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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry › Section 317-A:38 - Mercury Amalgam; Information.

317-A:38 Mercury Amalgam;  Information. –
A dentist shall present patients having dental restorative procedures with a standardized pamphlet developed by the board in consultation with the department of health and human services regarding the risks and benefits of dental materials, including mercury amalgam, and shall discuss with the patient the choices of restorative dental materials prior to their use.
Source.
2002, 96:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:1-a - Exceptions and Exemptions Not Required to be Negated.

318:1-a Exceptions and Exemptions Not Required to be Negated. –
In any complaint, information, or indictment, and in any action or proceeding brought for the enforcement of any provision of this chapter, it shall not be necessary to negate any exception, excuse, proviso, or exemption contained herein, and the burden of proof of any such exception, excuse, proviso or exemption shall be upon the defendant.
Source.
1987, 181:4, eff. May 12, 1987.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:2 - Board.

318:2 Board. –
There shall be a pharmacy board consisting of 5 members; including 4 practicing pharmacists, at least one of whom shall be a full-time hospital pharmacist, 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 and no member shall serve for more than 10 consecutive years. Only board members provided for in this section shall have the authority to vote in board determinations. The public member shall be a resident of the state of New Hampshire who is not, and never has been, a member of the pharmacy profession or the spouse of any such person. The public member shall not have, and shall never have had, a material financial interest in either the provision of pharmaceutical services or an activity directly related to pharmaceutical services, including the representation of the board or its predecessor or the profession for a fee at any time during the 5 years preceding the date of appointment.
Source.
1921, 122:2. PL 210:2. RL 256:2. RSA 318:2. 1973, 453:13. 1979, 155:10. 1981, 484:3. 2009, 66:1, eff. Aug. 8, 2009. 2023, 79:304, eff. Sept. 1, 2023; 212:31, eff. Oct. 3, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:2-a - Repealed by 2015, 276:108, IX, eff. July 1, 2015.

318:2-a Repealed by 2015, 276:108, IX, eff. July 1, 2015. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:3 - Eligibility.

318:3 Eligibility. –
I. Pharmacist members of the board shall have been licensed pharmacists for at least 10 years, and at the time of their appointment shall have practiced pharmacy in this state for at least 5 years.
II. The public member of the board shall be a person who is not, and never was, a member of the pharmaceutical 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 pharmaceutical services or an activity directly related to pharmacy, including the representation of the board or profession for a fee at any time during the 5 years preceding appointment.
Source.
1921, 122:2. PL 210:3. RL 256:3. RSA 318:3. 1973, 453:1. 1981, 484:4, eff. July 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:4 - Repealed by 2021, 197:105, I, eff. July 1, 2021.

318:4 Repealed by 2021, 197:105, I, eff. July 1, 2021. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:5 - Repealed by 2023, 79:318, I, eff. Sept. 1, 2023.

318:5 Repealed by 2023, 79:318, I, eff. Sept. 1, 2023. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:5-b - Completion of Survey; Rulemaking.

318:5-b 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, 131:4, eff. June 16, 2017. 2019, 254:6, eff. July 1, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:6 - Repealed by 2021, 197:105, III, eff. July 1, 2021.

318:6 Repealed by 2021, 197:105, III, eff. July 1, 2021. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:6-a - Repealed by 2023, 79:318, II, eff. Sept. 1, 2023.

318:6-a Repealed by 2023, 79:318, II, eff. Sept. 1, 2023. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:7 - Repealed by 2002, 254:5, IX, eff. July 1, 2002.

318:7 Repealed by 2002, 254:5, IX, eff. July 1, 2002. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:8 - Enforcement of Law.

318:8 Enforcement of Law. –
It shall be the duty of the board, through officials and employees appointed by it or under its supervision for that purpose, and of all peace officers within the state, and of all county attorneys, to enforce all the provisions of this chapter. When so requested, the department of health and human services and its officials and employees shall cooperate with the board in collecting and analyzing samples of drugs and medicines sold, or suspected of being sold, in violation of this chapter. The members of the board, its inspectors and investigators shall have free access during business hours to all places where drugs, medicines, poisons or hypodermic devices are held, stored, or offered for sale and to all records of sale and disposition of drugs.
Source.
1921, 122:5. PL 210:8. 1931, 123:1. RL 256:8. RSA 318:8. 1965, 275:2. 1981, 484:18. 1985, 324:4. 1995, 310:181, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:8-a - Inspection and Regulation of Certain Users of Prescription Drugs.

