2015 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XXX - OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 326-B - NURSE PRACTICE ACT
Section 326-B:43 - Exemptions.

    326-B:43 Exemptions. – The provisions of this chapter shall not prohibit or limit:
    I. The employment in federal government institutions and agencies of nurses who are members of federal agencies and are currently licensed in some state of the United States.
    II. The practice of nursing by persons enrolled in nursing programs approved by the board when such practice is part of their program of study.
    III. The furnishing of nursing assistance in an emergency.
    IV. Nursing services by anyone when done in accordance with the practice of the religious principles or tenets of any well-recognized church or denomination which relies upon prayer or spiritual means alone for healing.
    V. The practice of nursing in this state by any nurse currently licensed by another state engaged to accompany and care for a person passing through or temporarily residing in this state, during the period of one visit not to exceed 2 months.
    VI. The administration of medications, by any person employed or under contract, to provide direct care to clients receiving community-based services pursuant to RSA 135-C or RSA 171-A, provided that persons delivering such care who administer medications shall have successfully completed a medication administration educational program conducted by an RN and approved by the board under rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A. The commissioner of health and human services, in consultation with the board, shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A establishing criteria for the administration of medications, and for the process of approving an RN to conduct the medication administration educational program.
    VII. The practice of any nurse currently licensed in another state who is in this state on a non-routine basis to provide nursing consulting services.

Source. 2005, 293:1, eff. July 1, 2005 at 12:01 a.m.