successor.||III. "Board" means the genetic counselors governing board established in RSA 328-F.||IV. "Genetic counselor" means an individual, who is licensed by the board under this chapter, to engage in the practice of genetic counseling.||V. "NSGC" means the National Society of Genetic Counselors, its equivalent, or successor.||VI. "Practice of genetic counseling" means, for the purposes of advising an individual client, a client's family, or other licensed health care professionals:||(a) Obtaining and evaluating individual, family, and medical histories to determine genetic risk for genetic or medical conditions and diseases in a patient, his or her offspring, and other family members;||(b) Discussing the features, natural history, means of diagnosis, genetic and environmental factors, and management of risk for genetic or medical conditions and diseases;||(c) Identifying and coordinating genetic laboratory tests and other diagnostic studies as appropriate for the genetic assessment;||(d) Integrating genetic laboratory test results and other diagnostic studies with personal and family medical history to assess and communicate risk factors for genetic or medical conditions and diseases;||(e) Explaining the clinical implications of genetic laboratory tests and other diagnostic studies and their results;||(f) Evaluating the client's or family's responses to the condition or risk of recurrence and provide client-centered counseling and anticipatory guidance; and||(g) Providing written documentation of medical, genetic, and counseling information for families and health care professionals.|||Source. 2013, 271:1, eff. July 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-K:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-K - Genetic Counselors|Section 326-K:2 - Exemptions From Licensure.

    326-K:2 Exemptions From Licensure. –||Except for the requirements under RSA 326-K:8, the requirements for licensure under this chapter shall not apply to:||I. Any person licensed by the state to practice in a profession other than that of genetic counseling when acting within the scope of the person's profession and doing work of a nature consistent with the person's training. Such person shall not hold himself or herself out to the public as a genetic counselor.||II. Any person employed as a genetic counselor by the federal government or an agency thereof if such person provides genetic counseling services solely under the direction and control of the organization by which he or she is employed.||III. A student, if the following conditions apply:||(a) The student is enrolled in an ABGC accredited genetic counseling educational program;||(b) The genetic counseling services performed by the student are an integral part of the student's course of study;||(c) The genetic counseling services are performed under the direct supervision of a licensed genetic counselor; and||(d) The student is designated by the title, "genetic counseling intern."|||Source. 2013, 271:1, eff. July 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-K:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-K - Genetic Counselors|Section 326-K:3 - Eligibility for Initial Licensure.

    326-K:3 Eligibility for Initial Licensure. –||In addition to requirements under RSA 328-F, the board shall require the following as a minimum to qualify for licensure. Each applicant shall:||I. Comply with the NSGC Code of Ethics.||II. Provide satisfactory evidence of having fulfilled the following criteria:||(a) Genetic counselor currently certified by ABGC or ABMG; or||(b) Medical geneticist currently certified by ABMG.||III. Be at least 18 years of age.||IV. Be of good moral character.||V. Demonstrate sufficient evidence of good professional character and reliability to satisfy the board that the applicant shall faithfully and conscientiously avoid professional misconduct and adhere to this chapter, RSA 328-F, and the board's rules.|||Source. 2013, 271:1, eff. July 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-K:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-K - Genetic Counselors|Section 326-K:4 - Provisional License.

    326-K:4 Provisional License. –||I. A provisional license may be issued by the board to an applicant who meets all of the requirements for licensure except for the certification component and has been granted active candidate status by ABGC.||II. A provisional license shall be valid for the ABGC examination cycle for which active candidate status by the ABGC has been granted. Such provisional license shall expire automatically upon the earliest of the following:||(a) Issuance of a full license;||(b) Thirty days after the applicant fails to pass the certification examination; or||(c) Two years from the issuance of a provisional license.||III. A provisional license may only be extended upon approval of the board for good cause shown.||IV. A provisional licensed genetic counselor shall work under the general supervision of a licensed genetic counselor or a licensed physician at all times during which the provisional licensed genetic counselor performs genetic counseling. An application for extension of the provisional license shall be signed by the supervising licensed genetic counselor or supervising licensed physician.||V. The board is authorized to issue conditional provisional licenses in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A.|||Source. 2013, 271:1, eff. July 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-K:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-K - Genetic Counselors|Section 326-K:5 - Prohibition on Unlicensed Practice; Professional Identification.