318:8-a Inspection and Regulation of Certain Users of Prescription Drugs. –
All physicians, veterinarians, dentists, advanced registered nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinics under contract to the department of health and human services and agricultural, technical, or industrial users of prescription drugs shall be subject to inspection and regulation by the board of pharmacy with regard to the storage, labeling, distribution, and disposal of prescription drugs.
Source.
1988, 158:1. 1994, 333:4. 1995, 310:181. 1998, 67:3, eff. July 11, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:9 - Repealed by 2015, 276:108, X, eff. July 1, 2015.

318:9 Repealed by 2015, 276:108, X, eff. July 1, 2015. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:9-a - Inspectional Services.

318:9-a Inspectional Services. –
The office of professional licensure and certification shall provide inspectional services under this chapter and RSA 318-B:25 to the board of medicine, the board of veterinary medicine, the board of podiatry, the board of registration in optometry, the board of dental examiners, the board of nursing, and the naturopathic board of examiners. Pharmacy board inspections shall be provided by pharmacists or pharmacy technicians licensed by the New Hampshire board of pharmacy who have training and experience regarding pharmacy statutes and rules.
Source.
1985, 363:2. 1993, 333:1. 1994, 333:5. 1995, 286:26. 2013, 144:106, eff. July 1, 2013. 2018, 80:11, eff. July 24, 2018. 2021, 197:102, eff. July 1, 2021. 2023, 79:307, eff. Sept. 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:10 - Examinations.

318:10 Examinations. –
The board shall hold meetings for the granting of licenses and the transaction of other business at least quarterly, and at such time and place as they may see fit. They shall evaluate through an examination all persons, in the art and science of pharmacy and its allied branches, who meet the requirements herein provided and who make application for licensure as licensed pharmacists.
Source.
1921, 122:6. PL 210:10. RL 256:10. RSA 318:10. 1981, 484:18, 20. 2010, 259:1, eff. July 6, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:11 - Repealed by 2021, 197:105, IV, eff. July 1, 2021.

318:11 Repealed by 2021, 197:105, IV, eff. July 1, 2021. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:12 - Repealed by 1988, 158:5, I, eff. June 21, 1988.

318:12 Repealed by 1988, 158:5, I, eff. June 21, 1988. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:13 - Repealed by 1988, 158:5, II, eff. June 21, 1988.

318:13 Repealed by 1988, 158:5, II, eff. June 21, 1988. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:13-a - Filling of Prescriptions.

318:13-a Filling of Prescriptions. –
No licensed pharmacist shall face non-disciplinary or disciplinary action by the pharmacy board for filling a valid prescription for an off-label use.
Source.
2022, 306:4, eff. July 1, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:14 - Pharmacy.

318:14 Pharmacy. –
A licensed pharmacist shall have the right to conduct a pharmacy for the compounding, according to the provisions of RSA 318:14-a, of medicines upon physicians', dentists', optometrists', podiatrists', veterinarians', advanced practice registered nurses', naturopathic doctors', and physician assistants' prescriptions or valid orders for the sale and distribution of drugs, medicines, and poisons.
Source.
1921, 122:8. PL 210:14. RL 256:14. RSA 318:14. 1981, 484:19. 1994, 333:6. 2010, 259:2. 2013, 121:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:14-a - Compounding.

