HB233 (2009) Detail

Relative to the membership of the board of medicine.


CHAPTER 300

HB 233 – FINAL VERSION

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2009 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 233

AN ACT relative to the membership of the board of medicine.

SPONSORS: Rep. R. Day, Hills 7; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill adds a member to 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

11Mar2009… 0185h

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine

AN ACT relative to the membership of the board of medicine.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

300:1 Board of Medicine; Members. Amend RSA 329:2, I to read as follows:

I. There shall be a board of medicine consisting of [10] 11 members; including 5 members selected from among physicians and surgeons, one member selected to represent osteopathic physicians and surgeons, one member selected to represent physician assistants regulated by the board, the commissioner or the medical director of the department of health and human services, or in the case of a vacancy in the office of medical director, the commissioner shall appoint a designee, and 3 public members. Only board members provided for in this paragraph shall have the authority to vote in board determinations. Any public member of the board shall be a person who is not, and never was, a member of the medical profession or the spouse of any such person, and who does not have, and never has had, a material financial interest in either the provision of medical services or an activity directly related to medicine, including the representation of the board or profession for a fee at any time during the 5 years preceding appointment.

300:2 Board of Medicine; Members. Amend RSA 329:4, II to read as follows:

II. The remaining [9] 10 members of the board shall be appointed, as their terms expire, by the governor with the advice and consent of the council. Their terms of office shall be 5 years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. No member shall be appointed to more than 2 consecutive terms. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term. Appointees to the unexpired portion of a full term shall become members of the board on the day following such appointment. Time served in filling an unexpired term shall not affect an appointee’s eligibility to serve 2 consecutive full terms. The governor and council may remove any appointed member of the board for malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance.

300:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: July 31, 2009

Effective Date: September 29, 2009