    326-K:5 Prohibition on Unlicensed Practice;  Professional Identification. –||I. No person shall practice or represent himself or herself as a genetic counselor in this state without first applying for and receiving a license or provisional license from the board to practice as a licensed genetic counselor.||II. A genetic counselor whose license is suspended or revoked or whose surrender of license with or without prejudice has been accepted by the board, shall promptly deliver the original license to the board.||III. Individuals holding currently valid licenses issued under this chapter may use the title "genetic counselor" and write the designation "licensed genetic counselor" following his or her written name.||IV. No person shall represent himself or herself or the services offered by using the term genetic counselor unless he or she is licensed in accordance with this chapter. No person, who is not so licensed may use in connection with his or her name or place of business, the title "genetic counselor," "licensed genetic counselor," "gene counselor," "genetic consultant," "genetic associate," or any words, letters, abbreviations or insignia indicating or implying a person holds a genetic counseling license, or any similar words if the intent of such use is to imply that the person is licensed.||V. Any person who states or implies by word or act that he or she is currently licensed to practice genetic counseling at a time when he or she does not hold a currently valid license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.|||Source. 2013, 271:1, eff. July 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-K:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-K - Genetic Counselors|Section 326-K:6 - Reciprocity.

    326-K:6 Reciprocity. –||The board may, in its discretion, grant a license under this chapter to an individual certified or licensed in another state if it determines that the requirements or standards for certification or licensure in that state are equivalent to, or greater than, those established by this chapter.|||Source. 2013, 271:1, eff. July 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-K:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-K - Genetic Counselors|Section 326-K:7 - Repealed by 2021, 197:23, I, eff. July 1, 2021.

    326-K:7 Repealed by 2021, 197:23, I, eff. July 1, 2021. –|
NH Rev Stat § 326-K:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-K - Genetic Counselors|Section 326-K:8 - Privileged Communications.

    326-K:8 Privileged Communications. –||In addition to RSA 328-F:28:||I. No person shall disclose any information or results related to a genetic evaluation, assessment, laboratory test, diagnostic study, or written documentation of genetic counseling, to any person other than the client without prior written consent.||II. Information and results may be made available to the board for use in an investigation or disciplinary proceeding under RSA 328-F concerning a licensed genetic counselor only if the results are coded to maintain confidentiality of the client.||III. A violation of this section shall be subject to a civil action by an aggrieved individual and, if successful, the aggrieved individual shall be awarded special or general damages of not less than $10,000 for each violation, and costs and reasonable legal fees.|||Source. 2013, 271:1, eff. July 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-K:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-K - Genetic Counselors|Section 326-K:9 - Rulemaking.

    326-K:9 Rulemaking. –||In addition to rules adopted pursuant to RSA 328-F:11, the board shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to:||I. Eligibility requirements for provisional licenses.||II. [Repealed.]||III. The requirements for direction and supervision of those practicing under provisional licenses.||IV. The limitations on practice imposed on those practicing under provisional licenses.|||Source. 2013, 271:1, eff. July 1, 2013. 2021, 197:23, II, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-K:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-K - Genetic Counselors|Section 326-K:10 - Eligibility for Renewal of Licenses.

    326-K:10 Eligibility for Renewal of Licenses. –||Licensees are eligible for renewal of their licenses if they:||I. Have completed 50 hours of continuing education which meet the requirements established by the board through rulemaking pursuant to RSA 541-A and at least 50 percent of which are directly related to the practice of genetic counseling.||II. Have not violated this chapter or RSA 328-F nor demonstrated poor professional character.|||Source. 2013, 271:1, eff. July 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-L:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-L - Professional Art Therapy|Section 326-L:1 - Definitions.