318:14-a Compounding. –
I. Products that are not commercially available may be compounded for hospital or office use but shall not be resold or dispensed. Nonprescription items may be compounded upon order by a practitioner for sale as long as the labeling complies with RSA 318:47-a and the product is not a copy of, or similar to, prescription or nonprescription products. Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph V for veterinarians, all compounding shall be done in compliance with the United States Pharmacopeia as defined by board of pharmacy rules.
II. The compound drug product shall bear the label of the pharmacy responsible for compounding and dispensing the product directly to the patient for administration, and the prescription shall be filed at that pharmacy. Compounded prescription labels shall include the phrase "compounded per subscriber request" or a similar statement on the prescription label or through the use of an auxiliary label attached to the prescription container.
III. A pharmacist shall offer a compounded drug product to a practitioner for administration to an individual patient, in limited quantities. The compounded drug products are for practitioner administration only and shall not be re-dispensed. The pharmacist shall maintain records to indicate what compounded drug products were provided to the medical office or practice. Compounding pharmacies may advertise or otherwise promote the fact that they provide prescription compounding services, in accordance with state law and rules of the board, as well as applicable federal laws.
IV. Where a commercial drug shortage exists because a manufacturer is the only entity currently manufacturing a drug product of a specific strength, dosage form, or route of administration for sale in the United States, and the manufacturer cannot supply the drug product to the public or to practitioners for use, a pharmacist may compound a limited quantity using the active pharmaceutical ingredient and sell to a patient with a valid prescription from a valid prescriber. When the compounded drug product is sold to a medical office or practice it is for the practitioner to administer to patients, and shall not be for resale.
V. The board shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A concerning the regulation of compounding, including exceptions for veterinarians from compliance with the United States Pharmacopeia chapter 797.
VI. Labeling requirements pursuant to paragraph II shall not apply when medication is dispensed to institutionalized patients as provided under RSA 318:47-b.
Source.
2013, 121:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2014. 2019, 296:1, 2, eff. Sept. 27, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:14-b - COVID-19 Testing.

318:14-b COVID-19 Testing. –
Pharmacists may administer COVID-19 testing if the following conditions are met:
I. The pharmacist received adequate education and training to initiate, order, administer, and analyze COVID-19 test kits.
II. The COVID-19 tests are administered at a pharmacy that holds the appropriate clinical certificate under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) and a New Hampshire laboratory license issued by the department of health and human services (DHHS) or DHHS waiver.
III. The pharmacy creates and implements policies and procedures to address the collection, storage, transport, and analysis of samples collected as a result of administering and analyzing COVID-19 test kits. Such policies and procedures shall be in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and supplemented as needed.
Source.
2021, 121:4, eff. July 9, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:15-a - Pharmacy Technician.

318:15-a Pharmacy Technician. –
No person shall perform the functions or duties of a pharmacy technician unless such person is either registered by the board to perform certain functions or, upon completion of training, certified to perform certain functions, and does so under standards of supervision established by rules of the board adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A.
Source.
2000, 188:4. 2007, 202:8, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:15-b - Pharmacy Interns.

318:15-b Pharmacy Interns. –
No person shall perform the functions or duties of a pharmacy intern unless such person is registered by the office of professional licensure and certification to perform certain functions, and does so under standards of supervision established by rules of the board adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A.
Source.
2013, 105:1, eff. Aug. 23, 2013. 2023, 79:308, eff. Sept. 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:15-c - Licensed Advanced Pharmacy Technician.

318:15-c Licensed Advanced Pharmacy Technician. –
I. No person employed as a licensed advanced pharmacy technician shall perform the functions or duties of a licensed advanced pharmacy technician as defined in RSA 318:1, XXXIII unless such person is issued a license by the board and does so under standards of supervision established by rules of the board adopted pursuant to RSA 318:5-a, XI-c.
II. When a pharmacy employs a licensed advanced pharmacy technician, in addition to dispensing prescriptions the pharmacist shall provide clinical services and the pharmacy owner shall provide the resources necessary for the pharmacist to safely provide the clinical services as determined in rules adopted by the board.
III. Nothing in this section shall require a pharmacy to employ a licensed advanced pharmacy technician.
Source.
2019, 58:3, eff. July 1, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:15-d - Remote Processing.

318:15-d Remote Processing. –
I. New Hampshire licensed pharmacists, certified New Hampshire pharmacy technicians, or registered New Hampshire pharmacy interns may engage in remote processing, provided that all work requiring pharmacist supervision is supervised by a licensed pharmacist through electronic or other remote means.
II. Notwithstanding the above, the board may allow registered technicians to perform remote processing activities after completion of a board-approved training program on remote processing.
Source.
2021, 76:2, eff. June 11, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:16 - Special Permits.

318:16 Special Permits. –
In case of death or under extreme conditions, the board may, in its discretion, issue a special permit to operate a pharmacy in a manner and under conditions that will safeguard the interests of the public for a period not to exceed 60 days.
Source.
1921, 122:9. PL 210:16. RL 256:16. RSA 318:16. 1981, 484:18, eff. July 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:16-b - Pharmacist Administration of Vaccines.

