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2022 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XXX - Occupations and Professions
Title 328-G - Acupuncture
Section 328-G:11 - Powers and Duties of the Board.
Universal Citation: NH Rev Stat § 328-G:11 (2022)
328-G:11 Powers and Duties of the Board. –
I. The board shall:
(a) Ensure that licensed acupuncturists serving the public meet minimum standards of proficiency and competency to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
(b) Administer and enforce all provisions of this chapter, which pertain to licensees and applicants, and all rules adopted by the board under the authority granted in this chapter.
(c) Maintain an accurate account of all receipts, expenditures, and refunds granted under this chapter through the office of licensure and certification and in accordance with the retention policy established by the office of professional licensure and certification.
(d) Maintain a record of its acts and proceedings, including the issuance, refusal, suspension, or revocation of licenses in accordance with the retention policy established by the office of professional licensure and certification.
(e) Keep all applications for licensure in accordance with the retention policy established by the office of professional licensure and certification.
(f) Maintain a record of the results of all examinations it gives in accordance with the retention policy established by the office of professional licensure and certification.
(g) Keep all examination records including written examination records and tape recordings of the questions and answers in oral examinations in accordance with the retention policy established by the office of professional licensure and certification.
(h) Keep the records of the board open to public inspection at all reasonable times.
(i) Adopt and use a seal, the imprint of which, together with the signatures of the chairperson or vice-chairperson and the secretary-treasurer of the board, shall evidence its official acts.
II. The board may appoint qualified personnel to administer any part or all of any examinations provided for under this chapter.
III. The board shall have the power to subpoena witnesses and administer oaths in any hearing or disciplinary proceedings, and to compel, by subpoena duces tecum, the production of papers and records.
IV. Witnesses summoned before the board shall be paid the same fees as witnesses summoned to appear before the superior court, and such summons shall have the same effect as though issued for appearance before such court.
V. [Repealed.]
VI. [Repealed.]
I. The board shall:
(a) Ensure that licensed acupuncturists serving the public meet minimum standards of proficiency and competency to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
(b) Administer and enforce all provisions of this chapter, which pertain to licensees and applicants, and all rules adopted by the board under the authority granted in this chapter.
(c) Maintain an accurate account of all receipts, expenditures, and refunds granted under this chapter through the office of licensure and certification and in accordance with the retention policy established by the office of professional licensure and certification.
(d) Maintain a record of its acts and proceedings, including the issuance, refusal, suspension, or revocation of licenses in accordance with the retention policy established by the office of professional licensure and certification.
(e) Keep all applications for licensure in accordance with the retention policy established by the office of professional licensure and certification.
(f) Maintain a record of the results of all examinations it gives in accordance with the retention policy established by the office of professional licensure and certification.
(g) Keep all examination records including written examination records and tape recordings of the questions and answers in oral examinations in accordance with the retention policy established by the office of professional licensure and certification.
(h) Keep the records of the board open to public inspection at all reasonable times.
(i) Adopt and use a seal, the imprint of which, together with the signatures of the chairperson or vice-chairperson and the secretary-treasurer of the board, shall evidence its official acts.
II. The board may appoint qualified personnel to administer any part or all of any examinations provided for under this chapter.
III. The board shall have the power to subpoena witnesses and administer oaths in any hearing or disciplinary proceedings, and to compel, by subpoena duces tecum, the production of papers and records.
IV. Witnesses summoned before the board shall be paid the same fees as witnesses summoned to appear before the superior court, and such summons shall have the same effect as though issued for appearance before such court.
V. [Repealed.]
VI. [Repealed.]
Source. 1997, 251:1. 2015, 276:100, 108, XXVII, eff. July 1, 2015. 2021, 197:5, eff. July 1, 2021.
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