Revision: Jan. 12, 2009, midnight
HB 172 – AS INTRODUCED
2009 SESSION
01/10
HOUSE BILL 172
AN ACT allowing naturopathic doctors to dispense prescription drugs.
SPONSORS: Rep. Pilotte, Hills 16; Rep. Millham, Belk 5; Sen. Downing, Dist 22; Sen. Cilley, Dist 6
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill allows naturopathic doctors to dispense prescription drugs.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
09-0515
01/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine
AN ACT allowing naturopathic doctors to dispense prescription drugs.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Controlled Drugs; Naturopathic Doctors Added. Amend RSA 318:42, II to read as follows:
II. Physicians, dentists, optometrists, podiatrists, veterinarians, advanced registered nurse practitioners, naturopathic doctors, and physician assistants from possessing, compounding, personally administering, or distributing prescription drugs to meet the immediate medical needs of their patients. For advanced registered nurse practitioners and physician assistants, compounding shall be limited according to RSA 318:42, VIII. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the dispensing of noncontrolled prescription drugs by an authorized agent of a veterinarian for an animal under the agent's care, provided that the drugs were compounded by or under the supervision of the licensed veterinarian.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2010.