318:16-b Pharmacist Administration of Vaccines. –
A pharmacist, pharmacy intern, licensed advanced pharmacy technician, or certified pharmacy technician, under the supervision of an on-site immunizing pharmacist may administer influenza and a COVID-19 vaccine, if available, to the general public. A pharmacist, pharmacy intern, or licensed advanced pharmacy technician, under the supervision of an on-site immunizing pharmacist may administer haemophilus influenza, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis A and B, human papillomavirus, meningococcal, pneumococcal, tetanus and diphtheria, varicella, zoster, RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella), and Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis) vaccines, which have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, to individuals 18 years of age or older as ordered by an immunizing pharmacist. The pharmacist, pharmacy intern, licensed advanced pharmacy technician, or certified pharmacy technician shall:
I. Hold a current license to practice as a pharmacist, be registered as a pharmacy intern under RSA 318:15-b in New Hampshire, or be licensed as a licensed advanced pharmacy technician under RSA 318:15-c, or be a certified pharmacy technician and registered with the board pursuant to RSA 318:15-a.
II. Possess at least $1,000,000 of professional liability insurance coverage.
III. In order to administer vaccines, have completed training specific to administration of the respective vaccines that includes programs approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) or curriculum-based programs from an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy or state or local health department programs or programs recognized by the board. This training shall include hands-on injection technique and the recognition and treatment of emergency reactions to vaccinations.
IV. Have a current certificate in basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
V. Provide to the board evidence of compliance with paragraphs I- IV.
VI. Provide notice to the primary care provider, when designated by the patient, of the administration of any vaccine.
VII. Record the vaccination in the state vaccine registry in accordance with RSA 141-C:20-f and/or when required by state and federal law and maintain a record of the vaccination as required by state and federal law.
VIII. Submit reports of any adverse reactions following vaccination to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).
IX. Review the vaccine registry or other vaccination records before administering the vaccination.
Source.
2008, 283:1. 2011, 213:1, eff. Aug. 26, 2011. 2017, 51:1, eff. July 11, 2017. 2020, 39:58, eff. July 29, 2020. 2021, 192:1, eff. Nov. 8, 2021. 2022, 274:1, eff. Sept. 22, 2022. 2023, 53:1, eff. June 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:16-c - Repealed by 2015, 190:3, eff. Nov. 2, 2015.

318:16-c Repealed by 2015, 190:3, eff. Nov. 2, 2015. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:16-d - Repealed by 2021, 192:2, eff. Nov. 8, 2021.

318:16-d Repealed by 2021, 192:2, eff. Nov. 8, 2021. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:16-e - Repealed by 2023, 79:318, III, eff. Sept. 1, 2023.

318:16-e Repealed by 2023, 79:318, III, eff. Sept. 1, 2023. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:16-f - Repealed by 2022, 274:2, eff. Sept. 22, 2022.

318:16-f Repealed by 2022, 274:2, eff. Sept. 22, 2022. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:17 - Repealed by 1981, 484:22, I, eff. July 1, 1981.

318:17 Repealed by 1981, 484:22, I, eff. July 1, 1981. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:18 - Pharmacists.

318:18 Pharmacists. –
I. (a) An applicant for examination and licensure as a pharmacist shall have graduated with the basic, professional pharmacy baccalaureate degree or pharmacy doctor degree from a school of pharmacy, college of pharmacy, or pharmacy department of a university approved by the board including programs accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education or the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs or, if a graduate of a foreign school or college of pharmacy other than Canadian, the applicant shall be fully certified by the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Committee (FPGEC) which shall include passing the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE) and Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), with scores approved by the board of pharmacy as set forth in the rules.
(b) In addition to the above, all applicants for examination and licensure as a pharmacist shall:
(1) Not be less than 18 years of age;
(2) Be of good professional character and temperate habits; and
(3) File proof satisfactory to the office of professional licensure and certification, substantiated by proper affidavits, of a minimum of one year (1,500 hours) internship activity in a community or institutional pharmacy in the United States or Canada or an equivalent program which has been approved by the board of pharmacy; and shall pass the national examination administered by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) to establish his or her fitness to practice the profession of pharmacy. The internship required in this section shall be service and experience in a community or institutional pharmacy under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist and shall be predominantly related to the selling of drugs and medical supplies; interpreting, compounding, preparing and dispensing of prescriptions; preparing of pharmaceutical products; keeping records and making reports required under federal and state statutes; and otherwise practicing pharmacy under the immediate supervision and direction of a licensed pharmacist.
II. The office of professional licensure and certification may deny licensure as a pharmacist for grounds which include, but which shall not be limited to, prior conviction of a felony; or of a misdemeanor resulting from a violation of a federal, state or local drug or pharmacy-related law, rule, or regulation.
Source.
1921, 122:11. 1925, 84:2. PL 210:18. RL 256:18. 1949, 280:3. RSA 318:18. 1969, 276:1. 1973, 72:68. 1979, 155:16. 1981, 484:7, 20. 1985, 324:5. 1988, 106:2. 1997, 149:4. 2001, 282:4. 2010, 259:3, eff. July 6, 2010. 2023, 79:309, 310, eff. Sept. 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:18-a - Prior Registration.

