2015 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XXX - OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 326-B - NURSE PRACTICE ACT
Section 326-B:9 - Rulemaking Authority.

NH Rev Stat § 326-B:9 (2015) What's This?

    326-B:9 Rulemaking Authority. – The board shall adopt rules, in accordance with RSA 541-A, relative to the following:
    I. Application procedures and eligibility requirements for the issuance of all initial, temporary, and renewal licenses, specialty licenses, and certificates issued by the board, including the issuance of such licenses to applicants holding a currently valid license or other authorization to practice in another jurisdiction.
    II. Application procedures and eligibility requirements for the reinstatement of licenses after lapse and after disciplinary action.
    III. Recognition of national certifying bodies issuing specialty certifications required for licensure as an APRN which shall also be recognized by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
    IV. The standards to be met by, and the process for approval of, education programs designed to prepare applicants to qualify for licensure or certification in any of the disciplines regulated by the board under RSA 326-B:32, including the time period within which noncompliance must be corrected before such approval is withdrawn.
    V. The standards to be met by, and the process for approval of, education programs designed to prepare LPNs in intravenous therapy and by programs designed to prepare LNAs to perform tasks not addressed in the basic curriculum required for licensure.
    VI. The determination of disciplinary sanctions authorized by this chapter, including the determination of administrative fines.
    VII. The administration of examinations authorized by this chapter, and the manner in which information regarding the contents of any licensing examinations may be disclosed, solicited, or compiled.
    VIII. Ethical standards for the practice of nursing and nursing-related activities.
    IX. Continuing competence requirements.
    X. Designations that may be used by persons regulated by the board and retired persons regulated by the board.
    XI. The implementation and coordination of the nurse licensure compact adopted in RSA 326-B:46. The board shall use model rules developed for the nurse licensure compact by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing as the basis for adopting rules which shall be modified as necessary to comply with state statutes.

Source. 2005, 293:1. 2008, 179:3. 2009, 54:4, eff. July 21, 2009.


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