CHAPTER 254
HB 1262 – FINAL VERSION
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2008 SESSION
10/01
HOUSE BILL 1262
AN ACT relative to continuing medical education requirements for persons licensed by the board of medicine, and requiring a report by the board on the audit of the board of medicine.
SPONSORS: Rep. Pilotte, Hills 16; Rep. F. Sullivan, Hills 12; Rep. Baroody, Hills 13; Sen. DeVries, Dist 18
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill requires that continuing medical education requirements for physicians be completed every 2 years at the biennial license renewal. The bill also requires the board to report to the fiscal committee on the audit report on the board of medicine.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05Mar2008… 0669h
05/15/08 1759s
05/15/08 1642s
08-2437
10/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT relative to continuing medical education requirements for persons licensed by the board of medicine, and requiring a report by the board on the audit of the board of medicine.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
254:1 Physicians and Surgeons; Continuing Medical Education. Amend RSA 329:16-g to read as follows:
329:16-g Continuing Medical Education Requirement. As a condition of renewal of license, the board shall require each licensee to show proof at least at every [3 years] biennial license renewal that the licensee has completed [an] 100 hours of approved continuing medical education program within the preceding [3] 2 years. For the purposes of this section, an approved continuing medical education program is a program designed to continue the education of the licensee in current developments, skills, procedures, or treatment in the licensee's field of practice, which has been certified by a national, state, or county medical society or college or university approved by the board. There shall be a complete audit of all continuing education credits annually by the New Hampshire Medical Society [until January 1, 2007, and by the board or their designee thereafter. The board shall accept verification of continuing medical education for licensees from the New Hampshire Medical Society until January 1, 2007]. Each licensee shall submit a continuing medical education report with copies of continuing medical education course certificates earned by the licensee and other documents which establish that continuing medical education course requirements have been met, using a form approved by the board. The complete audit shall include the collection, review, verification, and preservation of the continuing medical education documentation of each licensed physician and a report which records the credits awarded to each licensee during the 2-year period applicable to each licensee. The fee charged to licensees for continuing medical education verification shall not exceed 125 percent of the actual cost of providing the service. The New Hampshire Medical Society is prohibited from using any information from this program for promotional purposes or any other purpose not necessary for continuing education verification.
254:2 Board of Medicine; Report Required. The board of medicine shall report not later than October 1, 2008 to the fiscal committee of the general court on the board’s responses to and actions taken following the audit report by the office of legislative budget assistant evaluating the board of medicine.
254:3 Effective Date.
I. Section 1 of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 26, 2008
Effective Date: I. Section 1 shall take effect August 25, 2008.
II. Remainder shall take effect June 26, 2008.