318:18-a Prior Registration. –
Any person registered as a pharmacist in this state on January 1, 1977, shall have all the rights granted to pharmacists under this chapter, as long as such person complies with the licensing requirements of this chapter.
Source.
1988, 158:2, eff. June 21, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:19 - Examinations.

318:19 Examinations. –
Applicants for licensure as pharmacists shall, to prove their respective requisite knowledge, be examined to a properly varying degree in pharmacy-related subject areas which may include chemistry, math, pharmacology, pharmacy theory, the practice of pharmacy and pharmacy law, and any other areas as the board may prescribe.
Source.
1921, 122:13. PL 210:20. RL 256:20. 1949, 280:1, 2. 1981, 484:18, 20. 1985, 324:6, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:20 - Impersonating Applicant.

318:20 Impersonating Applicant. –
I. No one shall impersonate an applicant before the board of pharmacy applying for licensure under the provisions of this chapter.
II. No third party shall sign an application, complete an application, call to check on the status of an application, or submit an application and documentation on behalf of an applicant.
III. No third party shall complete an online renewal, paper renewal, or make any changes or updates to an original application on behalf of an applicant.
IV. Authorization and release forms shall not be accepted as a form of release.
Source.
1921, 122:14. PL 210:21. RL 256:21. RSA 318:20. 1981, 484:18, 20, eff. July 1, 1981. 2019, 264:3, eff. Sept. 17, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:21 - Repealed by 2023, 79:318, IV, eff. Sept. 1, 2023.

318:21 Repealed by 2023, 79:318, IV, eff. Sept. 1, 2023. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:23 - Repealed by 2023, 79:318, V, eff. Sept. 1, 2023.

318:23 Repealed by 2023, 79:318, V, eff. Sept. 1, 2023. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:25 - Repealed by 2023, 79:318, VI, eff. Sept. 1, 2023.

318:25 Repealed by 2023, 79:318, VI, eff. Sept. 1, 2023. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:26 - Repealed by 2023, 79:318, VII, eff. Sept. 1, 2023.

318:26 Repealed by 2023, 79:318, VII, eff. Sept. 1, 2023. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:26-a - Change in Name, Employment, or Residence.

318:26-a Change in Name, Employment, or Residence. –
Any pharmacist, licensed advanced pharmacy technician, or pharmacy technician who changes his or her name, place or status of employment, or residence shall notify the office of professional licensure and certification in writing within 15 days. For failure to report such a change within 15 days, the board may suspend the pharmacist's license, the advanced pharmacy technician's license, or the pharmacy technician's registration. Reinstatement shall be made only upon payment of a reasonable fee as established by the board.
Source.
1979, 155:21. 1981, 484:18, 21. 1985, 324:8. 2010, 259:5, eff. July 6, 2010. 2019, 58:5, eff. July 1, 2019. 2023, 79:311, eff. Sept. 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:28 - Display of Licenses.

318:28 Display of Licenses. –
All licenses as pharmacists shall at all times be conspicuously displayed in the pharmacy where the licensee is engaged as such.
Source.
1921, 122:18. PL 210:29. RL 256:29. 1949, 280:1, 2. RSA 318:28. 1973, 453:5. 1981, 484:21, eff. July 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:29 - Repealed by 2023, 79:318, VIII, eff. Sept. 1, 2023.

