2019 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XXX - Occupations and Professions
Chapter 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification
Section 310-A:1-d - Administration of the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification.

    310-A:1-d Administration of the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification. –
I. The office of professional licensure and certification shall operate under the supervision of the executive director appointed under RSA 310-A:1-b. The office may employ such clerical or other assistants as are necessary for the proper performance of its work, and may make expenditures for any purpose which are reasonably necessary, according to the executive director, for the proper performance of its duties under this chapter.
II. The executive director of the office of professional licensure and certification shall be responsible for:
(a) Supervision of the division directors;
(b) The performance of the administrative, clerical, and business processing responsibilities of the boards, commissions, and councils;
(c) Employment of such personnel needed to carry out the functions of the boards;
(d) The issuance of a license or certification to any applicant who has met the requirements for licensure or certification and denying a license or certification to applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications;
(e) Maintenance of the official record of all applicants and licensees;
(f) Supervision, coordination, and assistance to the boards, commissions, and councils in rulemaking, pursuant to RSA 541-A;
(g) Maintaining the confidentiality of information, documents, and files in accordance with RSA 91-A;
(h) Establishing by rule, pursuant to RSA 541-A:
(1) All fees authorized by statute for all boards, commissions, and councils within the office of professional licensure and certification, in consultation with the affected boards, commissions, and councils on a biennial basis in conjunction with the preparation of the biennial budget; and
(2) Such organizational and procedural rules necessary to administer the boards, commissions, and councils in the office of professional licensure and certification, including rules governing the administration of complaints and investigations, payment processing procedures, and application procedures; and
(i) Submitting, by November 1, to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the chairpersons of the house and senate executive departments and administration committees, and the governor, an annual report summarizing the transactions of the preceding fiscal year and a complete statement of the receipts and expenditures of the office of professional licensure and certification. Such report shall satisfy the requirements for any annual or biennial report imposed by statute on any board, commission, or council administered by the office of professional licensure and certification. The report shall be posted on the website of the office of professional licensure and certification immediately upon submission.

Source. 2015, 276:46, eff. July 1, 2015. 2018, 330:1, eff. July 1, 2018.

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