HB 117 – AS INTRODUCED
2015 SESSION
01/09
HOUSE BILL 117
AN ACT relative to providers prescribing cannabis for therapeutic purposes.
SPONSORS: Rep. Irwin, Sull 9; Rep. Grenier, Sull 7
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
This bill adds physician assistants to the providers who are able to prescribe cannabis for therapeutic purposes.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15-0159
01/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen
AN ACT relative to providers prescribing cannabis for therapeutic purposes.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Use of Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes; Definition of “Provider.” Amend RSA 126-X:1, VII(a) to read as follows:
VII.(a) “Provider” means a physician licensed to prescribe drugs to humans under RSA 329 and who possesses certification from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration to prescribe controlled substances. “Provider” shall also mean an advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to RSA 326-B:18 and a physician assistant licensed under RSA 328-D.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.