318:29 Repealed by 2023, 79:318, VIII, eff. Sept. 1, 2023. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:29-a - Impaired Pharmacist Program.

318:29-a Impaired Pharmacist Program. –
I. Any pharmaceutical peer review committee may report relevant facts to the board or office of professional licensure and certification relating to the acts of any pharmacist in this state if they have knowledge relating to the pharmacist which, in the opinion of the peer review committee, might provide grounds for disciplinary action as specified in RSA 318:29, II.
II. Any committee of a professional society comprised primarily of pharmacists, its staff, or any district or local intervenor participating in a program established to aid pharmacists impaired by substance abuse or mental or physical illness may report in writing to the board or office of professional licensure and certification the name of the impaired pharmacist together with the pertinent information relating to his impairment. The board or office of professional licensure and certification may report to any committee of such professional society or the society's designated staff information which it may receive with regard to any pharmacist who may be impaired by substance abuse or mental or physical illness.
III. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 91-A, the records and proceedings of the board, compiled in conjunction with an impaired pharmacist peer review committee, shall be confidential and are not to be considered open records unless the affected pharmacist so requests; provided, however, the board may disclose this confidential information only:
(a) In a disciplinary hearing before the board or in a subsequent trial or appeal of a board action or order;
(b) To the pharmacist licensing or disciplinary authorities of other jurisdictions; or
(c) Pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
IV. (a) No employee or member of the board, peer review committee member, pharmaceutical organization committee member, pharmaceutical organization district or local intervenor furnishing in good faith information, data, reports, or records for the purpose of aiding the impaired pharmacist shall by reason of furnishing such information be liable for damages to any person.
(b) No employee or member of the board or such committee, staff, or intervenor program shall be liable for damages to any person for any action taken or recommendations made by such board, committee, or staff unless he is found to have acted recklessly or wantonly.
V. The office of professional licensure and certification may contract with other organizations to operate the impaired pharmacist program for pharmacists who are impaired by drug or alcohol abuse or mental or physical illness. This program shall include, but is not limited to, education, intervention and post-treatment monitoring.
Source.
1985, 324:11. 1992, 20:1. 2014, 311:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015. 2019, 264:6, eff. Sept. 17, 2019. 2023, 79:312, eff. Sept. 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:29-b - Repealed by 2023, 79:318, IX, eff. Sept. 1, 2023.

318:29-b Repealed by 2023, 79:318, IX, eff. Sept. 1, 2023. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:29-c - Repealed by 2023, 79:318, X, eff. Sept. 1, 2023.

318:29-c Repealed by 2023, 79:318, X, eff. Sept. 1, 2023. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:29-d - Pharmacists Not Liable.

318:29-d Pharmacists Not Liable. –
A pharmacist who dispenses drugs to a midwife certified under RSA 326-D shall not be liable for any adverse reactions caused by any method of use by the midwife.
Source.
1999, 213:3, eff. July 6, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:30 - Repealed by 2023, 79:318, XI, eff. Sept. 1, 2023.

318:30 Repealed by 2023, 79:318, XI, eff. Sept. 1, 2023. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:30-a - Repealed by 2023, 79:318, XII, eff. Sept. 1, 2023.

318:30-a Repealed by 2023, 79:318, XII, eff. Sept. 1, 2023. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:31 - Repealed by 2023, 79:318, XIII, eff. Sept. 1, 2023.

318:31 Repealed by 2023, 79:318, XIII, eff. Sept. 1, 2023. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:32 - Repealed by 1981, 484:22, II, eff. July 1, 1981.

318:32 Repealed by 1981, 484:22, II, eff. July 1, 1981. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:33 - Repealed by 2023, 79:318, XIV, eff. Sept. 1, 2023.

318:33 Repealed by 2023, 79:318, XIV, eff. Sept. 1, 2023. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:34 - Repealed by 1981, 484:22, III, eff. July 1, 1981.

318:34 Repealed by 1981, 484:22, III, eff. July 1, 1981. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:35 - Repealed by 2023, 79:318, XV, eff. Sept. 1, 2023.

318:35 Repealed by 2023, 79:318, XV, eff. Sept. 1, 2023. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:36 - Repealed by 2023, 79:318, XVI, eff. Sept. 1, 2023.