    326-L:1 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Professional art therapy" means the integrated use of psychotherapeutic principles, art media, and the creative process to assist individuals, families, or groups in:||(a) Increasing awareness of self and others;||(b) Coping with symptoms, stress, and traumatic experiences;||(c) Enhancing cognitive abilities; and||(d) Identifying and assessing clients' needs in order to implement therapeutic intervention to meet developmental, behavioral, mental, and emotional needs.||II. "Practice of professional art therapy" means to engage professionally and for compensation in art therapy and appraisal activities by providing services involving the application of art therapy principles and methods in the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and amelioration of psychological problems and emotional or mental conditions that includes, but is not limited to:||(a) Clinical appraisal and treatment activities during individual, couples, family, or group sessions which provide opportunities for expression through the creative process;||(b) Using the process and products of art creation to tap into a client's inner fears, conflicts, and core issues with the goal of improving physical, mental, and emotional functioning and well-being;||(c) Using diagnostic art therapy assessments to determine treatment goals and implement therapeutic art interventions which meet developmental, mental, and emotional needs; and||(d) Employing art media, the creative process, and the resulting artwork to assist clients to:||(1) Reduce psychiatric symptoms of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and attachment disorders;||(2) Enhance neurological, cognitive, and verbal abilities, develop social skills, aid sensory impairments, and move developmental capabilities forward in specific areas;||(3) Cope with symptoms of stress, anxiety, traumatic experiences, and grief;||(4) Explore feelings, gain insight into behaviors, and reconcile emotional conflicts;||(5) Improve or restore functioning and a sense of personal well-being;||(6) Increase coping skills, self-esteem, awareness of self, and empathy for others;||(7) Channel feelings of anger and guilt in a healthy way; and||(8) Improve school performance, family functioning, and parent/child relationship.|||Source. 2018, 365:1, eff. July 1, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-L:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-L - Professional Art Therapy|Section 326-L:2 - Education Required; Title.

    326-L:2 Education Required;  Title. –||I. A person engaged in this state in the practice of professional art therapy shall hold a master's or doctoral degree in art therapy from an accredited educational institution.||II. No person who is not qualified for the practice of professional art therapy may use the title "art therapist" or "professional art therapist" or make use of any title, words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that he or she is a professional art therapist.|||Source. 2018, 365:1, eff. July 1, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-L:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-L - Professional Art Therapy|Section 326-L:3 - Exceptions.

    326-L:3 Exceptions. –||This chapter shall not apply to a person who provides art therapy while acting within the scope of practice of the person's license and training, provided the person does not hold himself or herself out to the public as a professional art therapist, or is a student enrolled in an art therapy educational program or graduate art therapy educational program approved by the American Art Therapy Association, or any successor of said association, and art therapy is an integral part of the student's course of study and such student is performing such therapy under the direct supervision of a professional art therapist.|||Source. 2018, 365:1, eff. July 1, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 326-L:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 326-L - Professional Art Therapy|Section 326-L:4 - Penalty.

    326-L:4 Penalty. –||Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of an unfair or deceptive act or practice as provided in RSA 358-A and shall be penalized in accordance with RSA 358-A:6.|||Source. 2018, 365:1, eff. July 1, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 327:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:2 - Board.

    327:2 Board. –||I. There shall be a board of registration in optometry consisting of 5 members; including 4 optometrists and one public member, each to be appointed by the governor, with the approval of the council, to a term of 5 years. No member shall be appointed to more than 2 consecutive terms.||II. Optometrist members of the board shall be of good professional character and shall reside and be practicing within the state.||III. The public member of the board shall be a person who is not, and never was, a member of the optometric 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 optometric services or an activity directly related to optometry, including the representation of the board or profession for a fee at any time during the 5 years preceding appointment.||IV. [Repealed.]||V. [Repealed.]|||Source. 1911, 167:1. PL 207:2. 1935, 64:1. RL 253:2. 1943, 138:1. 1945, 56:1. RSA 327:2. 1957, 36:1. 1981, 355:3. 1985, 416:7. 1999, 197:1, 2. 2010, 118:10. 2015, 276:108, XIV, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 327:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:3 - Repealed by 1981, 355:12, eff. July 1, 1981.

    327:3 Repealed by 1981, 355:12, eff. July 1, 1981. –|
NH Rev Stat § 327:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:4 - Repealed by 2021, 197:101, I, eff. July 1, 2021.

    327:4 Repealed by 2021, 197:101, I, eff. July 1, 2021. –|
NH Rev Stat § 327:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:5 - Repealed by 2021, 197:101, II, eff. July 1, 2021.

    327:5 Repealed by 2021, 197:101, II, eff. July 1, 2021. –|
NH Rev Stat § 327:5-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:5-a - Fees.

    327:5-a Fees. –||The board shall establish fees for license reinstatement and for transcribing and transferring records and other services.|||Source. 1981, 355:4. 1999, 197:3. 2014, 167:33, eff. July 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 327:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:6 - Licenses; Qualifications.