318:36 Repealed by 2023, 79:318, XVI, eff. Sept. 1, 2023. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:37-a - Repealed by 2021, 121:10, II, effective Jan. 31, 2022.

318:37-a Repealed by 2021, 121:10, II, effective Jan. 31, 2022. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:38 - Repealed by 2023, 79:318, XVII, eff. Sept. 1, 2023.

318:38 Repealed by 2023, 79:318, XVII, eff. Sept. 1, 2023. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:39 - Application; Display.

318:39 Application;  Display. –
Application for a permit shall be made in such manner and in such form as the board may determine. The permit shall at all times be exposed in a conspicuous place in the pharmacy for which it is issued.
Source.
1921, 122:26. PL 210:40. 1931, 123:3. RL 256:40. RSA 318:39. 1973, 453:8, eff. Aug. 29, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:40 - Unauthorized Practice of Pharmacy.

318:40 Unauthorized Practice of Pharmacy. –
Except as provided by RSA 318:42, no person shall engage in the practice of pharmacy without first being licensed by the board. No person shall impersonate a pharmacist or falsely claim to be a pharmacist. No person owning, managing, or conducting any store, not being a licensed pharmacist or having one in his employ, shall exhibit within or outside of such store, or include in any advertisement, the words "drug store", "pharmacy", "apothecary", "drug", "drugs", "medicine", or "medicine shop", or any combination of these terms or other words indicating that such store is a place where medicines are compounded or sold, or exhibit within or without his place of business or in connection with his business any show bottle or globe of colored glass or globe filled with colored liquid which creates the impression that prescription drugs are being offered for sale.
Source.
1921, 122:23. 1925, 84:5. PL 210:41. 1931, 123:4. 1933, 61:1. RL 256:41. RSA 318:40. 1973, 528:202. 1988, 158:3, eff. June 21, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:41 - Books and Equipment.

318:41 Books and Equipment. –
Each pharmacy shall be equipped with those pharmaceutical utensils, technical equipment and professional references which the board deems necessary for the safe, effective practice of pharmacy. The prescribed equipment and references shall be open to the inspection of the board and its representatives. No pharmacy permit shall be issued or renewed until the pharmacy complies with the provisions of this section, and the board may suspend or revoke a pharmacy permit whenever the pharmaceutical utensils or equipment or the professional references fail to conform with the prescribed list.
Source.
1921, 122:21. PL 210:42. 1939, 43:1. RL 256:42. RSA 318:41. 1973, 453:9. 1979, 155:29. 1981, 484:18, eff. July 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:42-a - Automated Pharmacy Systems; Long-term Care Facilities, Hospices, or State Correctional Institutions.

318:42-a Automated Pharmacy Systems;  Long-term Care Facilities, Hospices, or State Correctional Institutions. –
I. A pharmacy may provide pharmacy services to a long-term care facility or hospice licensed under RSA 151 or to a state correctional institution through the use of an automated pharmacy system that need not be located at the same location as the pharmacy.
II. The board shall adopt rules governing the use of an automated pharmacy system under this section, not later than January 1, 2022, which shall specify:
(a) Recordkeeping requirements;
(b) Security requirements; and
(c) Labeling requirements.
Source.
2021, 179:2, Pt. II, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 28, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:45 - Repealed by 2019, 264:15, I, eff. Sept. 17, 2019.

318:45 Repealed by 2019, 264:15, I, eff. Sept. 17, 2019. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:46, 318:47 - Repealed by 2019, 264:15, II, eff. Sept. 17, 2019.

318:46, 318:47 Repealed by 2019, 264:15, II, eff. Sept. 17, 2019. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:47-a - Prescription Labels.

318:47-a Prescription Labels. –
Whenever a pharmacist dispenses a noncontrolled drug pursuant to a prescription, he or she shall affix to the container in which such drug is dispensed a label that meets the requirements of the New Hampshire board of pharmacy; the prescription identification number assigned by the pharmacy; the date dispensed; any directions as may be stated on the prescription; the name of the prescribing practitioner; the name of the patient; all pertinent auxiliary labels; and, unless otherwise indicated by the prescribing physician, dentist, veterinarian, or advanced practice registered nurse, the name, strength, and quantity of the drug dispensed. All drugs dispensed to a patient that have been filled using a centralized prescription processing system shall bear a label containing an identifiable code that provides a complete audit trail of the dispensing of the drug and pharmaceutical care activities. A biological product, as defined in RSA 318:47-dd, I, shall also be labeled as provided in RSA 318:47-dd, VII. No person shall alter, deface, or remove any label so affixed. A compounded drug product shall also be labeled as provided in RSA 318:14-a, II. The compound drug product shall bear the label of the pharmacy responsible for compounding and dispensing the product directly to the patient for administration, and the prescription shall be filed at that pharmacy. Compounded prescription labels shall include the phrase "compounded per subscriber request" or a similar statement on the prescription label or through the use of an auxiliary label attached to the prescription container.
Source.
1979, 155:30. 1985, 324:13. 1994, 333:12. 2002, 281:5. 2009, 54:5. 2013, 121:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2014. 2018, 164:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2019. 2023, 152:5, eff. Sept. 26, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:47-b - Labeling Exemption.

318:47-b Labeling Exemption. –
Labeling requirements as specified in 318:47-a are exempted when medication is dispensed to institutionalized patients and as provided for under RSA 141-C:17.
Source.
1979, 155:30. 2008, 271:8, eff. June 26, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:47-d - Pharmacies; Substituting Generic Drugs.

318:47-d Pharmacies;  Substituting Generic Drugs. –
Pharmacies, including mail-order pharmacies, may substitute generically equivalent drug products for all legend and non-legend prescriptions unless the prescribing practitioner handwrites "medically necessary" on each paper prescription, or uses electronic indications when transmitted electronically, or gives instructions when transmitted orally that the brand name drug product is medically necessary. In this section, "drug product" does not include a biological product.
Source.
2002, 123:1. 2008, 23:1, eff. July 11, 2008. 2018, 164:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:47-e - Repealed by 2019, 264:15, III, eff. Sept. 17, 2019.

318:47-e Repealed by 2019, 264:15, III, eff. Sept. 17, 2019. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:47-f - Prescription Information to be Kept Confidential.

318:47-f Prescription Information to be Kept Confidential. –
Records relative to prescription information containing patient-identifiable and prescriber-identifiable data shall not be licensed, transferred, used, or sold by any pharmacy benefits manager, insurance company, electronic transmission intermediary, retail, mail order, or Internet pharmacy or other similar entity, for any commercial purpose, except for the limited purposes of pharmacy reimbursement; formulary compliance; care management; utilization review by a health care provider, the patient's insurance provider or the agent of either; health care research; or as otherwise provided by law. Commercial purpose includes, but is not limited to, advertising, marketing, promotion, or any activity that could be used to influence sales or market share of a pharmaceutical product, influence or evaluate the prescribing behavior of an individual health care professional, or evaluate the effectiveness of a professional pharmaceutical detailing sales force. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the dispensing of prescription medications to a patient or to the patient's authorized representative; the transmission of prescription information between an authorized prescriber and a licensed pharmacy; the transfer of prescription information between licensed pharmacies; the transfer of prescription records that may occur in the event a pharmacy ownership is changed or transferred; care management educational communications provided to a patient about the patient's health condition, adherence to a prescribed course of therapy or other information about the drug being dispensed, treatment options, or clinical trials. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the collection, use, transfer, or sale of patient and prescriber de-identified data by zip code, geographic region, or medical specialty for commercial purposes. In addition to other appropriate remedies under this chapter, a violation of this section is an unfair or deceptive act or practice within the meaning of RSA 358-A:2. Any right or remedy set forth in RSA 358-A may be used to enforce the provisions of this section.
Source.
2006, 328:1, eff. June 30, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Section 318:47-g - Patient Assistance Program.

318:47-g Patient Assistance Program. –
I. Following the close of each calendar year, any clearinghouse that provides information to New Hampshire residents about pharmaceutical manufacturers' patient assistance programs shall, to the extent that the clearinghouse collects such information, provide aggregate information to the commissioner of the department of health and human services relative to either:
(a) The number of people in New Hampshire who may qualify for any manufacturer or government program during the calendar year; or
(b) The number of patients served during the calendar year.
II. An individual company may provide additional information about the individual company's patient assistance program; however, the commissioner shall combine all information from all sources, including individual companies and the clearinghouse, and shall report only aggregate information to the public.
Source.
2006, 328:1, eff. June 30, 2006.