    327:6 Licenses;  Qualifications. –||No person, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall practice optometry without a license. The board shall not issue a license to any applicant until the person has passed an examination approved by the board, and has presented satisfactory evidence in the form of affidavits properly sworn to, that the person is over 18 years of age and of good moral character, has completed a minimum of 2 years at a college of arts and sciences and has graduated from a school or college of optometry approved by the board, maintaining a minimum of 4 years in optometric training. Persons who submit an application which demonstrates that they meet the eligibility requirements of this chapter and any rules adopted by the board pursuant to RSA 541-A, and pay the $300 licensing fee, shall be licensed by the board.|||Source. 1911, 167:7. 1919, 78:1. PL 207:6. 1937, 92:1. RL 253:6. 1951, 72:3. RSA 327:6. 1957, 36:2. 1969, 273:1. 1973, 72:47. 1977, 563:20. 1981, 355:5. 1985, 245:2. 1999, 197:5. 2006, 76:12. 2014, 167:34. 2015, 229:10, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 327:6-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:6-b - Joint Credentialing Committee.

    327:6-b Joint Credentialing Committee. –||I. The joint credentialing committee shall be comprised of 3 optometrists licensed under RSA 327 appointed by the New Hampshire Optometric Association, 3 ophthalmologists licensed under RSA 329 appointed by the New Hampshire Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons, and 3 pharmacists licensed under RSA 318 appointed by the pharmacy board. Members shall serve terms of 5 years and shall not be eligible for a second consecutive term. The initial members shall be appointed for staggered terms as follows: one optometrist, one ophthalmologist, and one pharmacist for a term of 5 years; one optometrist, one ophthalmologist, and one pharmacist for a term of 4 years; and one optometrist, one ophthalmologist, and one pharmacist for a term of 3 years. All members shall be residents of the state of New Hampshire. Neither they nor their spouses shall have any material financial interest in the provision of eye care services other than that which is directly related to the practice of their professions. Matters to be brought before the committee shall be filed in writing with the chairperson at least 30 days prior to the scheduled meeting. Any member of the committee may submit items to be assigned to the agenda for consideration. Agendas shall be posted on the board of optometry's public access Internet site at least 10 days prior to committee meetings.||II. The committee shall meet quarterly to:||(a) Review and develop glaucoma reporting forms;||(b) Develop a glaucoma credentialing form and patient consent form;||(c) Review suggestions, complaints, and concerns regarding the glaucoma certification process described in RSA 327:6-c, II, and report the results of its review to the board. This subparagraph shall not grant the committee additional authority or powers not stated in this subparagraph;||(d) Provide minutes of their meetings to the board, the board of medicine, and the pharmacy board; and||(e) Determine which optometrists have successfully completed the requirements of RSA 327:6-c and maintain a list of such optometrists.||III. [Repealed.]|||Source. 1985, 245:2. 1993, 333:10. 2002, 274:2. 2006, 182:3, 6. 2016, 83:4, eff. July 18, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 327:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:7 - Repealed by 1999, 197:21, I, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.

    327:7 Repealed by 1999, 197:21, I, eff. Jan. 1, 2000. –|
NH Rev Stat § 327:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:8 - Repealed by 1999, 197:21, II, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.

    327:8 Repealed by 1999, 197:21, II, eff. Jan. 1, 2000. –|
NH Rev Stat § 327:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:9 - Applicants Licensed in Other Jurisdictions.

    327:9 Applicants Licensed in Other Jurisdictions. –||The board may license any applicant who is licensed in any other state, provided the other state's licensing requirements are substantially equivalent to or higher than those of this state.|||Source. 1911, 167:12. PL 207:10. RL 253:10. 1951, 72:6. RSA 327:9. 1975, 174:1. 1981, 355:6. 1999, 197:7, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 327:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:10 - Repealed by 1999, 197:21, III, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.

    327:10 Repealed by 1999, 197:21, III, eff. Jan. 1, 2000. –|
NH Rev Stat § 327:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:11 - Record of Licenses.

    327:11 Record of Licenses. –||Every license issued by the board shall be numbered and recorded in the office of the board. A photograph of the person licensed shall be filed with the record.|||Source. 1911, 167:6. PL 207:12. RL 253:12. RSA 327:11. 1957, 36:3. 1999, 197:8, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 327:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 327 - Optometry|Section 327:12 - Persons Excepted.

    327:12 Persons Excepted. –||Nothing in this chapter shall apply to physicians or surgeons authorized to practice medicine or surgery under the laws of this state, nor to persons who neither practice nor profess to practice optometry, but who sell spectacles, eyeglasses or lenses either on prescription from such physicians or surgeons or from duly qualified optometrists, or as merchandise from permanently located and established places of business.|||Source. 1911, 167:12. PL 207:13. RL 253:13.|